Best Data Version Control Tools in 2026
Updated
In short: Weights & Biases is ranked #1 of 36 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Apache Paimon and Dolt. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Apache Paimon. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Neon at $0.11/mo.
When datasets change, version control can help you track those changes and manage branching, snapshots, and rollback. The leading entries include Dolt, DataLad, and lakeFS, with Oxen and Nile also appearing near the top. Compare their data scope and dataset branching, then consider deployment model and storage backend to understand how each handles your data. Snapshot granularity and point-in-time rollback offer further ways to distinguish their versioning capabilities. The ranking also sets out free-plan availability and paid starting prices, useful context when weighing fit against cost. These criteria can help you narrow the options according to the kinds of datasets and recovery workflows you need to support.
36 data version control tools ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
#1 Weights & Biases Top pick · 7.4 Free plan · $60/mo
#2 Apache Paimon Runner-up · 7.3 Free plan · Free
#3 Dolt Also great · 7.3 Free plan · $5/mo
- Free planFree trial apiiOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 60 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$60/mofirst paid tier About Weights & BiasesVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Data scope
- tables
- Dataset branching
- Yes
- Point-in-time rollback
- Yes
- Snapshot granularity
- table
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Data scope
- tables
- Dataset branching
- Yes
- Point-in-time rollback
- Yes
- Snapshot granularity
- table
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About DoltVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$15/mofirst paid tier About ClearMLVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$0.11/mofirst paid tier About NeonVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Data scope
- tables
- Dataset branching
- Yes
- Point-in-time rollback
- Yes
- Snapshot granularity
- table
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree About NileVisit site - Free plan LinuxmacOSWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Data scope
- files
- Dataset branching
- Yes
- Point-in-time rollback
- Yes
- Snapshot granularity
- file
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan apiLinuxWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 9 /mo
- Data scope
- files
- Dataset branching
- Yes
- Point-in-time rollback
- Yes
- Snapshot granularity
- file
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$9/mofirst paid tier About Hugging Face HubVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 79 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$39/mofirst paid tier About RoboflowVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- No
- Data scope
- tables
- Dataset branching
- Yes
- Point-in-time rollback
- Yes
- Snapshot granularity
- table
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 200 /mo
- Data scope
- files_and_tables
- Dataset branching
- Yes
- Point-in-time rollback
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$200/mofirst paid tier About GravitiVisit site - Free planFree trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 30 /mo
- Data scope
- files_and_tables
- Dataset branching
- Yes
- Point-in-time rollback
- Yes
- Snapshot granularity
- file_and_table
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$30/mofirst paid tier About OxenVisit site - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- 700 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$700/mofirst paid tier About BauplanVisit site - Free plan apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free planFree trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$8.25/mofirst paid tier About DagsHubVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free plan Linuxself-hostedRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- Free plan Linuxself-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - apiLinuxmacOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 5 /mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$5/mofirst paid tier About PlanetScaleVisit site - apiLinuxself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- No
- Paid from
- 312.5 /mo
- Data scope
- files
- Dataset branching
- Yes
- Point-in-time rollback
- Yes
- Snapshot granularity
- file
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms$312.50/mofirst paid tier About QuiltVisit site - Free trial apiLinuxmacOSWebWindowsRecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
- WebWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroid
- Data scope
- files
- Dataset branching
- Yes
- Point-in-time rollback
- Yes
- Snapshot granularity
- file
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - Free trial apiself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Data scope
- tables
- Dataset branching
- Yes
- Point-in-time rollback
- Yes
- Snapshot granularity
- table
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms - WindowsmacOSLinux
- Data scope
- files_and_tables
- Dataset branching
- Yes
- Point-in-time rollback
- Yes
- Snapshot granularity
- file_and_table
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatforms
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Questions about this list
Which data version control tool is ranked first on Everything Xiaomi?
Weights & Biases is ranked #1 of 36 with a score of 7.4. Apache Paimon is second and Dolt third.
How many of these have a free plan?
18 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: documentation depth, a free tier and the platforms it runs on. Paid placements never change a rank.