Best Data Version Control Tools in 2026
Updated
36 data version control tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
36ranked
0free plans on this page
$5/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
0 of the 11 here have a free tier you can use, 0 have open-source code on record, and 0 have full bars: free, open, on most of your devices and documented.
| # | App | Signal | Free tier | Open code | Devices | From | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | DataChainWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 27 | DataverseWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 28 | PlanetScaleWeb · Windows · Mac · Linux · API | Two bars | — | — | 4 of 6 | $5/mo | 5.2 |
| 29 | Project NessieWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 30 | TileDB CloudWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 31 | XTDBWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.2 |
| 32 | Carbon Data LayerNo platforms listed | No signal | — | — | 0 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 33 | Delta LakeNo platforms listed | No signal | — | — | 0 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 34 | LanceNo platforms listed | No signal | — | — | 0 of 6 | — | 5.1 |
| 35 | data.world Data CatalogWeb | No signal | — | — | 1 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
| 36 | DVCLiveNo platforms listed | No signal | — | — | 0 of 6 | — | 5.0 |
Compare all 11 in a table
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Data scope | Dataset branching |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | DataChain | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | files_and_tables | — |
| 27 | Dataverse | 5.2 | No | — | — | — | files_and_tables | No |
| 28 | PlanetScale | 5.2 | No | $5/mo | No | 5 /mo | — | — |
| 29 | Project Nessie | 5.2 | No | — | — | — | tables | Yes |
| 30 | TileDB Cloud | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | files_and_tables | — |
| 31 | XTDB | 5.2 | No | — | Yes | — | tables | — |
| 32 | Carbon Data Layer | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | files_and_tables | — |
| 33 | Delta Lake | 5.1 | No | — | Yes | — | tables | — |
| 34 | Lance | 5.1 | No | — | — | — | files_and_tables | Yes |
| 35 | data.world Data Catalog | 5.0 | No | — | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | DVCLive | 5.0 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
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