Comparison

dbt Core vs Hevo Data

No clear leader: Hevo Data (65.2) and dbt Core (64.9) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

dbt Core full profile →Hevo Data full profile →

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dbt Core65

Hevo Data65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	dbt Core	Hevo Data
Vioscale score	65 / 100high · 77%	65 / 100medium · 58%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	6	150
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=dbt-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	553	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	13,694	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	21,005,917	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	2	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	Apache-2.0	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Rust	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

dbt Core65 / 100high · 77%

Hevo Data65 / 100medium · 58%

Pricing

Free tier

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data✗

Model

dbt Coreopen_source

Hevo Datacommercial

Price level

dbt Corefree

Hevo Dataunknown

Transparent

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data✓

Integrations

Count

dbt Core6

Hevo Data150

Security

Disclosure policy

dbt Core–

Hevo Data✓

Gdpr

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data✓

Hipaa

dbt Core–

Hevo Data✓

Iso27001

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data–

Scorecard

dbt Core6

Hevo Data–

Soc2

dbt Core–

Hevo Data✓

Vulnerabilities

dbt CoreCount: 4 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=dbt-core&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: HIGH

Hevo Data–

Reliability

Status page

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

dbt Core553

Hevo Data–

Github stars

dbt Core13,694

Hevo Data–

Package downloads weekly

dbt Core21,005,917

Hevo Data–

Activity

Commits last 30d

dbt Core100

Hevo Data–

Release

Cadence days

dbt Core2

Hevo Data–

History

dbt Core20 items

Hevo Data–

License

Spdx

dbt CoreApache-2.0

Hevo Data–

Language

Primary

dbt CoreRust

Hevo Data–

Market

Availability

dbt CoreAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Hevo DataAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ US

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for data engineering tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Data Engineering Tools
Capability	dbt Core	Hevo Data
Core
Tool role	Transformation	ELT / ingestion
Processing paradigm	Batch	Batch + streaming
Connectivity
Connector count	6+ named integrations with broader ecosystem	150+
CDC / log-based replication	-	✓
Transformation
In-warehouse transformation (push-down)	-	✓
dbt-native orchestration	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hosted / open-source available	✓	✗
Managed cloud available	✓	✓
Governance
Data lineage / asset catalog	✓	✗
Authoring
Python-first authoring	-	✗
Execution
Incremental / partition-aware runs	-	✓
Quality
Built-in data quality / tests	✓	✗
Scale
Horizontal scale (distributed executor)	-	✓

Core

Tool role

dbt CoreTransformation

Hevo DataELT / ingestion

Processing paradigm

dbt CoreBatch

Hevo DataBatch + streaming

Connectivity

Connector count

dbt Core6+ named integrations with broader ecosystem

Hevo Data150+

CDC / log-based replication

dbt Core-

Hevo Data✓

Transformation

In-warehouse transformation (push-down)

dbt Core-

Hevo Data✓

dbt-native orchestration

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data✓

Deployment

Self-hosted / open-source available

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data✗

Managed cloud available

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data✓

Governance

Data lineage / asset catalog

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data✗

Authoring

Python-first authoring

dbt Core-

Hevo Data✗

Execution

Incremental / partition-aware runs

dbt Core-

Hevo Data✓

Quality

Built-in data quality / tests

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data✗

Scale

Horizontal scale (distributed executor)

dbt Core-

Hevo Data✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

dbt Core

dbt is a framework that enables data teams to transform data using SQL-based development practices similar to software engineering, with built-in testing, version control, and deployment capabilities. It provides lineage tracking, documentation, and can run locally or in the cloud.

Independently observed

Hevo Data

Hevo is an end-to-end ELT platform that automates data movement from 150+ sources into warehouses with built-in dbt-based transformations and real-time operational visibility. It handles schema changes automatically, recovers from failures without manual intervention, and scales to process petabytes of data monthly.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

dbt Core

from $100/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

Free Developer tier, $100/seat/month for Starter, custom pricing for Enterprise

DeveloperFree
- Browser-based IDE
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Job scheduling
- Keep on the latest dbt release
Starter$100/seat/month
- All Developer features
- dbt Catalog basic
- dbt Semantic Layer basic
- dbt Copilot code generation
- API access
EnterpriseContact sales
- All Starter features
- dbt Catalog advanced
- dbt Semantic Layer advanced
- dbt Copilot
- dbt Canvas
- +2 more
Enterprise+Contact sales
- All Enterprise features
- PrivateLink
- IP Restrictions
- Rollback
- Hybrid projects

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

Hevo Data

from $265/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $0 (Free). Starter $265–$299/month. Professional $750–$849/month. Custom plans available.

FreeFree
- 1-hour scheduling
- Up to 5 users
Starter$299/month (monthly) or $265/month (annual, 12% off)
- Everything in Free, plus
- Up to 10 users
- 150+ connectors
- dbt integration
- SSH/SSL
- +1 more
Professional$849/month (monthly) or $750/month (annual, 12% off)
- Everything in Starter, plus
- Unlimited users
- Hevo APIs for Pipeline automation
- Reverse SSH
- Add-ons available
Business CriticalContact sales
- Everything in Professional, plus
- Streaming Pipelines
- Role Based Access Control
- Single sign-on
- Multiple Workspaces
- +2 more

as of 2026-08-03verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	dbt Core	Hevo Data
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data✓

macOS

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data✗

Windows

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data✗

Linux

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data✗

CLI

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data✓

Self-hosted

dbt Core✓

Hevo Data✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)

Snowflake

dbt Core

6 total - 5 not shared

Tableau
Fivetran
OpenAI
Azure AI
Databricks

Independently observed

Hevo Data

21 total - 20 not shared

MySQL
PostgreSQL
SQL Server
MongoDB
Oracle
Redshift
BigQuery
MariaDB
Salesforce
HubSpot
Zendesk
Shopify
Google Ads
Facebook Ads
Amazon S3
Google Cloud Storage
Azure Blob
SFTP
Google Cloud
dbt Core

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.