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Are there alternatives to dbt? | Recordly

Written by Mika Heino | 29.04.2025

A State of Cloud Data Warehouses Talk Show is a video series in which our Partner and Data Architect Mika Heino interviews different data and AI/ML experts about topics close to their hearts.

 

what are the possible alternatives for dbt, if  any?

Dbt is currently one of the most popular data transformation tools, but are there alternatives?

In this video, dbt guru Mikko Sulonen presents a range of transformation products that have emerged on the market in recent years and compares them to dbt.

Check out the previous videos in the dbt series: 

In the video, you'll find: 

  • 02:34 dlt (dltHub) 
  • 05:35 Are there really any alternatives to dbt? 
  • 06:35 Self-hosted dbt Core or dbt Cloud
  • 07:59 Buying hosted dbt Core
  • 08:45 Tools within large platforms (like Snowflake, Databricks, Azure) 
  • 11:50 Coalesce
  • 14:40 SQL Mesh
  • 18:17 Y42
  • 20:05 Semantic Data Fabric (SDF)
  • 25:32 Graphical tools vs. code-based

The video is in Finnish but equipped with English subtitles 🇫🇮🇬🇧