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alibaba/DataX

DataX是阿里云DataWorks数据集成的开源版本。 observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/alibaba/DataX · Java · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

64/100

  • Activity 91
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3149
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 57
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

17328 stars · 5652 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

DataX is Alibaba's open-source offline data synchronization framework, the open version of Alibaba Cloud DataWorks data integration. It syncs data between heterogeneous data sources (MySQL, Oracle, HDFS, Hive, HBase, MaxCompute, etc.) via a pluggable Reader/Writer architecture.

Use cases

  • sync data from MySQL to Hive
  • migrate an on-prem Oracle database to cloud storage
  • bulk load data into MaxCompute or Hologres
  • copy tables between heterogeneous databases
  • batch export HDFS data to a relational database
  • set up scheduled offline ETL pipelines between data sources

When to choose

  • you need batch/offline data sync between many heterogeneous sources
  • you want a plugin-based framework you can extend with custom readers/writers
  • you're already in the Alibaba Cloud ecosystem and want the open-source counterpart of DataWorks integration

When to avoid

  • you need real-time streaming/CDC sync (DataX is primarily offline batch)
  • you want a lightweight single-database migration tool
  • you need a fully permissive license (license is marked NOASSERTION)

Facets

framework · maturity stable

etl database data-science plugin-system big-data databases developer-tools windows jvm data-sync offline-data-integration reader-writer-plugins heterogeneous-data-sources batch-sync data-engineering linux macos

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