Elementary vs Great Expectations
While both tools offer open-source data monitoring, Elementary is the superior solution for teams working with dbt. Additionally, Elementary provides more types of tests, the option to filter by tags and owner, and data lineage analysis.
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ELEMENTARY
GREAT
EXPECTATIONS
EXPECTATIONS
dbt native
Yes
Elementary monitors are implemented as dbt tests
No
Compatible with non-dbt piplines
Yes
In Elementary Cloud
Yes
Test invocation
dbt test
Python code
Compatible with dbt cloud
Yes
No
Data expectations
Yes
With dbt expectations
Yes
Anomaly detection
Yes
No
UI
Yes
Yes
Tags & Owners
Yes
No
Data lineage
Yes
No
Data quality dashboard
Yes
No
dbt observability
Yes
No
Test recommendations
Coming soon
Yes
