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
Data Version Control Tools, ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going. 0 of the 11 on this page can be tried for free.
- 26 DVID
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 27 XTDB
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 28 DataChain
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 29 Dataverse
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 30 Project Nessie
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 31 TileDB Cloud
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 32 Delta Lake
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 33 Lance
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 34 Carbon Data Layer
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 35 DVCLive
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
- 36 data.world Data Catalog
- Free to practise on: not on record
- Free trial: not on record
- Well documented: not on record
- Runs where you work: not on record
Compare all 11 in a table
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | Free plan | Paid from | Data scope | Dataset branching |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | DVID | 5.9 | No | — | — | files | Yes |
| 27 | XTDB | 5.9 | No | Yes | — | tables | — |
| 28 | DataChain | 5.8 | No | Yes | — | files_and_tables | — |
| 29 | Dataverse | 5.8 | No | — | — | files_and_tables | No |
| 30 | Project Nessie | 5.8 | No | — | — | tables | Yes |
| 31 | TileDB Cloud | 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 | 5.6 | No | — | — | files_and_tables | — |
| 35 | DVCLive | 5.4 | No | Yes | — | — | — |
| 36 | data.world Data Catalog | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | — |
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