Why Enterprises Are Switching to Airbyte for AI-Powered Data Integration

Michel Tricot and John Lafleur had seen the same problem persist across data teams—fragmented, brittle, and unreliable data pipelines. They knew there had to be a better way. In 2020, they leaped, creating an open-source data movement platform that would not only solve data integration challenges but redefine them entirely. What began as an ambitious project soon became a movement driven by community contributions, relentless innovation, and a clear vision to simplify and automate how organizations handle their data.From the outset, Airbyte was designed to be open-source, allowing data teams to collaborate, customize, and scale their data integration needs without the limitations of closed-source platforms. When they launched their first version on GitHub, it had just a few connectors bu