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Soda vs Metaplane

Checked Nov 15, 2026How we score

Verdict: Soda scores 9.6/10 against 9.2/10 for Metaplane on our data score for data monitoring testing tools.

Both have a free plan.

Soda and Metaplane lead on 0 checks each; 8 are even, out of 8 checks (yes/no, price and seats) where we have data for both.

Choose Soda for data engineering teams that want data contracts and pipeline tests with a free tier and published team price. Choose Metaplane for small and mid-size analytics teams on Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift or Databricks that want a free starting tier.

Scoreboard: 8 checks

CheckSodaMetaplane
Free planEvenEven
Free trialEvenEven
Smaller seat minimumEvenEven
ML anomaly detectionEvenEven
Freshness and volume checksEvenEven
Alerts (email, Slack or Teams)EvenEven
Data lineageEvenEven
Custom rule checksEvenEven
Total00

At a glance

SodaMetaplane
Score9.6/10 (#2)9.2/10 (#4)
Best forData engineering teams that want data contracts and pipeline tests with a free tier and published team priceSmall and mid-size analytics teams on Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift or Databricks that want a free starting tier
Free planYesYes
Paid from (annual)See vendorSee vendor
Paid from (monthly)$750/mo—
Free trial——
Minimum seats11
PlatformsCloud (SaaS), Self-hosted runner (Kubernetes), Python library, Private deployment (Team plan), Python library (Soda Core)Cloud (SaaS)

Features

ToolScoreML anomaly detectionFreshness and volume checksAlerts (email, Slack or Teams)Data lineageCustom rule checks
Soda9.6/10YesYesYesYesYes
Metaplane9.2/10YesYesYesYesYes

Pros and cons

Soda

Pros
  • Published pricing: Free at $0 and Team at $750 per month
  • Free plan includes unlimited users and alerting and ticketing integrations, no credit card needed
  • Alerts to Slack and Microsoft Teams; custom SQL metric monitors supported
  • Deployment options: Python libraries in pipelines, Soda-hosted runner, or self-hosted runner
Cons
  • Soda Core v4 is under the Elastic License 2.0, not an OSI open-source license
  • SSO, RBAC, audit logs and the no-code interface require the Team plan
  • Usage beyond the free Soda Processing Units (SPUs) is billed pay-as-you-go
Soda pricing →

Metaplane

Pros
  • Free forever plan covering 10 monitored tables, no credit card
  • Alerts to Slack, email and Microsoft Teams on every plan; PagerDuty from Pro
  • Column-level lineage across warehouses and BI tools (Looker, Tableau, Power BI, Sigma and others)
  • States SOC 2 Type II, GDPR, CCPA and HIPAA compliance
Cons
  • Pro is 'usage-based' per monitored table but no unit price is published
  • Custom SQL monitors are capped (3 on Free, 5 on Pro, 10 on Enterprise)
  • Pricing page cards and comparison table disagree on user limits
  • Data CI/CD and warehouse spend monitoring are paid add-ons
Metaplane pricing →

Frequently asked questions

How do Soda and Metaplane compare on features and price?

Soda and Metaplane lead on 0 checks each; 8 are even, out of 8 checks (yes/no, price and seats) where we have data for both.

Is Soda better than Metaplane?

Soda scores 9.6/10 against 9.2/10 for Metaplane on our data score for data monitoring testing tools. Soda is best for data engineering teams that want data contracts and pipeline tests with a free tier and published team price; Metaplane is best for small and mid-size analytics teams on Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift or Databricks that want a free starting tier.

Which is cheaper, Soda or Metaplane?

Check each vendor's pricing page; one of them does not publish an entry price.

Do Soda and Metaplane have free plans?

Soda: yes. Metaplane: yes.

See the full Data Monitoring Testing Tools ranking for other options.

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