Apache Hop

6.9easy start · #12 of 36
in Data Transformation Tools

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Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows.

Apache Hop is ranked #12 of 36 in data transformation tools on The Geeks Club. It runs on Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Apache Hop Free Open source platform; Apache License 2.0; Java 21 required for release 2.19.0 hop.apache.org · 29 Sept 2026

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Purpose: Apache Hop is an open source platform for data integration and orchestration, with visual pipelines and workflows.
Pipeline design: Users can build pipelines on a canvas, preview rows at each step, and view live data and metrics while a pipeline runs.
Execution: The same pipeline can run locally, on Hop Server, on Apache Spark, or on Flink and Dataflow through Apache Beam.
Included components: The platform includes 250+ pipeline transforms, 80+ workflow actions, and 40+ database dialects.
Integrations: Listed out-of-the-box technologies include PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Snowflake, BigQuery, Kafka, Salesforce, SAP, S3, REST, and SFTP.
Configuration: Projects can be moved between development and production by switching environments, and credentials can be kept out of pipelines.
Operating systems: The user manual lists Windows 7 or higher, Linux x86_64 or ARM, macOS, and modern browsers for Hop Web.
Runtime requirement: Apache Hop 2.19.0 requires Java 21.
Deployment: The download page provides Docker images for Hop and Hop Web and a Helm chart for Kubernetes; Hop Web is described as work in progress and provided as-is.
Security: The security page advises upgrading to a version containing a vulnerability fix because binary patches are not produced for individual vulnerabilities.
Operational caution: The project warns that transforms and actions can perform destructive operations on databases, file systems, and other data infrastructure, and advises using appropriate permissions and restrictions.
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.
Commercial listing: The Apache Hop project says its commercial-support listing is informational and that it does not endorse, rank, or vet the listed companies.
License: The project says Hop is developed in the open under the Apache License 2.0.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

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hop.apache.org· checked 29 Sept 2026
hop.apache.org/manual/latest/installation-configuratio· checked 29 Sept 2026
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