Y42
Visual/managed
Git-native platform running ingestion, dbt Core models, orchestration and virtual data builds on BigQuery or Snowflake, from $500 a month.
Transformation
SQL modeling frameworks that turn raw tables into tested, documented models.
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Prophecy
Visual/managed
AI data prep platform: agents draft visual pipelines that compile to dbt-backed SQL or PySpark in Git, on DuckDB, Databricks, Snowflake or BigQuery.
Alteryx
Data prep
No-code data prep and analytics platform (Alteryx One) with Designer desktop, Designer Cloud, Server and AI agents, sold per seat plus automation runs.
KNIME
Data prep
Free, open-source visual data-prep and analytics desktop with Python, R and LLM nodes; paid Hub plans add scheduling, data apps and team spaces.
Dataform
SQL framework
Google Cloud's free SQL transformation framework inside BigQuery: SQLX models, assertions, incremental tables, unit tests and built-in scheduling.
Coalesce
Modern catalog
Column-aware visual transformation for Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery and Fabric, with Catalog and Quality bundled; free Developer plan, Starter $150 per user per month.
Matillion
Enterprise ETL
Visual ELT, transformation and orchestration platform (Maia Foundation) that pushes work down into Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift or BigQuery, billed in credits.
Rivery
Managed ELT
Managed ELT platform (now Boomi Data Integration) with SQL and Python Logic Flows, orchestration and CDC, billed in BDU credits.
Custom pricing Tobiko Cloud
SQL framework
Managed SQLMesh platform for data transformation, with deployment planning, model scheduling, debugging, and warehouse cost estimates.
Open source / paid hosting SQLMesh
SQL framework
Open-source SQL and Python transformation framework with deployment plans, reusable development environments, unit tests, and data audits.
Free plan; paid seats plus usage dbt Cloud (dbt Labs)
SQL framework
Managed dbt development and deployment with Studio, job scheduling, CI, project-aware AI assistance, and governed metrics for analytics teams.
Free tier dbt
SQL framework
The standard for SQL transformation. dbt Core is open source; dbt Cloud adds a scheduler and IDE, free for one seat and $100 per seat a month on Starter.