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Nango vs Tealium

Nango logo

Nango

Automation Integration

Open source unified API and OAuth infrastructure for product integrations, licensed under Elastic License 2.0

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Tealium logo

Tealium

Automation Integration

The customer data platform built for data-driven marketing

From
$1000/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Nango has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Nango the licence is Elastic License 2.0, which is source available rather than OSI open source, and it forbids offering Nango to third parties as a managed service, so anyone planning to resell or embed it in a platform for their own customers has a genuine legal problem.; Tealium no pricing published on website; requires contacting sales or requesting demo
  • They diverge on capability: Nango covers Managed OAuth, Tealium covers Data collection.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Nango and Tealium actually diverge.

Attributes where Nango and Tealium differ
AttributeNangoTealium
Starting priceFree$1000/month
Pricing modelPer connection per monthsubscription
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsWeb, Linux, DockerWeb, Mobile
FoundedUnknown2008

Identical on both: 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 Nango

  • Managed OAuth
  • Pre-built integrations
  • Custom syncs and actions
  • Incremental sync
  • Rate limit and retry handling
  • Webhooks
  • Self-hosting
  • Unified models

Only in Tealium

  • Data collection
  • Tag management
  • Audience segmentation
  • Activation
  • Analytics
  • Privacy management
  • Real-time personalization
  • 1000+ integrations

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Nango

  • A SaaS product that needs to ship twenty customer-facing integrations without hiring a team to maintain OAuth and token refresh for eachnot Tealium
  • A team that needs a niche or internal API integrated, which closed unified API vendors will not build for themnot Tealium
  • A company with data residency or security constraints that must self-host the integration layer rather than send customer tokens to a vendornot Tealium
  • An engineering team replacing a homegrown integration service whose main cost is silent token expiry and rate limit failures in productionnot Tealium

Tealium

  • Workflow Automationnot Nango
  • Data Integrationnot Nango
  • Process Automationnot Nango
  • App Integrationnot Nango
  • API Connectivitynot Nango

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Nango

  • The licence is Elastic License 2.0, which is source available rather than OSI open source, and it forbids offering Nango to third parties as a managed service, so anyone planning to resell or embed it in a platform for their own customers has a genuine legal problem.
  • Pricing is per connection where a connection is one authorised end-user account, so cost scales linearly with your customer base and a product where each user links several services multiplies quickly beyond what a headline plan price suggests.
  • Pre-built integrations vary in depth, and a connection that exists is not the same as a connection that covers the endpoints and objects your feature needs, so each one must be verified before it is designed into a roadmap.
  • Custom syncs are written in TypeScript and run in Nango model, which means integration logic lives in a vendor runtime and migrating away later requires rewriting it rather than lifting it out.
  • Self-hosting removes the vendor from the data path but transfers operational responsibility for a component that holds customer OAuth tokens, and few teams appreciate the security burden that comes with running that themselves.

Tealium

  • No pricing published on website; requires contacting sales or requesting demo

Pricing, plan by plan

Nango

Free
  • FreeFree
    • 10 connections
    • Pre-built integrations
    • Managed OAuth
  • Starter$50/month
    • 20 connections included
    • 1 USD per additional connection
    • Custom syncs and actions
  • Growth$500/month
    • 100 connections included
    • 1 USD per additional connection
    • Higher limits
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Quoted
    • Custom connection volumes
    • Security review and SLA

Tealium

$1000/month
  • Starter$1000/month
    • Basic CDP features
  • Professional$3000/month
    • Advanced features
    • Priority support
  • Enterprise$10000/month
    • Custom solutions
    • Dedicated support

Which should you pick?

Choose Nango if

  • You need managed oauth.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Linux, Docker.
  • You also want pre-built integrations.
Nango review

Choose Tealium if

  • You need data collection.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want tag management.
Tealium review

Questions people ask

Is Nango or Tealium better?
Neither clearly leads. Nango starts at Free and Tealium at $1000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Nango or Tealium?
Nango has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Nango and $1000/month for Tealium.
Does Nango or Tealium run on more platforms?
Nango runs on Web, Linux, Docker. Tealium runs on Web, Mobile.
Can I use Nango for free?
Yes. Nango has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Tealium starts at $1000/month.
What is Nango best used for?
Nango is most often used for a saas product that needs to ship twenty customer-facing integrations without hiring a team to maintain oauth and token refresh for each, a team that needs a niche or internal api integrated, which closed unified api vendors will not build for them, a company with data residency or security constraints that must self-host the integration layer rather than send customer tokens to a vendor, an engineering team replacing a homegrown integration service whose main cost is silent token expiry and rate limit failures in production. Of those, a saas product that needs to ship twenty customer-facing integrations without hiring a team to maintain oauth and token refresh for each and a team that needs a niche or internal api integrated, which closed unified api vendors will not build for them are not what Tealium is typically brought in for.
What can Nango do that Tealium cannot?
Nango covers Managed OAuth, Pre-built integrations, Custom syncs and actions, Incremental sync. Tealium covers Data collection, Tag management, Audience segmentation, Activation.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Nango: Is Nango open source?

It is source available under Elastic License 2.0. You can read, modify and self-host it, but you cannot offer it to third parties as a managed service. That is not the same as an OSI approved open source licence.

Tealium: How much does Tealium cost?

Tealium does not publish pricing on its website. Customers must request a demo or contact the company directly to discuss pricing.

Source
Nango: How is it priced?

Per connection per month, where a connection is one authorised end-user account. Free to 10 connections, 50 dollars a month for Starter with 20, 500 for Growth with 100, and one dollar per additional connection.

Tealium: Is there a Tealium free trial?

Tealium does not advertise a free trial on its main website. The primary path to pricing information is requesting a demo or contacting the sales team.

Source
Nango: Can we integrate an API Nango does not support?

Yes. Custom syncs and actions in TypeScript cover any API including internal ones, which is the main advantage over closed unified API products.

Nango: Can we self-host it?

Yes, under the Elastic License 2.0 terms, which permit self-hosting for your own use but not resale as a service.

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