Datafold review
Datafold is a data diffing platform that compares datasets value by value within or across databases, used for migrations and CI testing of data code. It ranks #5 of 11 in our data reconciliation tools list (7.8/10). Best for analytics engineering teams using dbt and teams validating warehouse migrations.
Also ranked in ETL Testing Tools (#4, 8.3/10), File Testing Tools (#6, 7.4/10).
Price: Quote-only pricing.
What Datafold is
Datafold's Data Diff compares tables, views, queries and files at the value level within or across 20+ databases and shows the exact rows and columns that differ, from the UI, API or MCP. It runs diffs on every pull request in CI and on schedules as monitors, and the company also sells platform migrations as a fixed-price service.
Pros and cons
- 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
Datafold pricing
| Plan | Billed annually | Billed monthly | Annual saving | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datafold | Custom quote | Custom quote | — | Quote only; demo request ('Discuss pricing and features') |
USD, per user per month unless noted. "—" means the price is not published or we could not confirm it. Last checked Nov 15, 2026. Status: verified on Datafold's pricing page.
Key facts
| Free plan | No |
|---|---|
| Free trial | Not advertised |
| Paid from | Quote-only (contact sales) |
| Minimum seats | 1 |
| Platforms | Cloud (SaaS, multi-tenant), Dedicated single-tenant cloud, Customer-hosted in AWS, GCP or Azure (operated by Datafold) |
| Integrations | 20+ databases plus S3, ADLS and GCS; dbt, Airflow, GitHub/GitLab |
| Compliance and security | SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR, SSO (SAML, Okta, Google OAuth) |
| Support | Email, Slack, In-app chat, Docs |
| Row-level reconciliation | Yes |
| Cross-database comparison | Yes |
| File-to-database comparison | Yes |
| Scheduled test runs | Yes |
| Alerts (email, Slack or Teams) | Not confirmed |
| Facts checked | Nov 15, 2026 · verified on the vendor's own site (source) |
Also ranked in
Datafold is ranked in 4 of our lists: #5 of 11 in Data Reconciliation Tools, and:
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Datafold cost?
Datafold has no free plan; paid plans are quote-only (contact Datafold sales). Prices last checked Nov 15, 2026.
Is Datafold free?
No. Datafold has no permanent free plan.
What are the best Datafold alternatives?
QuerySurge (9/10), iceDQ (8.6/10), Informatica Cloud Data Validation (8.3/10) are the highest-scoring alternatives in our data reconciliation tools ranking.