kettle ☆
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Description:
Pentaho Data Integration software
Type: Formula  |  Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025
Links: Homepage  |  formulae.brew.sh
Category: Developer tools
Tags: etl data-integration pentaho data-warehouse transformation
Install: brew install kettle
About:
Kettle is an ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) tool designed for data integration and transformation workflows. It enables users to extract data from various sources, transform it according to business rules, and load it into target systems. Its graphical interface allows for designing complex data pipelines without writing code.
Key Features:
  • Graphical ETL design with Spoon tool
  • Support for diverse data sources and formats
  • Extensible via plugins and scripting
  • Server-based execution with clustering support
Use Cases:
  • Data warehousing and business intelligence pipelines
  • Migrating data between disparate systems
  • Data cleansing and transformation tasks
Alternatives:
  • Apache NiFi – NiFi focuses on data flow automation with a web-based UI, while Kettle is traditionally stronger in ETL transformation complexity.
  • Talend Open Studio – Talend offers code generation (Java/Spark) whereas Kettle executes transformations interpretively via its engine.
Version History
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Sep 14, 2024 11:30am 0 VERSION_BUMP 1bc43df9
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