Why Airbyte Made Alpha and Beta Connectors Free

Airbyte has launched its Free Connector Program, making all alpha and beta connectors on Airbyte Cloud free of charge. This move aims to increase the usage of data connectors and improve their reliability. Alpha connectors have a 90% sync success rate, while beta connectors have a 93% sync success rate. The program is part of Airbyte's mission to commoditize data integration by providing thousands of reliable connectors. By encouraging users to adopt these connectors, Airbyte hopes to identify edge cases and bring more connectors to General Availability (GA) status with a >99% sync success rate.