dbt Semantic Layer vs IRI DarkShield
| dbt Semantic Layer | IRI DarkShield | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | $100/mo | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, Web | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | No |
| Deployment model | cloud | hybrid |
| Transformation interface | — | code |
| Supported data formats | — | Delimited, fixed, line sequential, record sequential, variable sequential, blocked, CSV, JSON, LDIF, XML, COBOL, ODBC tables, Excel, Kafka, MQTT, S3, Azure Blob, GCP storage, HDFS |
| Version control | — | Yes |
| Workflow orchestration | — | Yes |
| Data quality checks | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Data Transformation Tools. On Samsung Mobile US Press, dbt Semantic Layer scores higher on our published basis.