dbt Labs: Free Developer plan drops 14-day Starter trial
What happened
Between the Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026 captures of Getdbt's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Developer (free) plan no longer includes a 14-day free trial of the Starter plan. Pulse files it as a packaging change (trial change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 26, 2026) lists Starter at $100 and dbt State at $0.09 DATT (Daily Active Target Table).
It lands 21 days after Getdbt's previous change, "dbt: Copilot AI assistant renamed Wizard, re-metered on dollar credits" (Aug 31, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "dbt: New dbt State usage-based pricing + Enterprise feature removed" (Jul 3, 2026). Getdbt has been tracked since 2024-10-01.
In the same window Prefect, Dagster Labs and Talend also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Developer, Starter · TrialRemoved
Before14-day free trial of the Starter plan
AfterNot listed
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Developer, Starter | Trial | 14-day free trial of the Starter plan | Not listed | Removed |
Values as written on Getdbt's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Getdbt's pricing page (getdbt.com) from Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the 14-day free trial of the Starter plan no longer appears.
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Getdbt, the last 90 days
Full history- Oct 26, 2026packagingGetdbt adds free monthly usage allowance to dbt State add-on
- Sep 21, 2026packagingdbt Labs: Free Developer plan drops 14-day Starter trial · this change
- Aug 31, 2026packagingdbt: Copilot AI assistant renamed Wizard, re-metered on dollar credits
- Jul 3, 2026packagingdbt: New dbt State usage-based pricing + Enterprise feature removed
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
All Data & Analytics changesQuestions about this change
Did Getdbt raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: trial change.
What changed on Getdbt's pricing page between Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026?
Developer, Starter trial: 14-day free trial of the Starter plan → Not listed, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 14, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Getdbt change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Getdbt in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "dbt: Copilot AI assistant renamed Wizard, re-metered on dollar credits" on Aug 31, 2026; Getdbt has been tracked since 2024-10-01.