| Attribute |  dbtOpen source |  DatabricksOther license |  SnowflakeOther license |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Primary focus | SQL-based data transformation for the modern data warehouse | Lakehouse platform for data and AI workloads | Cloud data warehousing and controlled sharing |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Not specified | Not specified |
| Source model | Open source | Other license | Other license |
| Pricing model | freemium | paid | paid |
| API available | Not specified | Yes | Yes |
| Windows desktop | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified |
| Mobile app | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified |
| Overview | dbt lets analytics engineers transform warehouse data using SQL with version control, testing and documentation; dbt Core is free and open source, dbt Cloud adds managed orchestration. | Databricks combines data engineering, SQL analytics and machine learning on a lakehouse platform. | Snowflake provides cloud data storage and virtual warehouses for queries, with governed sharing of selected data objects. |
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