About dbt
dbt (data build tool) lets analysts and engineers transform data in their warehouse using SQL with software-engineering best practices. Teams pick it because industry standard and excellent docs and community.
Things to keep in mind: dbt cloud is expensive.
dbt is a freemium tool from dbt Labs and launched on 2016-12-01. It sits in the Coding and Business space and is best used to Build a data pipeline, Generate SQL from a question.
Pricing
Pricing model
Freemium
Currency
USD
Payment options
Monthly / Annual / Contract
Price
$0
Billing options
Free forever
Features included
- Open-source SQL transformation framework
- Local development and testing
- Community support
Features
- •IDE / editor integrationBuilt-in support for ide / editor integration — used for build a data pipeline.
- •Multi-language autocompleteBuilt-in support for multi-language autocomplete — used for build a data pipeline.
- •Inline chat for codeBuilt-in support for inline chat for code — used for build a data pipeline.
- •Repo-aware contextBuilt-in support for repo-aware context — used for build a data pipeline.
Pros
- Industry standard
- Excellent docs and community
- Strong testing and lineage
Cons
- dbt Cloud is expensive
- SQL-only (no Python until recently)
- Onboarding curve for first model
Categories
Coding
Business
Best use cases
Build a data pipeline
Generate SQL from a question
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