Apache Hop vs Dataform
Apache Hop
hop.apache.org
Dataform
cloud.google.comSide by side
| Figure | Apache Hop | Dataform |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Data Preparation for Analytics | 9.1 (#1) | 7.7 (#12) |
| Spec score · Data Transformation Tools | 9.0 (#5) | 7.6 (#23) |
| Purpose | Apache Hop is an open source platform for data integration and orchestration, with visual pipelines and workflows. | Dataform helps data teams develop, test, version control, and schedule SQL workflows that transform data in BigQuery. |
| Security | The security page advises upgrading to a version containing a vulnerability fix because binary patches are not produced for individual vulnerabilities. | Dataform compiles code in a sandbox without internet access, and compilation cannot call external APIs. |
| Support | Community support is volunteer-based and free, but the project says it cannot promise response times; commercial providers offer services such as SLAs, training, and migration. | Google Cloud documentation links Dataform users to support resources, community forums, and troubleshooting guides. |
Plans
In their own words
Apache Hop
Apache Hop is an open-source platform for data integration and orchestration. Its visual canvas lets users assemble pipelines, preview rows at individual steps, and watch live data and metrics during execution. A pipeline can run locally, on Hop Server, on Apache Spark, or on Flink and Dataflow through Apache Beam. Hop includes more than 250 pipeline transforms, more than 80 workflow actions, and support for over 40 database dialects. Listed connections include PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Snowflake, BigQuery, Kafka, Salesforce, SAP, S3, REST, and SFTP. Teams can switch environments when moving projects from development to production and keep credentials outside pipeline definitions. Apache Hop is free under the Apache License 2.0. It runs on Linux, macOS, and Windows; Hop Web works in modern browsers. Release 2.19.0 requires Java 21. Docker images and a Kubernetes Helm chart are available; Hop Web is work in progress and provided as-is.
Dataform
Dataform has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.