by Getdbt · getdbt.com ↗
Analytics engineering platform for transforming data in warehouses with managed dbt workflows.
dbt Labs’ public pricing is straightforward on the entry tiers and intentionally quote-based at the top end. For teams getting started, the Developer plan is free and gives you one Developer seat, 3,000 successful models built per month, and a single project. The paid self-serve option is Starter at $100 per user/month, which expands the seat count and usage allowance while adding features like dbt Catalog basic, dbt Semantic Layer basic, dbt Copilot code generation, and API access. Above that, Enterprise and Enterprise+ are custom-priced, with published entitlements but no public list price. The billing docs make the structure even clearer: Starter bills monthly with seats charged upfront and usage billed in arrears, while Enterprise is invoiced annually with additional usage billed monthly in arrears if applicable. If you are modeling budget, the main cost drivers are seats, model volume, queried metrics, and whether your contract is custom or self-serve. Because some overage rates and enterprise terms are not publicly disclosed, the safest buying approach is to validate usage thresholds and ask sales for a contract-specific quote before rollout.
Freemium plus seat-based and usage-based pricing, with quote-only enterprise tiers.
Developer is free and billed monthly in the sense that entitlements refresh each calendar month. Starter is monthly and paid by credit card, with seats charged upfront at the beginning of the month and usage charged in arrears for the previous month. Enterprise is billed annually via invoice, with monthly in-arrears billing for additional usage if applicable. New customers started onboarding into the updated Developer and Team pricing on August 12, 2023, and existing customers were not automatically migrated. Developer plan users get a 14-day free trial of the Starter plan, and Starter includes a trial flow on the public pricing page. The supplied documents do not disclose any public discounts.
If you exceed 3,000 models, subsequent runs are canceled until models are refreshed or you upgrade to a paid plan. The plan is free and includes one Developer license.
Seats are charged upfront at the beginning of the month. If you exceed 15,000 models in any month, additional usage is billed on the next invoice. Included models do not roll over to future months.
Pricing is custom. Enterprise customers may benefit from negotiated usage rates. Specific pricing details are handled in the order form or contract.
Pricing is custom and not publicly listed. Specific pricing details are handled in the order form or contract.
Additional features, upgrades, or updates may be subject to separate charges. dbt Labs may institute use limits if reasonable use is exceeded.
Pricing is usage-based and billed on Daily Active Target Tables (DATT). Users are billed for each unique reuse of a model, test, or snapshot.
If a Starter account exceeds 15,000 models in a month, additional usage is billed on the next invoice at the rates on the pricing page. The public pricing page in the supplied documents does not disclose the exact overage rate for Starter usage.
For Team plan customers on the updated pricing structure, each additional successful model built beyond the included monthly allotment is charged as usage. This applies after the 15,000 model included limit is exceeded.
A small analytics team wants to try dbt with no upfront software cost.
Expected cost$0 to start on Developer; if they need the paid Starter plan later, pricing begins at $100 per user/month.A self-serve team needs production scheduling, collaboration, and a larger usage allowance.
Expected cost$100 per user/month, plus possible overage charges if they exceed 15,000 successful models per month.A larger organization needs advanced governance and custom deployment support.
Expected costNot publicly disclosed; Enterprise and Enterprise+ are quote-based.No. The public pricing page lists a fixed price for Starter and custom pricing for Enterprise and Enterprise+. The billing documentation also says Enterprise pricing details are in the order form or contract, and that customers should contact the account team for specifics. For buyers, that means only some tiers are self-serve and directly priced on the website.
On Developer, runs beyond 3,000 models are canceled until the monthly refresh or an upgrade. On Starter, usage beyond 15,000 models is billed on the next invoice. The exact public overage rate for Starter is not disclosed in the supplied pricing documents, so buyers should treat it as variable and confirm it with dbt Labs.
Yes. The public pricing page says Developer includes a 14-day free trial of the Starter plan, and dbt State includes 30 days free for eligible new orgs. Trial availability depends on the specific product or eligibility criteria, so buyers should verify the offer on the relevant product page before purchase.
