QuerySurge vs Datafold
Verdict: QuerySurge scores 8.5/10 against 8.3/10 for Datafold on our data score for ETL testing tools.
QuerySurge and Datafold lead on 1 check each; 6 are even, out of 8 checks (yes/no, price and seats) where we have data for both.
Choose QuerySurge for enterprise QA and data teams testing data warehouses, migrations and BI reports. Choose Datafold for analytics engineering teams using dbt and teams validating warehouse migrations.
Scoreboard: 8 checks
| Check | QuerySurge | Datafold |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Even | Even |
| Free trial | Leads | |
| Smaller seat minimum | Leads | |
| No-code test creation | Even | Even |
| Source-to-target comparison | Even | Even |
| CI/CD integration | Even | Even |
| Scheduled test runs | Even | Even |
| Snowflake, Databricks and BigQuery support | Even | Even |
| Total | 1 | 1 |
At a glance
| QuerySurge | Datafold | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 8.5/10 (#3) | 8.3/10 (#4) |
| Best for | Enterprise QA and data teams testing data warehouses, migrations and BI reports | Analytics engineering teams using dbt and teams validating warehouse migrations |
| Free plan | No | No |
| Paid from (annual) | $500.50/user/mo | See vendor |
| Paid from (monthly) | — | — |
| Free trial | 1-day hosted cloud trial (1 user), 15-day download trial (2 users), 45-day proof of concept | — |
| Minimum seats | 2 | 1 |
| Platforms | On-premises, Private cloud (Azure, AWS, GCP and others), Azure and AWS marketplace (pay-as-you-go), Private cloud, Azure (pay-as-you-go), AWS (pay-as-you-go), Public cloud, AWS and Azure pay-as-you-go | Cloud (SaaS, multi-tenant), Dedicated single-tenant cloud, Customer-hosted in AWS, GCP or Azure (operated by Datafold) |
Features
| Tool | Score | No-code test creation | Source-to-target comparison | CI/CD integration | Scheduled test runs | Snowflake, Databricks and BigQuery support |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuerySurge | 8.5/10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Datafold | 8.3/10 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Pros and cons
QuerySurge
Pros- List prices are published on the vendor's site, including per-user and 5/10/25-user package prices
- Connects to 200+ data stores, including Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Excel, Parquet, JSON and XML files
- BI Tester validates Power BI, Tableau, IBM Cognos, Strategy, Oracle BI and SAP BusinessObjects reports against source data
- Several trial options: 1-day hosted cloud trial, 15-day download trial and 45-day proof of concept
- Subscription per-user pricing starts at $6,006 per full user per year with a 2-user minimum
- BI Tester, Full API and Query Import/Export are paid add-ons on the smaller packages
- Customer-installed software (on-premises, private cloud, or pay-as-you-go Azure/AWS marketplace image) rather than a vendor-run SaaS
Datafold
Pros- Value-level, row-and-column diffs across databases, including Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, Redshift, Oracle, SQL Server and Teradata
- File diffing for CSV/TSV, Excel and Parquet files in S3, ADLS or GCS, including file-to-table comparisons
- CI integration runs diffs on each pull request with dbt, Airflow or any git repository
- SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR compliance; SSO via SAML, Okta and Google
- No public pricing; the pricing URL redirects to a contact form and multi-tenant sign-up is by invitation
- In the current version, data diff monitors do not send notifications yet (Slack, Teams and PagerDuty alerts are documented for Datafold Classic)
- File diffing does not list JSON or XML files
Frequently asked questions
How do QuerySurge and Datafold compare on features and price?
QuerySurge and Datafold lead on 1 check each; 6 are even, out of 8 checks (yes/no, price and seats) where we have data for both.
Is QuerySurge better than Datafold?
QuerySurge scores 8.5/10 against 8.3/10 for Datafold on our data score for ETL testing tools. QuerySurge is best for enterprise QA and data teams testing data warehouses, migrations and BI reports; Datafold is best for analytics engineering teams using dbt and teams validating warehouse migrations.
Which is cheaper, QuerySurge or Datafold?
Check each vendor's pricing page; one of them does not publish an entry price.
Do QuerySurge and Datafold have free plans?
QuerySurge: no. Datafold: no.
See the full ETL Testing Tools ranking for other options.
Sources
- QuerySurge: official pricing page · QuerySurge licensing & pricing · QuerySurge feature list · QuerySurge integrations · QuerySurge BI Tester · QuerySurge trial options · About RTTS · QuerySurge Power BI integration page · QuerySurge DevOps for Data page · QuerySurge FAQ
- Datafold: official pricing page · Datafold Data Diff page · Datafold CI/CD testing page · Datafold docs: data connections · Datafold docs: file diffing · Datafold docs: data diff monitors · Datafold docs: deployment options