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Best Carbon Data Layer Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 apps from data version control tools ranked against Carbon Data Layer on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Weights & Biases Free plan apiiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $60/mo7.9
    Carbon Data Layer vs Weights & Biases
  2. 2
    git-annex Free plan AndroidLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.8
    Carbon Data Layer vs git-annex
  3. 3
    Roboflow Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb $39/mo7.8
    Carbon Data Layer vs Roboflow
  4. 4
    Apache Paimon Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin Free6.4
    Carbon Data Layer vs Apache Paimon
  5. 5
    Databricks Notebooks Free plan Web Free6.4
    Carbon Data Layer vs Databricks Notebooks
  6. 6
    Dolt Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $5/mo6.4
    Carbon Data Layer vs Dolt
  7. 7
    Graviti Free plan apiWeb $200/mo6.4
    Carbon Data Layer vs Graviti
  8. 8
    Hugging Face Hub Free plan apiLinuxWeb $9/mo6.4
    Carbon Data Layer vs Hugging Face Hub
  9. 9
    Oxen Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $30/mo6.4
    Carbon Data Layer vs Oxen
  10. 10
    Bauplan Free plan apiWeb $700/mo6.3
    Carbon Data Layer vs Bauplan
  11. 11
    ClearML Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $15/mo6.3
    Carbon Data Layer vs ClearML
  12. 12
    Crowdee Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free6.3
    Carbon Data Layer vs Crowdee
  13. 13
    DagsHub Free plan apiself-hostedWeb $99/mo6.3
    Carbon Data Layer vs DagsHub
  14. 14
    DataLad Free plan LinuxMacWin Free6.3
    Carbon Data Layer vs DataLad
  15. 15
    Neon Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin $0.11/mo6.3
    Carbon Data Layer vs Neon
  16. 16
    Nile Free plan apiLinuxMacWebWin Free6.3
    Carbon Data Layer vs Nile
  17. 17
    Apache Hudi Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.2
    Carbon Data Layer vs Apache Hudi
  18. 18
    Kedro Free plan Linuxself-hosted Free6.2
    Carbon Data Layer vs Kedro
  19. 19
    TerminusDB Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb Free6.2
    Carbon Data Layer vs TerminusDB
  20. 20
    Quilt apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $312.50/mo5.8
    Carbon Data Layer vs Quilt

Carbon Data Layer alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Weights & Biases7.9Free plan$60/moAPI, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
2git-annex7.8Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Roboflow7.8Free plan$39/moAndroid, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web
4Apache Paimon6.4Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5Databricks Notebooks6.4Free planFreeWeb
6Dolt6.4Free plan$5/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7Graviti6.4Free plan$200/moAPI, Web
8Hugging Face Hub6.4Free plan$9/moAPI, Linux, Web
9Oxen6.4Free plan$30/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
10Bauplan6.3Free plan$700/moAPI, Web
11ClearML6.3Free plan$15/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12Crowdee6.3Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
13DagsHub6.3Free plan$99/moAPI, self-hosted, Web
14DataLad6.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
15Neon6.3Free plan$0.11/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Nile6.3Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Apache Hudi6.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
18Kedro6.2Free planFreeLinux, self-hosted
19TerminusDB6.2Free planFreeAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
20Quilt5.8No$312.50/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Carbon Data Layer alternatives

What is the best alternative to Carbon Data Layer?

Weights & Biases, number 1 in data version control tools with a score of 7.9 out of 10. The others here: git-annex, Roboflow, Apache Paimon and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Carbon Data Layer?

Weights & Biases is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 19 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation.