Data pipeline teams are choosing between orchestrators, transformation frameworks, ingestion engines, stream processors, and newer AI-oriented data infrastructure. For June 2026, this section uses the supplied ToolVitals data for 29 Data Pipelines Tools, including health score, shipping score, openness_label, license_label, GitHub stars, ToolVitals score, and status.
The ranking includes open/source-visible tools only. Tools are ordered by ToolVitals score first, with GitHub stars used only as a secondary popularity signal when scores are tied; license posture is reported with openness_label and license_label exactly as supplied.
Rankings
| Rank | Tool | Openness | License | Health | Shipping | GitHub Stars | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dagster | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 2 | Apache Airflow | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 96 | 100 | 0 | 98 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 3 | CocoIndex | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 95 | 100 | 0 | 98 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 4 | dbt | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 98 | 95 | 0 | 98 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 5 | Sail | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 93 | 100 | 2948 | 97 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 6 | Pixeltable | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 95 | 98 | 1575 | 97 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 7 | MLRun | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 93 | 100 | 0 | 97 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 8 | Bruin | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 91 | 98 | 1620 | 95 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 9 | HPCC Systems | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 91 | 100 | 609 | 95 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 10 | Altimate Code | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 88 | 98 | 674 | 94 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 11 | CloudQuery | OSI-approved OSS | MPL-2.0 | 87 | 95 | 0 | 93 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 12 | Jitsu | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 88 | 95 | 0 | 93 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 13 | Open Wearables | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 91 | 89 | 1914 | 92 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 14 | Apache DevLake | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 87 | 69 | 0 | 85 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 15 | Meltano | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 77 | 76 | 0 | 83 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 16 | Anyquery | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 73 | 60 | 1715 | 75 | 🟢 Good |
| 17 | Multiwoven | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 81 | 49 | 0 | 74 | 🟢 Good |
| 18 | AtroCore | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 68 | 69 | 0 | 73 | 🟢 Good |
| 19 | Arroyo | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 65 | 41 | 4937 | 64 | 🟢 Good |
| 20 | Mage | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 67 | 21 | 8749 | 61 | 🟢 Good |
| 21 | DocETL | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 67 | 25 | 3830 | 59 | 🟡 Fair |
| 22 | HRFlow | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 53 | 27 | 39 | 57 | 🟡 Fair |
| 23 | Automate DV | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 33 | 0 | 590 | 36 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 24 | cptn.io | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 33 | 0 | 493 | 35 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 25 | Neosync | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 27 | 0 | 4154 | 34 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 26 | Documind | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 31 | 0 | 1480 | 33 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 27 | Orchest | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 31 | 0 | 4138 | 31 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 28 | Ploomber | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 18 | 0 | 3623 | 31 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 29 | Grouparoo | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 28 | 0 | 775 | 29 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
Top 3 Highlights
Dagster ranks first with a ToolVitals score of 100, built from a 100 health score and 100 shipping score. In this dataset, it is the only Data Pipelines tool with perfect scores across the shown health, shipping, and overall ToolVitals fields.
Apache Airflow ranks second with a 98 ToolVitals score, combining a 96 health score with a 100 shipping score. Its description centers on authoring, scheduling, and monitoring workflows, which makes it one of the broad orchestration options in the set.
CocoIndex ranks third with a 98 ToolVitals score, a 95 health score, and a 100 shipping score. Its supplied description positions it as an incremental engine for long horizon agents, which separates it from more traditional workflow schedulers in the list.
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