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Soda Core

Open-source data quality testing

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★4.2ratingPricing · Freemium from $750/moRising
The FalcoScan Intel PanelSoda Core · Data
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.2
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The Brief

What Soda Core does

Write data quality checks in plain YAML and run them in your pipeline. Catch bad data before it reaches production.

How Soda Core compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Soda Core does. All 5 offer an API, as Soda Core does. Soda Core offers a web app and a command-line tool. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a web app and 2 offer a command-line tool. Soda Core was founded in 2021; the alternatives were founded between 2011 and 2021, 4 of them earlier. Soda Core is based in Brussels, Belgium; none of the 3 alternatives with a known headquarters is in Belgium. They are in the United States.

Market position · Data

How Soda Core compares in Data

Soda Core has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom 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 Soda Core'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.

Soda Core compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Soda CoreFounded 2021 · Brussels, BelgiumModerateOpenFreemium$750/moYesYesWeb, API, CLIRising
Great Expectations DQFounded 2017 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFree—YesYesAPI, CLIRising
Grafana DashboardsFounded 2014 · New York, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, API, CLIRising
Segment CDP ProfilesFounded 2011 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenPaid—NoYesWeb, APIRising
Evidently AIFounded 2020HighOpenFree—YesYesWeb, APIHot
Elementary DataFounded 2021ModerateOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, APIHot

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 Soda Core exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

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Data ExtractionClassification
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Questions

Soda Core: common questions

Is Soda Core free?

Soda Core has a free tier, with paid plans from $750 a month.

What are the best alternatives to Soda Core?

The closest alternatives to Soda Core that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Great Expectations DQ, Grafana Dashboards, Segment CDP Profiles, Evidently AI, and Elementary Data.

Is Soda Core still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Soda Core as operating at soda.io.

Where is Soda Core based?

Soda Core is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Does Soda Core have an API?

Yes. Soda Core offers an API.

Who is Soda Core for?

Soda Core is built for data teams and developers.

How do I sign in to Soda Core?

Sign in on Soda Core's own website, soda.io. FalcoScan reviews Soda Core but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Soda Core directly.

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