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Estuary Flow vs Sling
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| Fact | Estuary Flow | Sling |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | Go |
| Licence | Other | GPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 982 | 912 |
| Latest | v0.6.13 | v1.6.4 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 22 days between releases | about 6 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 19 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 5 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Fivetran. Alternatives to Fivetran →
PartialEstuary FlowReal-time CDC and batch connectors into warehouses and other destinations.
PartialSlingReplicates between databases, files and object storage from a CLI and YAML; far fewer SaaS sources.
Estuary Flow
- v0.6.132026-08-10control-plane-api: fix storage-mapping suffix strip to respect path-segment boundaries
- v0.6.122026-07-23docs: surface MCP and agent skills for coding agents
- v0.6.112026-07-14runtime: periodically store primary FSMHints of V2 shards
- v0.6.102026-06-15docs/redaction: document hash salting and redactSalt override
- v0.6.92026-05-21v6.0.9
Sling
- v1.6.42026-09-28New database connectors: Firebolt, OpenSearch, DynamoDB (scan, batch write and delete_missing), LanceDB (with the DuckD…
- v1.6.32026-09-13See for more details.
- v1.6.22026-09-09See for more details.
- v1.6.12026-09-08Build execution status sync: Platform status reporting for build runs and per-model progress (BuildStatus / BuildModelS…
- v1.6.02026-08-31See for more details.
Estuary Flow
unsigned The latest release, v0.6.13, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Sling
unsigned The latest release, v1.6.4, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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