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General

What is DataForge?

DataForge is a modern data pipeline platform that lets engineering teams build, deploy, and monitor ETL and real-time streaming pipelines without managing infrastructure. We support 200+ data sources and destinations, including Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Kafka, and more.

Who is DataForge for?

DataForge is built for data engineering teams, analytics engineers, and platform teams at companies of all sizes. Whether you're a startup processing thousands of events or an enterprise handling billions, DataForge scales with you.

How is DataForge different from Fivetran or Airbyte?

While Fivetran and Airbyte focus on ELT connectors, DataForge provides a complete pipeline platform with built-in streaming support, advanced transformations, data quality monitoring, and a visual pipeline builder. We combine the best of batch and streaming in one unified platform.

Pricing & Plans

Is there a free plan?

Yes! Our Community plan is free forever and includes 5 pipelines, 100,000 events/month, and access to 50+ connectors. No credit card required to get started.

How does billing work?

We offer monthly and annual billing. Annual plans save you 20%. You're billed based on the number of pipelines and events processed. We never charge for failed events or retries.

Can I change plans at any time?

Absolutely. You can upgrade or downgrade your plan at any time from your dashboard. Upgrades take effect immediately, and downgrades apply at the end of your current billing period.

Technical

What data sources do you support?

We support 200+ sources including databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB), SaaS apps (Salesforce, Stripe, HubSpot), event streams (Kafka, Kinesis, Pub/Sub), files (S3, GCS, SFTP), and APIs. Check our integrations page for the full list.

Do you support real-time streaming?

Yes! DataForge supports both batch and real-time streaming pipelines. Our streaming engine processes events with sub-100ms latency and supports exactly-once delivery semantics. You can even mix batch and streaming in the same pipeline.

Can I write custom transformations?

Yes. You can write transformations in SQL, Python, or our visual builder. Custom transformations support UDFs, windowing functions, and state management for complex stream processing.

Security & Compliance

Is my data encrypted?

Yes. All data is encrypted in transit (TLS 1.3) and at rest (AES-256). We also support customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) on Enterprise plans. Your data never touches our servers in plaintext.

What compliance certifications do you have?

DataForge is SOC 2 Type II certified, GDPR compliant, HIPAA eligible (on Enterprise plans), and CCPA compliant. We undergo annual third-party security audits and maintain a comprehensive security program.

Do you offer a self-hosted option?

Yes. Our Enterprise plan includes the option to deploy DataForge in your own VPC on AWS, GCP, or Azure. This gives you full control over data residency while still receiving managed updates and support.

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