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Comparison

dbt Core vs Stitch

No clear leader: Stitch (68.1) and dbt Core (65.7) 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 →Stitch full profile →
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dbt Core66
Stitch68
Score
vioscaleAI score
dbt Core66 / 100medium · 73%
Stitch68 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
dbt Core✓
Stitch✓
Model
dbt Coreopen_source
Stitchfreemium
Price level
dbt Corefree
Stitchhigh
Transparent
dbt Core✓
Stitch✓
Integrations
Count
dbt Core6
Stitch130
Security
Disclosure policy
dbt Core–
Stitch✓
Fedramp
dbt Core–
Stitch✓
Gdpr
dbt Core✓
Stitch✓
Hipaa
dbt Core–
Stitch✓
Iso27001
dbt Core✓
Stitch✓
Scorecard
dbt Core6
Stitch–
Soc2
dbt Core–
Stitch✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
dbt Core–
Stitch99
Status page
dbt Core✓
Stitch✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
dbt Core553
Stitch–
Github stars
dbt Core14,028
Stitch–
Package downloads weekly
dbt Core21,005,917
Stitch–
Activity
Commits last 30d
dbt Core100
Stitch–
Release
Cadence days
dbt Core2
Stitch–
History
dbt Core20 items
Stitch–
License
Spdx
dbt CoreApache-2.0
Stitch–
Language
Primary
dbt CoreRust
Stitch–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
dbt Core8 items
Stitch7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool role
dbt CoreTransformation
StitchELT / ingestion
Processing paradigm
dbt CoreBatch
StitchBatch
Connectivity
Connector count
dbt Core6+ named integrations with broader ecosystem
Stitch130+
CDC / log-based replication
dbt Core-
Stitch-
Transformation
In-warehouse transformation (push-down)
dbt Core-
Stitch✓
dbt-native orchestration
dbt Core✓
Stitch-
Deployment
Self-hosted / open-source available
dbt Core✓
Stitch-
Managed cloud available
dbt Core✓
Stitch✓
Governance
Data lineage / asset catalog
dbt Core✓
Stitch-
Authoring
Python-first authoring
dbt Core-
Stitch✓
Execution
Incremental / partition-aware runs
dbt Core-
Stitch✓
Quality
Built-in data quality / tests
dbt Core✓
Stitch-
Scale
Horizontal scale (distributed executor)
dbt Core-
Stitch-

What each one is

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

dbt Core

A data transformation framework that applies software engineering principles—such as version control, testing, and modularity—to SQL-based analytics workflows.

Independently observed

Stitch

An ELT service that ingests data from 130+ cloud and on-premises applications and data sources, automatically replicating it to data warehouses, data lakes, and lakehouses. It handles extraction, scheduling, monitoring, and loading with minimal configuration required.

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 verify ↗

Stitch

from $100/moUsage-basedFree tier14-day trial

From $100/month (Standard, usage-based). 14-day free trial. Annual contracts for Advanced ($18k/year) and Premium ($36k/year).

  • StandardFrom $100/month for 5M rows. Usage scales with row volume.
    • 7-day historical sync
    • 7-day extraction log retention
    • SOC 2 Type II compliance
    • ISO 27001 compliance
    • Notification extensibility
    • +8 more
  • AdvancedContact sales
    • 60-day extraction log retention
    • SOC 2 Type II compliance
    • ISO 27001 compliance
    • Notification extensibility
    • Post-load webhooks
    • +7 more
  • PremiumContact sales
    • 60-day extraction log retention
    • SOC 2 Type II compliance
    • ISO 27001 compliance
    • Notification extensibility
    • Post-load webhooks
    • +7 more
  • Stitch PlatformContact sales
    • Isolated data pipelines per client
    • Advanced settings and features
    • 99% uptime SLA
    • Mission-critical support
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
dbt Core✓
Stitch✗
macOS
dbt Core✓
Stitch✗
Windows
dbt Core✓
Stitch✗
Linux
dbt Core✓
Stitch✗
CLI
dbt Core✓
Stitch✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
dbt Core✓
Stitch✓
Self-hosted
dbt Core✓
Stitch✗

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • Snowflake
  • Databricks

dbt Core

6 total - 4 not shared
  • Tableau
  • Fivetran
  • OpenAI
  • Azure AI
Independently observed

Stitch

11 total - 9 not shared
  • Datadog
  • PagerDuty
  • Slack
  • Talend Cloud
  • AWS
  • Google
  • Microsoft
  • SAP
  • Cloudera
Independently observed
Still deciding?

dbt Core or Stitch: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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