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
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Data Version Control Tools 11 channels on this page · 49 of 88 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromData scopeDataset branchingPoint-in-time rollbackSnapshot granularityStorage backendDeployment model Spec sheet Score
26 DVID Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedData scopefilesDataset branchingYesPoint-in-time rollbacknot statedSnapshot granularityfileStorage backendbothDeployment modelself hosted 5/8spec lines stated 6.0
27 Dataverse Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedData scopefiles + tablesDataset branchingNoPoint-in-time rollbackYesSnapshot granularityfile + tableStorage backendbring your ownDeployment modelself hosted 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
28 Project Nessie Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedData scopetablesDataset branchingYesPoint-in-time rollbackYesSnapshot granularitytableStorage backendbring your ownDeployment modelself hosted 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
29 TileDB Cloud Free planYesPaid fromnot statedData scopefiles + tablesDataset branchingnot statedPoint-in-time rollbacknot statedSnapshot granularitynot statedStorage backendbothDeployment modelboth 4/8spec lines stated 5.9
30 XTDB Free planYesPaid fromnot statedData scopetablesDataset branchingnot statedPoint-in-time rollbackYesSnapshot granularitytableStorage backendbothDeployment modelboth 6/8spec lines stated 5.9
31 DataChain Free planYesPaid fromnot statedData scopefiles + tablesDataset branchingnot statedPoint-in-time rollbacknot statedSnapshot granularityfile + tableStorage backendbothDeployment modelboth 5/8spec lines stated 5.8
32 Delta Lake Free planYesPaid fromnot statedData scopetablesDataset branchingnot statedPoint-in-time rollbackYesSnapshot granularitytableStorage backendbring your ownDeployment modelboth 6/8spec lines stated 5.7
33 Lance Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedData scopefiles + tablesDataset branchingYesPoint-in-time rollbackYesSnapshot granularitytableStorage backendbring your ownDeployment modelself hosted 6/8spec lines stated 5.7
34 Carbon Data Layer Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedData scopefiles + tablesDataset branchingnot statedPoint-in-time rollbacknot statedSnapshot granularityfile + tableStorage backendbothDeployment modelboth 4/8spec lines stated 5.5
35 DVCLive Free planYesPaid fromnot statedData scopenot statedDataset branchingnot statedPoint-in-time rollbacknot statedSnapshot granularitynot statedStorage backendnot statedDeployment modelnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 5.3
36 data.world Data Catalog Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedData scopenot statedDataset branchingnot statedPoint-in-time rollbacknot statedSnapshot granularitynot statedStorage backendnot statedDeployment modelnot stated 0/8spec lines stated 5.2
Compare all 11 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Data scope | Dataset branching |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | DVID | 6.0 | No | — | — | files | Yes |
| 27 | Dataverse | 5.9 | No | — | — | files_and_tables | No |
| 28 | Project Nessie | 5.9 | No | — | — | tables | Yes |
| 29 | TileDB Cloud | 5.9 | No | Yes | — | files_and_tables | — |
| 30 | XTDB | 5.9 | No | Yes | — | tables | — |
| 31 | DataChain | 5.8 | No | Yes | — | files_and_tables | — |
| 32 | Delta Lake | 5.7 | No | Yes | — | tables | — |
| 33 | Lance | 5.7 | No | — | — | files_and_tables | Yes |
| 34 | Carbon Data Layer | 5.5 | No | — | — | files_and_tables | — |
| 35 | DVCLive | 5.3 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 36 | data.world Data Catalog | 5.2 | No | — | — | — | — |
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