[Meltano](https://meltano.com/) is an open-core data ingestion tool that uses a declarative code-first data integration engine. It allows you to declaratively define your data pipelines inside your codebase and use common DevOps workflows. Meltano's open-source connectors are built on top of the [singer protocol](https://www.singer.io/). ## Meltano Official Documentation ## Meltano Advantages - Allows you to version control your data ingestion - Can be fully configured from the CLI - Can write your own connectors with their SDK ## Meltano Disadvantages - Most connectors are maintained by the community which can lead to instability ## Meltano Learning Resources ## [Meltano Recent Posts](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataengineering/search/?q=meltano&restrict_sr=1) %% wiki footer: Please don't edit anything below this line %% ## This note in GitHub <span class="git-footer">[Edit In GitHub](https://github.dev/data-engineering-community/data-engineering-wiki/blob/main/Tools/Data%20Ingestion/Meltano.md "git-hub-edit-note") | [Copy this note](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/data-engineering-community/data-engineering-wiki/main/Tools/Data%20Ingestion/Meltano.md "git-hub-copy-note")</span> <span class="git-footer">Was this page helpful? [👍](https://tally.so/r/mOaxjk?rating=Yes&url=https://dataengineering.wiki/Tools/Data%20Ingestion/Meltano) or [👎](https://tally.so/r/mOaxjk?rating=No&url=https://dataengineering.wiki/Tools/Data%20Ingestion/Meltano)</span>