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dbt Core

★ 10k

The standard for SQL-based data transformation — version-controlled, tested, documented models.

dbt Core does the job of dbt Cloud, self-hosted. It is Apache-2.0-licensed, so you can do essentially what you like with it, and it installs in about one command. dbt Cloud bills $100 for it. 10k stars on GitHub.

Open-source replacement for dbt Cloud.

Licence
Apache-2.0
Self-hosting
Easy
The paid one costs
$100
GitHub stars
10k
view the code →official site →

Is it actually a replacement?

We have not written a verdict on dbt Cloud yet, so this page says what dbt Core is rather than judging what you would give up. When that product gets a page, this one will link to it.

dbt Core questions

Is dbt Core open source?

Yes — it is released under Apache-2.0.

Can I self-host dbt Core?

Yes — we rate it easy to self-host.

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