Jitsu vs OpenSnowcat
Jitsu
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| Figure | Jitsu | OpenSnowcat |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $99/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 1 |
| Spec score · Event Tracking Software | 9.2 (#2) | 7.6 (#14) |
| Deployment | Jitsu is available as a hosted cloud service or as open-source software deployed on on-premise infrastructure; its feature-complete self-hosted deployment requires Kubernetes. | Deployment options include self-hosting; Docker images and a Docker-based local DevKit are documented for development and testing. |
| License | The public Jitsu repository is released under the MIT license. | OpenSnowcat is distributed under the Apache 2.0 license and can be used in production without licensing restrictions. |
| Product | Jitsu collects event data from sources such as websites, apps, email, chatbots, and CRMs and sends it to a data warehouse. | OpenSnowcat is an open-source Snowplow fork providing a pipeline for data collection, enrichment, routing, and loading. |
| Schema management | Jitsu automatically creates destination tables and columns from incoming event fields. | The Schema Registry provides REST API endpoints for schema publishing, drafts, validation, health checks, and API-key authentication. |
| Security | Jitsu states that customer data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit via TLS. | The Bento integration documents filtering and anonymizing PII, hashing sensitive fields, and redacting values. |
| Support | The open-source plan includes community support, and the pricing page invites users to contact the team with questions. | The FAQ directs users seeking technical support to SnowcatCloud. |
Plans
In their own words
Jitsu
Jitsu collects event data from websites, apps, email, chatbots, and CRMs, then sends it to a data warehouse. It says delivery can take under a second, with optional batching, and buffers data in Kafka during warehouse maintenance so it can send the data after service resumes. Jitsu can deduplicate repeated events and create warehouse tables and columns from incoming data. JavaScript Functions can filter, transform, or enrich events before delivery. Its integrations page lists 609+ sources and 32+ destinations, including warehouses, object storage, analytics tools, CRMs, and ad platforms. Collection options include web snippets, HTTP and Pixel APIs, React Native, iOS, Android, and server-to-server. Jitsu is available as a hosted service or open-source software for on-premise deployment; feature-complete self-hosting requires Kubernetes. The Free plan includes 200k active events per month, while Business costs $99 a month and includes 2M active events per month. Captured events are free, but billing counts active events successfully sent to at least one destination. The service states that data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit via TLS.
OpenSnowcat
OpenSnowcat has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.