dbt vs Hex
What each one’s own pages state, side by side. Every value is a quote AirStack found on that product’s pages; “Not observed” means AirStack has not found it on that product’s pages.
| dbt | Hex | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | The open standard for modern, AI-ready data transformation getdbt.com | The Analytics platform for humans and agents hex.tech |
| Starting at | $100 Starter · per user / month | $36 Professional · per user / month |
| Deployment | Not observed | EU Multi-tenant, Single, multi-tenant hex.tech |
| Integrations | Azure AI, Databricks, Fivetran, OpenAI, Snowflake, Tableau, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, GitLab, Github getdbt.com | Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, GitHub, GitLab, dbt hex.tech |
| Compliance | GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001, SOC 2 getdbt.com | CCPA, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2 hex.tech |
| Free plan | Yes getdbt.com | Yes hex.tech |
| Plans | Developer, Enterprise, Enterprise+, Starter getdbt.com | Community, Enterprise, Professional, Team hex.tech |
| Models supported | Not observed | open source hex.tech |
Where they differ
- dbt claims ISO 27001 on its own pages; Hex’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
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