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:description: Hop initially (late 2019) started as a fork of the Kettle (Pentaho Data Integration). Hop and Kettle/PDI are independent projects, each with their own roadmap and priorities. Given these different roadmaps, architectural vision and development track, Hop and Kettle/PDI are incompatible.

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= Hop vs Kettle

Hop initially (late 2019) started as a fork of the Kettle (Pentaho Data Integration).

Hop and Kettle/PDI are independent projects, each with their own roadmap and priorities.
Given these different roadmaps, architectural vision and development track, Hop and Kettle/PDI are incompatible.

However, since Hop shares a common history with Kettle/PDI, we provide the Hop community a way to import existing PDI/Kettle projects into Hop as seamlessly as possible.

Check the following pages to find out more:

* xref:hop-vs-kettle/hop-vs-kettle.adoc[Hop vs Kettle]: a comparison between the concepts and approaches in Kettle/PDI vs Hop
* xref:hop-vs-kettle/if-you-know-kettle.adoc[If you know Kettle] provides guidance on how to get started with Hop quickly if you've used Kettle/PDI before
* xref:hop-vs-kettle/import-kettle-projects.adoc[Import Kettle] explains how your existing Kettle/PDI projects can be imported into Hop
