dbt Labs
Analytics engineering and data transformation
About
Founded in 2016 as Fishtown Analytics by Tristan Handy, Drew Banin, and Connor McArthur, dbt Labs builds dbt, the open-source standard for transforming data inside cloud data warehouses using modular SQL and software engineering best practices. The platform enables data teams to version-control transformations, test data quality, and document lineage without leaving the warehouse. Over 80,000 teams worldwide use dbt, including JetBlue, HubSpot, and SunRun, processing billions of transformations daily across Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, and Databricks. dbt Labs surpassed $100M in ARR in 2025. In early 2026, dbt Labs and Fivetran announced a definitive merger agreement, creating a unified end-to-end data pipeline and transformation platform.
Products
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dbt
— SQL-based tool to build, test, and deploy modular, version-controlled data transformation pipelines with real-time validation.
Customer sectors: data engineers, analytics teams, data analysts
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Fusion engine
— Stateful engine that automates incremental model builds to optimize compute, save costs, and ensure fast, reliable pipelines.
Customer sectors: data engineers, data platform teams, analytics teams
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dbt Catalog
— Metadata catalog that powers data lineage and governance for trusted analytics and AI development.
Customer sectors: data governance, analytics teams, data engineers
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dbt Studio
— Native IDE extension supporting local dbt development with deep SQL awareness and cross-model refactoring.
Customer sectors: data engineers, analytics engineers, developers
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dbt Semantic Layer
— Layer that enables faster self-service analytics by providing AI-ready, governed semantic data definitions.
Customer sectors: analytics teams, data analysts, business intelligence
Market research & competitive positioning
Source-backed TAM / SAM / SOM sizing, displacement analysis, and an interactive peer positioning map for dbt Labs — available to members.
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