Data Engineering

Guides and comparisons for data pipeline tools, ETL frameworks, and backend-as-a-service platforms used to build and manage data workflows.

6 articles

Get Started in Five Minutes: Query Across Two APIs Using Orbital

Add Orbital to two REST APIs and replace manual join code with a single TaxiQL query. Covers Taxi schemas, Docker Compose setup, and the .env step that isn't in the official docs.

GuidesApril 30, 20268 min read

Orbital: How Bad AX Can Make You Invisible In 2026

We tested Orbital's agent experience across discoverability and integration. Four prompts including a web search failed to surface it. A quickstart guide cut integration cost by 30% and produced a more correct result.

ArticlesApril 30, 20269 min read

Prefect with AI Agents: The Real Agent Experience

We tested Prefect's agent experience across four stages (discoverability, onboarding, integration, and agent tooling). Here's every score and what it took to get there.

ArticlesApril 8, 202615 min read

AX: Supabase vs PlanetScale

Comparing Supabase and PlanetScale for agent experience. We tested how easily Claude Code could discover, sign up for, and build a full-stack app with each database platform.

ComparisonsFebruary 20, 202621 min read

Firebase vs Supabase vs Appwrite: We built the same app three times

Building a shopping list app on Firebase, Supabase, and Appwrite to compare setup experience, database models, security approaches, and developer tooling.

ComparisonsJanuary 29, 202621 min read

Getting started with Bruin

Learn how to build a complete data pipeline with Bruin. Load CSV files, transform data with SQL, and create business analytics tables using this open-source ETL tool.

GuidesNovember 24, 202515 min read