pgloader

Linux · Self-hosted · paid plans from €100/mo

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.4

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

pgloader is ranked #9 of 24 in cloud migration tools on Freedom251. It runs on Linux, Self-hosted. There is a free plan. Paid plans start at €100/mo.

pgloader plans and pricing

All plans

Community Free Evaluating or non-critical use · Best-effort support through GitHub pgloader.io · 2 Oct 2026

Supporter €100/mo €100/mo Priority queue · Answered within a few days pgloader.io · 2 Oct 2026

Professional €800/mo €800/mo Patches triaged under an SLA · Land in the next release pgloader.io · 2 Oct 2026

Sponsor €2,000/mo €2,000/mo Roadmap input · Development bandwidth reserved pgloader.io · 2 Oct 2026

Fast-Lane €3,000 once €3,000/issue One urgent blocker · Guaranteed resolution in the next release · No subscription required pgloader.io · 2 Oct 2026

Per-Release Sponsor €10,000 once €10,000/release Prioritized PRs and features · Credited in release notes · One sponsor per release pgloader.io · 2 Oct 2026

Compared on cloud migration tools

Free plan: Yes
Discovery & assessment: Yes
Dependency mapping: Yes
Continuous replication: No
Database migration: Yes
Deployment model: self-hosted

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The record

Purpose: pgloader migrates data into PostgreSQL from databases and flat files using schema translation, casting rules, and parallel loading.
Migration sources: The site lists MySQL, MariaDB, MS SQL Server, SQLite, CSV, fixed-width, and DBF sources; Oracle support is not built yet.
Pipeline: Its five stages are catalog fetch, target preparation, parallel COPY, parallel index creation, and schema completion.
MySQL features: The MySQL path includes enum-to-type translation, TINYINT(1)-to-boolean conversion, zero-date handling, and .my.cnf credential lookup.
SQL Server features: The MS SQL Server path includes Azure AD authentication, sequence migration, and multi-column foreign key support.
File imports: For file sources, failed COPY transactions are retried by separating rejected rows while allowing accepted rows to load.
Custom rules: Custom casting rules can be specified in a .load file.
Runtime: Version 4 is distributed as a self-contained JAR and requires Java 21 or later.
Version status: The site describes v4 as a pre-release and v3 in Common Lisp as the stable, packaged release.
Limits: The roadmap says pgloader works from catalog representations and does not currently parse SQL object definitions; view definitions and stored procedures would require SQL translation support.
Support: The free Community tier receives best-effort help through GitHub, while paid tiers offer priority handling and related support benefits.
Security: The site mentions Azure AD authentication for MS SQL Server but does not state security certifications or compliance attestations.
Maker: The maker identifies Dimitri Fontaine as pgloader’s author and maintainer since 2005.
Founded: 2005
Price from: €100/mo

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Cloud Migration Tools in 2026#9 of 24

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Sources

pgloader.io· checked 2 Oct 2026
pgloader.io/sources/· checked 2 Oct 2026
pgloader.io/roadmap/· checked 2 Oct 2026
pgloader.io/support/· checked 2 Oct 2026
pgloader.io/about/· checked 2 Oct 2026