Best Data Version Control Tools in 2026
34 data version control tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
| # | Platform | Score | Why | From | Free plan | Paid from | Data scope | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dolt | 8.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $5/mo | Yes | — | tables | View |
| 2 |  lakeFS | 8.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 3 | Oxen | 8.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $30/mo | Yes | 30 /mo | files_and_tables | View |
| 4 |  Nile | 8.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | tables | View |
| 5 | DagsHub | 8.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $8.25/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 6 | ClearML | 7.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $15/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 7 | Weights & Biases | 7.9 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $60/mo | Yes | 60 /mo | — | View |
| 8 | Bauplan | 7.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $700/mo | Yes | 700 /mo | — | View |
| 9 |  Hugging Face Hub | 7.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $9/mo | Yes | 9 /mo | files | View |
| 10 | Neon | 7.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $0.11/mo | Yes | — | — | View |
| 11 |  DataLad | 7.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | files | View |
| 12 | Roboflow | 7.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | $39/mo | Yes | 79 /mo | — | View |
| 13 | Apache Paimon | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | tables | View |
| 14 | Crowdee | 7.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 15 | Delta Lake | 6.7 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | tables | View |
| 16 |  git-annex | 6.6 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | files | View |
| 17 | DataChain | 6.5 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | files_and_tables | View |
| 18 |  Project Nessie | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | tables | View |
| 19 |  Graviti | 6.4 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | 200 /mo | files_and_tables | View |
| 20 | Apache Iceberg | 6.3 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | tables | View |
| 21 |  Lance | 6.1 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | files_and_tables | View |
| 22 |  Kart | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | — | — | — | files_and_tables | View |
| 23 |  TerminusDB | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | — | View |
| 24 |  XTDB | 6.0 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | tables | View |
| 25 |  TileDB Cloud | 5.8 | RecognisedAPIDocumented | Free | Yes | — | files_and_tables | View |
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Questions about this list
Which data version control tool is ranked first on Inferse?
Dolt is ranked #1 of 34 with a score of 8.9. lakeFS is second and Oxen third.
How many of these have a free plan?
20 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Neon has the lowest first paid tier we found: $0.11/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it. Paid placements never change a rank.