dbt vs Looker
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 | Looker | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | The open standard for modern, AI-ready data transformation getdbt.com | The agentic BI platform built on a trusted semantic layer cloud.google.com |
| Starting at | $100 Starter · per user / month | Not observed |
| Integrations | Azure AI, Databricks, Fivetran, OpenAI, Snowflake, Tableau, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, GitLab, Github getdbt.com | BigQuery, AlloyDB, Cloud SQL, Spanner, Amazon Redshift, Databricks, Microsoft Azure Synapse Analytics, Snowflake cloud.google.com |
| Compliance | GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001, SOC 2 getdbt.com | Not observed |
| Free plan | Yes getdbt.com | Yes cloud.google.com |
| Plans | Developer, Enterprise, Enterprise+, Starter getdbt.com | Standard, Enterprise, Embed cloud.google.com |
| Pricing basis | Not observed | Looker pricing has two components: platform pricing and user pricing. cloud.google.com |
Where they differ
- dbt claims GDPR on its own pages; Looker’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
- dbt claims HIPAA on its own pages; Looker’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
- dbt claims ISO 27001 on its own pages; Looker’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
- dbt claims SOC 2 on its own pages; Looker’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
Prices are list prices as written on each pricing page; check them before you buy. Nothing here is a ranking or a recommendation.