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Bruin vs SQLMesh
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| Fact | Bruin | SQLMesh |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Go | Python |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 1.8k | 3.3k |
| Latest | v0.11.773 | v0.236.3 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 1 day between releases | about 26 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 14+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 44 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace dbt. Alternatives to dbt →
PartialBruinOne CLI for ingestion, SQL and Python transformations and quality checks.
PartialSQLMeshReads dbt projects, plans changes before applying them and builds virtual environments of the warehouse.
Bruin
- v0.11.7732026-10-06d46752f41eee6f0d565988e16e5a51b36befb07f Merge pull request #2799 from bruin-data/update-ingestr-1.1.63
- v0.11.7722026-10-0646dea5cb0b10df8d6347aef99c3a445e71cf7ba1 Add quality checks to the semantic layer (#2763)
- v0.11.7712026-10-05dbe03e31639bd60cf3048d3514160297d6af8d1a Make semantic note dimension type optional, defaulting to text
- v0.11.7702026-10-05f0ba6d47fb877c18e28e3aa9212bd4c62c5a6c70 Merge pull request #2782 from bruin-data/iremcaginyurtturk/add-couchdb-connect…
- v0.11.7692026-10-059376283c8994923503ee2207f96ec890a8943dfa Add non-ASCII round-trip tests for the SQL parser
SQLMesh
- v0.236.32026-10-06fix: Simplify Java Installation in DevContainer
- v0.236.22026-09-08docs: document standalone audits
- v0.236.12026-07-24fix: Set DatabricksConnectionConfig to only use a shared_connection with U2M OAuth
- v0.236.02026-07-06fix(dbt): preserve source identifier quoting when it contains dots or spaces
- v0.235.42026-06-11Feat: Add override data path to ducklake options
Bruin
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SQLMesh
✓ signed The latest release, v0.236.3, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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