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datafold/data-diff

Compare tables within or across databases observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/datafold/data-diff · homepage · Python · MIT (permissive) · archived observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

10/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100

Flags: archived

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 1640
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 838
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2991 stars · 312 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded

A command-line tool and Python library that efficiently diffs rows between tables within or across SQL databases like PostgreSQL, MySQL, Snowflake, Oracle, and Trino. The open-source project was sunset by Datafold in May 2024 and is no longer actively maintained.

Use cases

  • compare rows between two tables in different databases
  • validate data parity after a database migration
  • reconcile production and staging tables
  • diff a Snowflake table against a Postgres table
  • check data quality by finding changed rows between environments
  • verify dbt model outputs row by row

When to choose

  • you need fast row-level diffing across heterogeneous SQL databases
  • you want a lightweight Python library or CLI for data reconciliation
  • you're validating a data platform migration and don't need vendor support

When to avoid

  • you need actively maintained software with bug fixes and new database support
  • you want CI/CD data diffing with a UI - consider Datafold's commercial product instead
  • you need long-term production support for a critical pipeline

Facets

cli-tool · maturity abandoned

database cli developer-tools data-science databases data-science python cli cross-platform data-diffing data-quality dbt sql data-reconciliation sunset data-engineering

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