dbt vs Metabase
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 | Metabase | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | The open standard for modern, AI-ready data transformation getdbt.com | Open source AI analytics you can verify metabase.com |
| Starting at | $100 Starter · per user / month | $90 Starter / month |
| Deployment | Not observed | Metabase Cloud, your own infrastructure, Cloud deployment, Self-hosted, cloud-hosted metabase.com |
| Integrations | Azure AI, Databricks, Fivetran, OpenAI, Snowflake, Tableau, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, GitLab, Github getdbt.com | 100Hires, ActiveCampaign, Adjust, Adyen, Asana, Datadog, GitHub, GitLab, Google Ads, Google AdSense, Google Analytics 4, Google Cloud Billing, Google Kubernetes Engine, Google Play Console, Google Search Console, Google Tag Manager, Gorgias, Grafana, Greenhouse, HubSpot, Jira, Shopify, Salesforce, Slack metabase.com |
| Compliance | GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001, SOC 2 getdbt.com | CCPA, GDPR, SOC 2 metabase.com |
| Free plan | Yes getdbt.com | Yes metabase.com |
| Plans | Developer, Enterprise, Enterprise+, Starter getdbt.com | Enterprise, Pro, Open Source, Starter, Starter and Open Source metabase.com |
| Open source | Not observed | Yes metabase.com |
| Customers (their claim) | Not observed | Trusted by 100,000+ companies metabase.com |
Where they differ
- Metabase’s pages state that it is open source; AirStack has not found that on dbt’s pages.
- dbt claims HIPAA on its own pages; Metabase’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
- dbt claims ISO 27001 on its own pages; Metabase’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.