Does Weld work with dbt?

Yes. Bring your own dbt project, or Cube or SQLMesh, and Weld runs it on fresh data in your warehouse as part of the orchestration, or push models straight from GitHub. The dbt integration and orchestration are included from the Premium plan.

What should I look for when choosing an ETL tool?

Start with connector coverage for the sources you use today, and who maintains those connectors. Then check whether transformations, scheduling and reverse ETL are included or sold separately, how the price grows as your data grows, and whether the data lands in a warehouse you own. A free trial on your real sources is the quickest way to compare.

How much does Weld cost?

Weld Basic starts at $99 a month, Premium at $389 and Business at $959, billed yearly. Plans are priced by the Monthly Active Rows you sync, with connectors added as you need them, and only unique connector types count. Enterprise is priced on request, and every plan starts with a 14-day free trial.

What is the difference between ETL and ELT?

ETL transforms data before loading it into the warehouse. ELT loads the raw data first and transforms it inside the warehouse, where compute is cheap and the raw history stays available. Most cloud data teams now work ELT style. Weld loads raw data into your warehouse and runs SQL or dbt models on top of it.

Which warehouses does Weld load data into?

Weld loads into the major cloud warehouses, including BigQuery and Snowflake. The connector catalog lists every source and destination, and each popular pipeline has its own setup guide.

Can I try Weld before I buy?

Yes. Every plan includes a 14-day free trial, so you can connect your real sources, see your Monthly Active Rows and check the data in your warehouse before you choose a plan. You can also book a demo to walk through your setup with our team.

Buyer's checklistWhat to look for in an ETL tool

One ETL tool for the
whole pipeline

Weld is a modular, agentic data platform. It moves data from 300+ sources into BigQuery, Snowflake or any warehouse, models it with dbt or SQL, runs it in order and syncs the results back into your business tools. Your AI agents can operate all of it through Weld's MCP server. Published prices, from $99 a month billed yearly.

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300+ connectors, built in house
dbt, Cube and SQLMesh
MCP server for AI agents

A typical team

10 sources, 10M rows a month, hourly syncs, 1 reverse ETL destination

Fivetran

$5,200/mo

Metered per row

Weld

$1,199/mo

Flat, Business tier

77% less on the same setup

How ETL tools charge

Weld
Flat monthly tiers by row volume
$99/mo
Reverse ETL included
Fivetran
Metered per monthly active row
$5,200/mo at 10M rows
Reverse ETL on a separate meter
Airbyte
Credits by data volume, capacity based on Pro
from $20/mo
Hevo
Plans by events a month
$299/mo
Stitch
Plans by rows a month, 5M rows to start
from $100/mo
No reverse ETL
Matillion
Credits on task hours
On request
Talend (Qlik)
Capacity subscription
On request

Prices from each vendor's own pricing page, checked against their docs. Weld's are billed yearly. See every comparison or Weld's plans.

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What to look for

Six questions for any ETL tool.
And how Weld answers them.

Connectors you can rely on
Does it cover your sources today, and who fixes a connector when an API changes?
Weld: 300+ connectors, built and maintained in house, with log-based CDC for databases.
Transformations in the same place
Can you model the data where it lands, or do you need a second tool?
Weld: SQL models in your warehouse, or bring your own dbt, Cube or SQLMesh project.
Scheduling and orchestration
Can loads and models run in order, on a schedule you control?
Weld: Built-in orchestration that also runs dbt, Cube, SQLMesh and Coalesce.
Getting data back out
Can the modelled data reach your CRM, ad platforms and spreadsheets?
Weld: Reverse ETL is part of the platform, not a separate product to buy.
A price you can predict
Is the price published, and what makes it go up?
Weld: Every plan below Enterprise has a public price, set by Monthly Active Rows and connectors.
Security and ownership
Does the data stay in a warehouse you own, under clear security terms?
Weld: Data lands in your own warehouse, with SSO and 2FA on every plan.

Comparing several tools? Read our guide to the 15 best ETL tools, with pricing, connectors and deployment side by side.

Features

A complete data platform. Modular by design.
Use one part or all of them.

Use Weld for ingestion, transformation, orchestration or reverse ETL. Run the parts together, or combine them with the warehouse, modelling framework and development tools you already use.

Data pipelines
Incremental, full and CDC replication from 300+ sources, built and maintained by Weld, running 200,000+ syncs a day.
Learn more about Data pipelines
Business add-on and Enterprise
Change data capture
Log-based replication from PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server and MongoDB in near real time, with automatic schema handling.
Learn more about Change data capture
dbt from Premium
dbt and SQL transformations
Bring your own dbt, Cube or SQLMesh project, or write SQL models in Weld. Push from GitHub and build in Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code.
Learn more about dbt and SQL transformations
From Premium
Orchestration
Everything runs in the order you define. Nothing downstream starts until the step before it reports back, and Weld retries what fails.
Learn more about Orchestration
Reverse ETL
Sync models to HubSpot, Salesforce, Klaviyo, Google Ads, the Meta Conversions API, Google Sheets and more, on a schedule you set.
Learn more about Reverse ETL
Included from Premium, add-on on Basic
MCP server
Connect Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any MCP client to your workspace. Debug syncs, build models, run reverse ETL and query your warehouse in plain language, with your own permissions.
Learn more about MCP server
Agent context
Schemas, joins and open-source SQL models for every connector, served to AI agents over MCP.
Learn more about Agent context
From Premium
REST API and agentic workflows
Let agents and scripts create connections, trigger syncs, publish models, run orchestrations and activate data through the Weld Connect API, with Dagster or Airflow alongside.
Learn more about REST API and agentic workflows
AI SQL assistant
Write, explain and refine SQL models with Ed, Weld's AI assistant.
Learn more about AI SQL assistant
Data lineage
See how data flows and depends from source to model to destination, on every plan.
Security
SOC 2 Type II, GDPR compliant, SSO, MFA and RBAC, encrypted in transit and at rest.
Learn more about Security

