Comparison

dbt Core vs Stitch

No clear leader: Stitch (68.1) 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.

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dbt Core65

Stitch68

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	dbt Core	Stitch
Vioscale score	65 / 100high · 77%	68 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	high
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	6	130
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	-	✓
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
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99
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 · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

dbt Core65 / 100high · 77%

Stitch68 / 100medium · 72%

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

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

Stitch–

Reliability

Sla pct

dbt Core–

Stitch99

Status page

dbt Core✓

Stitch✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

dbt Core553

Stitch–

Github stars

dbt Core13,694

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

dbt CoreAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

StitchAvailable worldwide · Popular in US · 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	Stitch
Core
Tool role	Transformation	ELT / ingestion
Processing paradigm	Batch	Batch
Connectivity
Connector count	6+ named integrations with broader ecosystem	130+
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

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

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

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 2026-08-05verify ↗

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 2026-08-13verify ↗

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	Stitch
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
macOSPlatforms	✓	✗
WindowsPlatforms	✓	✗
LinuxPlatforms	✓	✗
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

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

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