dbt vs Holistics

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

dbt is the stronger AI pick in Business Intelligence: it has a visibility score of 0.6 versus 0.3 for Holistics.

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (0.6 vs 0.3)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need ISO 27001:2022 or ISO 27017:2015 or ISO 27018:2025 or ISO 27701:2019 or ISO 42001:2023 or CCPA coverage
Excellent tool for modern data warehousing

No clear advantage in the published data.

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric	dbt	Holistics
Visibility score	0.6%	0.3%
Change vs last week	New	New
Rank in Business Intelligence	#34	#36
Share of voice	0.4%	0.2%
Mentions this run	2	1
Positive in AI answers	0%	—

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

dbt 0pp · Holistics 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

dbt leads on 1 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

0.9%

AI Mode

Perplexity

0.9%

dbtHolistics

0 engine answers name both brands

0dbt ranked higher

0Holistics ranked higher

Dimension	dbt	Holistics
Pricing model	Per seat	—
Entry price	Free; paid from $100 per seat / mo	—
Free plan	Yes	—
Deployment	Cloud platform, with self-hosted dbt Core and hybrid projects run in the customer's own environment.	Browser-based cloud
Compliance	SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001:2022, ISO 27017:2015, ISO 27018:2025, ISO 27701:2019, ISO 42001:2023, GDPR, CCPA	SOC 2 Type II, GDPR
Support	Documentation, online learning and community, 24x5 support, Priority support with enhanced SLA, Dedicated account management	Documentation, Support, Community
Founded	—	2015
Headquarters	—	Singapore
Employees	—	51–200
Funding	Series D · $414M raised	Bootstrapped
Best for	Data teams that build SQL-based data transformations and want them tested, version-controlled and governed.	Data teams that want self-service BI for business users, built on a governed, code-defined semantic layer