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dbt Core Open

Open-source data transformation framework

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Acquired★4.5ratingPricing · FreeDeclining

What happened to dbt Core Open?

dbt Core Open merged with Fivetran in 2026.

dbt Labs, maker of the open source dbt Core, completed its all-stock merger with Fivetran on 1 Jun 2026. dbt Core continues, with v2.0 released in alpha under Apache 2.0 that day.

Source: getdbt.com ↗Its AI Graveyard record →AI products shut down or acquired in 2026 →

The FalcoScan Intel Paneldbt Core Open · Data
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Declining
Market trend
Rating
4.5
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The Brief

What dbt Core Open does

dbt Core transforms data in your warehouse using SQL and Jinja templating with tests and documentation.

How dbt Core Open compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as dbt Core Open does. Among the 2 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Coalesce at $150 a month and the median is $164.50. 2 of the 5 offer an API, as dbt Core Open does. dbt Core Open offers a command-line tool. Of the alternatives, none offers a command-line tool. dbt Core Open was founded in 2013; the alternatives were founded between 2020 and 2023. The alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States.

Market position · Data

How dbt Core Open compares in Data

dbt Core Open has high opportunity and sits in the top third of 405 live Data tools on FalcoScan. Across Data, the average opportunity score is 69.2 and the average saturation score 33.3. FalcoScan rates dbt Core Open's own market position as open. 128 of the 405 operating Data tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 8 shutdowns in the category.

dbt Core Open compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
dbt Core OpenFounded 2013HighOpenFree—YesYesAPI, CLIDeclining
Wren AI AnalyticsFounded 2023HighOpenFreemium$179/moYesYesWeb, APIHot
QuadraticFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesNoWebHot
CoalesceFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium$150/moYesYesWebHot
Coalesce dbt VisualFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateOpenFreemium—YesNoWebRising
Count.co AnalysisFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWebRising

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Data.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities dbt Core Open exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Code GenerationData Extraction
Industry Verticals
Software
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dbt Core Open shows up when builders search for these

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Alternatives to dbt Core Open

Products still running that do the same job, from the data market and related ones, closest match first.

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Wren AI Analytics

AI text-to-SQL analytics for business intelligence teams

★ 4.5Opportunity High
Freemium
Data
Quadratic

AI-powered spreadsheet with Python and SQL

★ 4.4Opportunity High
Freemium
Data
Coalesce

Data transformation with a visual UI

★ 4.3Opportunity High
Freemium
Data
Coalesce dbt Visual

Visual interface for dbt transformations

★ 4.3Opportunity Moderate
Freemium
Data
Count.co Analysis

Collaborative data analysis with SQL and notebooks

★ 4.3Opportunity Moderate
Freemium
Data
Mode Analytics AI

SQL analytics and data visualization

★ 4.3Opportunity High
Freemium
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Questions

dbt Core Open: common questions

Is dbt Core Open still running?

Yes. dbt Core Open merged with Fivetran in 2026. dbt Labs, maker of the open source dbt Core, completed its all-stock merger with Fivetran on 1 Jun 2026. dbt Core continues, with v2.0 released in alpha under Apache 2.0 that day.

Who did dbt Core Open merge with?

dbt Core Open merged with Fivetran in 2026 (getdbt.com).

Source: getdbt.com ↗

Is dbt Core Open free?

Yes. FalcoScan lists dbt Core Open as free to use.

What are the best alternatives to dbt Core Open?

The closest alternatives to dbt Core Open that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Wren AI Analytics, Quadratic, Coalesce, Coalesce dbt Visual, and Count.co Analysis.

Does dbt Core Open have an API?

Yes. dbt Core Open offers an API.

Who is dbt Core Open for?

dbt Core Open is built for data teams.

How do I sign in to dbt Core Open?

Sign in on dbt Core Open's own website, getdbt.com. FalcoScan reviews dbt Core Open but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by dbt Core Open directly.

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