Business Intelligence · head to head
Celonis vs Jitsu

Celonis
Business Intelligence
German process mining platform that analyzes, designs and operates AI-driven business processes
- From
- On request
- Free plan
- No

Jitsu
Developer Tools
Open source event pipeline that streams behavioural data to your own warehouse
- From
- Free
- Free plan
- Yes
The short version
- Jitsu is an MIT-licensed alternative to Segment.
- Jitsu starts at $99/mo; Celonis prices on request.
- Where Celonis falls short: Celonis does not publish pricing on their pricing page or website.
- Prices and features on this page were last checked on 13 November 2026.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Celonis and Jitsu actually diverge.
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Celonis
Nothing recorded that Jitsu does not also cover.
Only in Jitsu
- Event collection
- Warehouse destinations
- Connector syncs
- Transformations
- Bundled ClickHouse
- Event debugger
- Self-hosting
- Custom domains
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Celonis
- Process mining and analyticsnot Jitsu
Jitsu
- A team paying five figures a year to a customer data platform when all it actually does is send events to Snowflakenot Celonis
- An engineering group that needs event collection running inside its own VPC for data residency or security review reasonsnot Celonis
- A product analytics setup that wants raw events in the warehouse as the source of truth rather than trapped in a vendor toolnot Celonis
- A startup that needs first-party event collection on its own domain to reduce loss from tracker blocking without paying CDP pricesnot Celonis
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Celonis
- Celonis does not publish pricing on their pricing page or website
- Company directs customers to contact sales team for pricing information
- No indication of pricing tiers, starting prices, or quote-based model on public pages
- Pricing inquiry requires using a contact form or reaching out directly
Jitsu
- Jitsu is a pipeline, not a customer data platform, so identity resolution, audience building and reverse ETL are absent and a marketing team expecting Segment parity will be disappointed
- Connector sync frequency is deliberately tiered, with the free plan limited to manual runs and one daily sync, so anything approaching operational freshness requires the paid plan or self-hosting
- Self-hosting means you own the reliability of a system that drops data silently when misconfigured, and event loss is uniquely hard to notice because nothing errors, the numbers are just quietly lower
- The connector catalogue is far smaller than Fivetran or Airbyte, so if your requirement is pulling from many SaaS sources rather than pushing events, Jitsu is the wrong half of the problem
- It is a small company with a small commercial team, so enterprise procurement processes around security review, contractual SLAs and support escalation take longer than with an incumbent vendor
Pricing, plan by plan
Celonis
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Celonis review.
Jitsu
Free- Open SourceFree
- MIT licence
- Self-host on any cloud
- No usage limits
- Cloud FreeFree
- Unlimited captured events
- 200,000 active events per month
- Manual connector runs only
- Business$99/mo
- 2,000,000 active events per month
- $40 per additional million events
- Hourly connector sync frequency
- EnterpriseOn request
- Custom event volume
- One minute sync frequency
- Unlimited active syncs
Which should you pick?
Choose Celonis if
Nothing in the data separates Celonis from Jitsu on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Jitsu if
- You need event collection.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Linux, Self-hosted, iOS, Android.
- You also want warehouse destinations.
Questions people ask
- Is Celonis or Jitsu better?
- Neither clearly leads. Celonis starts at On request and Jitsu at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Celonis or Jitsu?
- Jitsu has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Celonis and Free for Jitsu.
- Does Celonis or Jitsu run on more platforms?
- Celonis runs on Web. Jitsu runs on Web, Linux, Self-hosted, iOS, Android.
- Can I use Jitsu for free?
- Yes. Jitsu has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Celonis starts at On request.
- What is Celonis best used for?
- Celonis is most often used for process mining and analytics. Of those, process mining and analytics is not what Jitsu is typically brought in for.
- What can Celonis do that Jitsu cannot?
- Jitsu covers Event collection, Warehouse destinations, Connector syncs, Transformations.
Answered from the vendors’ own pages
Celonis: How much does Celonis cost?
Celonis does not publish pricing on their website. The company offers process mining and analytics solutions but requires customers to contact their sales team or use the Get in touch form on their pricing page to receive custom pricing quotes.
SourceJitsu: Is Jitsu the same as Jitsi?
No. Jitsu is an open source event data pipeline. Jitsi is an unrelated video conferencing project.
Celonis: What is Celonis' pricing model?
Celonis' pricing model and pricing tiers are not publicly disclosed. Customers must request pricing information directly from Celonis through their sales contact channels.
SourceJitsu: Can I self-host for free?
Yes. The project is MIT licensed with no usage limits when self-hosted.
Celonis: Does Celonis offer a free trial or demo?
Celonis offers resources through Celonis Academy for training and has specialized programs (Academic Alliance, Aspire, Labs), but specific pricing for trials or demos is not disclosed. Contact Celonis directly for information on trial availability and pricing.
SourceJitsu: How does the cost compare with Segment?
The Business plan is 99 US dollars a month for two million active events, where a per-tracked-user CDP typically costs orders of magnitude more at comparable volume.
Jitsu: Does Jitsu do identity resolution?
No. It transports and transforms events; identity stitching and audiences are not part of the product.
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