Best Data Version Control Tools in 2026
Updated
In short: Weights & Biases is ranked #1 of 36 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Roboflow and git-annex. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Roboflow. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Neon at $0.11/mo.
When datasets change, version control tools can help you examine how data is organized, updated and restored. Compare data scope and dataset branching, then consider snapshot granularity and point-in-time rollback to understand the versioning approaches represented. The entries include git-annex, Weights & Biases and Dolt, as well as lakeFS and DataLad. Deployment model and storage backend are also comparison points, since they describe how each tool is set up and where data is stored. The ranked best-of ordering also sets out free plan availability and paid starting prices, so you can weigh those details alongside the data-management features.
36 data version control tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
Recognised 40% · Phone app 26% · Documented 20% · Free plan 14% of the score
- 1 Weights & Biases iPhone only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.9$60/mo
- 2 Roboflow iPhone + Android RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 7.8$39/mo
- 3 git-annex Android only RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.9 Data scope: filesDataset branching: YesPoint-in-time rollback: Yes
- 4 Apache Paimon No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4Free Data scope: tablesDataset branching: YesPoint-in-time rollback: Yes
- 5 Databricks Notebooks No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4Free Data scope: tablesDataset branching: YesPoint-in-time rollback: Yes
- 6 Dolt No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$5/mo Data scope: tablesDataset branching: YesPoint-in-time rollback: Yes
- 7 Graviti No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$200/mo Data scope: files_and_tablesDataset branching: YesPoint-in-time rollback: Yes
- 8 Hugging Face Hub No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$9/mo Data scope: filesDataset branching: YesPoint-in-time rollback: Yes
- 9 Oxen No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.4$30/mo Data scope: files_and_tablesDataset branching: YesPoint-in-time rollback: Yes
- 10 Bauplan No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$700/mo
- 11 ClearML No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$15/mo
- 12 Crowdee No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free
- 13 DagsHub No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$8.25/mo
- 14 DataLad No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Data scope: filesDataset branching: YesPoint-in-time rollback: Yes
- 15 Neon No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3$0.11/mo
- 16 Nile No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.3Free Data scope: tablesDataset branching: YesPoint-in-time rollback: Yes
- 17 Apache Hudi No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free
- 18 Kedro No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free
- 19 TerminusDB No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 6.2Free
- 20 Quilt No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.8$312.50/mo Data scope: filesDataset branching: YesPoint-in-time rollback: Yes
- 21 lakeFS No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.7
- 22 Snowflake CoCo No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.6
- 23 PlanetScale No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.5$5/mo
- 24 XTDB No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.4 Data scope: tablesPoint-in-time rollback: Yes
- 25 Apache Iceberg No phone app RecognisedPhone appDocumentedFree plan 5.3 Data scope: tablesDataset branching: YesPoint-in-time rollback: Yes
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Questions about this list
Which data version control tool is ranked first on Samsung Mobile US Press?
Weights & Biases is ranked #1 of 36 with a score of 7.9. Roboflow is second and git-annex third.
How many of these have a free plan?
18 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Neon has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.11/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked mobile-first: a phone app alongside the web or desktop product, a free tier and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.