Automation & Integration · head to head
Integromat vs Airbyte
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Integromat the free plan enforces a 15 minute minimum interval between runs, so nothing near real time is possible without paying; Airbyte the self-managed open source Core edition has no SSO or RBAC, no multiple workspaces, no row filtering or encryption, and no monitoring integrations
- They diverge on capability: Integromat covers Visual workflow builder, Airbyte covers Data replication.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Integromat and Airbyte actually diverge.
| Attribute | Integromat | Airbyte |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | usage-based | open-source |
| Platforms | Web, Api | Web, Self-hosted |
| Founded | 2013 | 2020 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Automation & Integration).
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 Integromat
- Visual workflow builder
- Webhooks
- Error handling
- Conditional logic
- Scheduling
- Team collaboration
- 1000+ apps
- Custom APIs
Only in Airbyte
- Data replication
- Schema detection
- ELT pipelines
- Real-time sync
- Monitoring
- Custom connectors
- 300+ connectors
- Databases
Both cover
- Data transformation
- GDPR
- Cloud deployment
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Integromat
- Building automated workflows between SaaS applications without codenot Airbyte
- Moving and transforming data between tools on a schedule or triggernot Airbyte
Airbyte
- Replicating data from SaaS applications into a warehousenot Integromat
- Self-hosting an open source ELT pipelinenot Integromat
- Managed data replication without running infrastructurenot Integromat
- Building connectors for sources without an off-the-shelf integrationnot Integromat
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Integromat
- The free plan enforces a 15 minute minimum interval between runs, so nothing near real time is possible without paying
- Free is limited to 2 active scenarios, a 5 MB file size and 7 days of execution logs
- Billing is per credit where each module action counts as one, so a scenario with many steps consumes credits far faster than its run count suggests
- Make API access requires a paid plan
- Priority execution and full text log search are Pro features
- Overage protection is Enterprise only, so cheaper plans can run up charges
Airbyte
- The self-managed open source Core edition has no SSO or RBAC, no multiple workspaces, no row filtering or encryption, and no monitoring integrations
- Sync frequency on Core is limited compared with the managed tiers, which offer 15 minute syncs
- Support on the free tier is community and AI only; premium support requires Pro or Enterprise
- The free Agents plan stops at 1,000 agent operations a month and pauses capacity until the next month once hit
- Agent overages are billed per operation at $0.004 to $0.005 once past the plan allowance
Pricing, plan by plan
Integromat
Free- FreeFree
- 1000 operations
- 10 scenarios
- Core$10/month
- 10000 operations
- 100 scenarios
- Pro$25/month
- Unlimited operations
- Unlimited scenarios
Airbyte
Free- Open SourceFree
- Self-hosted
- Community support
- Full features
- Cloud$50/month
- Cloud hosted
- Email support
- Enterprise$500/month
- Dedicated support
- Advanced features
Which should you pick?
Choose Integromat if
- You need visual workflow builder.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want webhooks.
Choose Airbyte if
- You need data replication.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Self-hosted.
- You also want schema detection.
Questions people ask
- Is Integromat or Airbyte better?
- Neither clearly leads. Integromat starts at Free and Airbyte at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Integromat or Airbyte?
- Integromat starts at Free and Airbyte at Free.
- Does Integromat or Airbyte run on more platforms?
- Integromat runs on Web, Api. Airbyte runs on Web, Self-hosted.
- Can I use Integromat for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Integromat best used for?
- Integromat is most often used for building automated workflows between saas applications without code, moving and transforming data between tools on a schedule or trigger. Of those, building automated workflows between saas applications without code and moving and transforming data between tools on a schedule or trigger are not what Airbyte is typically brought in for.
- What can Integromat do that Airbyte cannot?
- Integromat covers Visual workflow builder, Webhooks, Error handling, Conditional logic. Airbyte covers Data replication, Schema detection, ELT pipelines, Real-time sync. Both handle Data transformation, GDPR, Cloud deployment, Web support.