A data platform your agents can operate.

Weld's MCP server lets Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other MCP clients debug syncs, build models, run reverse ETL and query your warehouse, with your own permissions.

Set up the MCP server

Platform

The modular agentic data platform.
One platform, one bill.

Ingestion, transformations, orchestration, reverse ETL and agents, each a module you can use on its own or together. The internal agent, the MCP server and a full API are built in.

Agents

Internal agent, MCP server and full API

Reverse ETL

Back into your CRM and ad tools

Orchestration

Runs dbt, Cube, SQLMesh and Coalesce

Transformations

SQL models, or your own dbt project

Ingestion

300+ connectors and log-based CDC

Ingestion300+ connectors and log-based CDC
TransformationsSQL models, or your own dbt project
OrchestrationRuns dbt, Cube, SQLMesh and Coalesce
Reverse ETLBack into your CRM and ad tools
AgentsInternal agent, MCP server and full API

Pricing

Published prices.
No quote to get started.

Pick a plan by the Monthly Active Rows you sync and add connectors as you need them. Only unique connector types count, and every plan starts with a 14-day free trial.

See full pricing

Basic
from $99/mo
- Daily syncs
- 2 connectors included
- Transformations and reverse ETL
Premium
from $389/mo
- Hourly syncs
- 6 connectors included
- dbt, orchestration and the API
Business
from $959/mo
- 15-minute syncs
- 10 connectors included
- Multiple destinations and audit logs

Monthly list prices billed yearly, October 2026. Enterprise is priced on request.

Popular pipelines

Start with the sources you have.
Each with a setup guide.

Browse all connectors

FAQ

Frequently asked questions.
About choosing an ETL tool.

Still comparing?

Walk our team through your sources and warehouse.

Book a demo

An ETL tool extracts data from sources such as databases, SaaS apps and ad platforms, transforms it into a usable shape and loads it into a destination, usually a data warehouse like BigQuery or Snowflake. Modern tools often load first and transform inside the warehouse, which is called ELT. Weld does both: it loads data from 300+ sources into your warehouse and lets you model it there in SQL or dbt.

Resources

Go deeper before you choose.

Next steps

Try it on your own data.
Free for 14 days.

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One ETL tool for the
whole pipeline

How ETL tools charge

Six questions for any ETL tool.
And how Weld answers them.

Connectors you can rely on

Transformations in the same place

Scheduling and orchestration

Getting data back out

A price you can predict

Security and ownership

A complete data platform. Modular by design.
Use one part or all of them.

Data pipelines

Change data capture

dbt and SQL transformations

Orchestration

Reverse ETL

MCP server

Agent context

REST API and agentic workflows

AI SQL assistant

Data lineage

Security

A data platform your agents can operate.

The modular agentic data platform.
One platform, one bill.

Published prices.
No quote to get started.

Start with the sources you have.
Each with a setup guide.

Frequently asked questions.
About choosing an ETL tool.

Go deeper before you choose.

The 15 best ETL tools

Fivetran vs Weld

Change data capture

Try it on your own data.
Free for 14 days.

One ETL tool for the whole pipeline

How ETL tools charge

Six questions for any ETL tool.And how Weld answers them.

Connectors you can rely on

Transformations in the same place

Scheduling and orchestration

Getting data back out

A price you can predict

Security and ownership

A complete data platform. Modular by design.Use one part or all of them.

Data pipelines

Change data capture

dbt and SQL transformations

Orchestration

Reverse ETL

MCP server

Agent context

REST API and agentic workflows

AI SQL assistant

Data lineage

Security

A data platform your agents can operate.

The modular agentic data platform.One platform, one bill.

Published prices.No quote to get started.

Start with the sources you have.Each with a setup guide.

Frequently asked questions.About choosing an ETL tool.

Go deeper before you choose.

The 15 best ETL tools

Fivetran vs Weld

Change data capture

Try it on your own data.Free for 14 days.

One ETL tool for the
whole pipeline

Six questions for any ETL tool.
And how Weld answers them.

A complete data platform. Modular by design.
Use one part or all of them.

The modular agentic data platform.
One platform, one bill.

Published prices.
No quote to get started.

Start with the sources you have.
Each with a setup guide.

Frequently asked questions.
About choosing an ETL tool.

Try it on your own data.
Free for 14 days.