dbt vs PostHog
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 | PostHog | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | The open standard for modern, AI-ready data transformation getdbt.com | PostHog ingests and stores your analytics, errors, replays, and business data so you and your agents can query and act on it. posthog.com |
| Starting at | $100 Starter · per user / month | Not observed |
| Deployment | Not observed | PostHog Cloud, self-hosting posthog.com |
| Integrations | Azure AI, Databricks, Fivetran, OpenAI, Snowflake, Tableau, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, GitLab, Github getdbt.com | HubSpot, Postgres, Stripe posthog.com |
| Compliance | GDPR, HIPAA, ISO 27001, SOC 2 getdbt.com | CCPA, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2 posthog.com |
| Free plan | Yes getdbt.com | Yes posthog.com |
| Plans | Developer, Enterprise, Enterprise+, Starter getdbt.com | Not observed |
| Open source | Not observed | Yes posthog.com |
| License | Not observed | It is MIT licensed if you want to use it in a big organization that isn’t ready to move to PostHog Web yet. posthog.com |
| Pricing basis | Not observed | Usage-based pricing posthog.com |
| Customers (their claim) | Not observed | Join 500,000+ teams already shipping with PostHog. posthog.com |
Where they differ
- PostHog’s pages state that it is open source; AirStack has not found that on dbt’s pages.
- dbt claims ISO 27001 on its own pages; PostHog’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
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