Overview
Datafold specializes in data diffing—comparing data between environments or before/after changes. It's particularly powerful for dbt CI/CD, automatically showing the impact of pull requests on your data.
Key Features
- ✓ Data Diff: Compare datasets row-by-row
- ✓ CI/CD Integration: PR impact analysis
- ✓ Column Lineage: Track field-level changes
- ✓ dbt Integration: Native dbt Cloud/Core support
- ✓ Regression Testing: Catch unintended changes
- ✓ Cross-database: Compare across warehouses
Pros
- 👍 Best-in-class data diffing
- 👍 Excellent dbt CI integration
- 👍 Catches regression issues
- 👍 Visual PR comments
- 👍 Good free tier
Cons
- 👎 Focused on diffing (not full observability)
- 👎 Requires dbt for best experience
- 👎 Less useful without CI/CD
- 👎 Enterprise pricing for advanced features
Best For
dbt teams wanting to catch data regressions before merging. Essential for data CI/CD workflows.
Founded: 2020 HQ: San Francisco, CA