Apache Hop

Visual metadata-driven data engineering platform

★ Stars1.5k1,501 on GitHub
Last commit19 Oct 2026
LicenceApache-2.0SPDX, from the repository
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Apache Hop is an open-source data orchestration and ETL platform with a visual IDE, aimed at portable data pipelines across engines.

Fit: hosting and licence

Runs onLinux, Windows, macOS, Self-hosted
HostingSelf-host
Commercial useAllowed
Open-source licence (Apache-2.0): the Open Source Definition rules out restrictions on fields of use, including business use.

Sources: hop.apache.org · opensource.org/osd, checked 19 Oct 2026. “Runs on” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.

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