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Maia offers two deployment models: Full SaaS and Hybrid SaaS. Both give you access to the same Maia platform, Designer interface, and pipeline features—the difference is where the Maia runner runs and who manages it.
  • Full SaaS: Matillion hosts and manages the Maia runner for you. There’s no infrastructure to set up—every Maia account includes a Full SaaS Maia runner from the moment you create your first project.
  • Hybrid SaaS: You deploy and manage the Maia runner within your own cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or Snowflake). This gives you more control over networking, scaling, and where your secrets and data are processed.
This feature is only available to customers on specific Maia plans. Visit the Maia Pricing page to learn more.
You choose a deployment model per project, and a project can’t switch between models later—read Migrating from Full SaaS to Hybrid SaaS if you need to move a project. For a deeper look at how each model fits together, read Maia product architecture and Deployment options. The rest of this page lists the specific functional differences between the two models.

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Runner deployment and management

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Secrets and credentials

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Networking and security

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Components and connectors

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Data residency