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dbt Labs distributes dbt as Apache 2.0 open source (dbt Core v1.x and dbt OSS), as a free proprietary v2 binary under the dbt Product Licensing Agreement, and as a paid dbt platform with Developer, Starter, Enterprise and Enterprise+ plans metered by seats, successful models built and add-on consumption.

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Overview articledbt Labs licensingdbt Labs distributes dbt as Apache 2.0 open source (dbt Core v1.x and dbt OSS), as a free proprietary v2 binary under the dbt Product Licensing Agreement, and as a paid dbt platform with Developer, Starter, Enterprise and Enterprise+ plans metered by seats, successful models built and add-on consumption.Cited · Edited 2026-10-08 · 9 references

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dbt open source and product licensingCited · Edited 2026-10-08dbt platform plans, seats and usageCited · Edited 2026-10-08dbt State, Wizard and contract termsCited · Edited 2026-10-08

Licensing Data

From the dbt Labs catalog: how usage is counted, the rules that apply, the programs licences are bought through and the SKUs. Backed by 69 verbatim excerpts from 17 dbt Labs documents.

Products

All 8 Products

Data Integration Tools 7

dbt Copilot, dbt Core, dbt platform, dbt Semantic Layer, dbt State, dbt v2, dbt Wizard

Integrated Development Environments (IDE) 1

dbt VS Code extension

Product History

All acquisitions
  1. Fivetran acquired dbt LabsAnnounced 2025-10-13 · Closed 2026-06-01 · All-stock merger (no value stated)

    Fivetran and dbt Labs merged in an all-stock transaction, initially operating as Fivetran + dbt Labs, with George Fraser as CEO and Tristan Handy as President.

    Licensing impact
    • The parties signed a definitive merger agreement on 2025-10-13; the combined company was expected to approach USD 600 million in annual recurring revenue.[1]
    • The announcement committed the company to keeping dbt Core open under its current license and maintaining it with the community.[1]
    • The merger completed on 2026-06-01; at completion Fivetran announced dbt Core v2.0 (alpha), which open sources the dbt Fusion engine runtime under an Apache 2.0 license, and a locally installable distribution of dbt that gives developers free access to Fusion's core language features and warehouse adapters, with additional platform features unlocked by logging in from the terminal.[2]
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  2. dbt Labs acquired SDF LabsAnnounced 2025-01-14 · Closed 2025-01-14

    dbt Labs acquired SDF Labs, the team behind SDF, a Rust-based data transformation technology with multi-dialect SQL comprehension.

    Licensing impact
    • dbt Labs announced on 2025-01-14 that it had acquired SDF Labs and that the SDF Labs team would become part of dbt Labs.[1]
    • dbt Labs said SDF's SQL comprehension would be integrated into dbt, enabling real-time SQL validation and code completion and adding more detailed metadata to dbt's table- and column-level lineage.[1]
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  3. dbt Labs acquired TransformAnnounced 2023-02-08 · Closed 2023

    dbt Labs acquired Transform, the creators of the MetricFlow metrics framework, to accelerate development of the dbt Semantic Layer.

    Legacy productBecame
    Transform MetricFlowMerged into dbt Semantic Layer · dbt Labs said MetricFlow's capabilities would be merged with the dbt Semantic Layer after closing.
    Licensing impact
    • dbt Labs announced a definitive agreement to acquire Transform on 2023-02-08 and said Transform's founding team would join dbt Labs.[1]
    • dbt Labs said that, after closing, the capabilities of Transform's MetricFlow would be merged with the dbt Semantic Layer.[1]
    • dbt Labs later described the acquisition as made in 2023 and MetricFlow as a component of the dbt Semantic Layer.[2]
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