data-diff 0.7.14

Command-line tool and Python library to efficiently diff rows across two different databases.

data-diff

Develop dbt models faster by testing as you code.

See how every change to dbt code affects the data produced in the modified model and downstream.

What is data-diff?

data-diff is an open source package that you can use to see the impact of your dbt code changes on your dbt models as you code.

:eyes: Watch 4-min demo video here

Getting Started

Install data-diff

Install data-diff with the command that is specific to the database you use with dbt.

Snowflake

pip install data-diff 'data-diff[snowflake,dbt]' -U

BigQuery

pip install data-diff 'data-diff[dbt]' google-cloud-bigquery -U

Redshift

pip install data-diff 'data-diff[redshift,dbt]' -U

Postgres

pip install data-diff 'data-diff[postgres,dbt]' -U

Databricks

pip install data-diff 'data-diff[databricks,dbt]' -U

DuckDB

pip install data-diff 'data-diff[duckdb,dbt]' -U

Update a few lines in your dbt_project.yml.

#dbt_project.yml
vars:
  data_diff:
    prod_database: my_database
    prod_schema: my_default_schema

Run your first data diff!

dbt run && data-diff --dbt

We recommend you get started by walking through our simple setup instructions which contain examples and details.

Please reach out on the dbt Slack in #tools-datafold if you have any trouble whatsoever getting started!

Diffing between databases

Check out our documentation if you're looking to compare data across databases (for example, between Postgres and Snowflake).

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License

This project is licensed under the terms of the MIT License.