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STARTUP DATA STACK

Full ELT on a laptop

Start with zero cloud costs. PostgreSQL + DuckDB + DVT gives you a complete ELT stack on your laptop. Build your data models, test locally, and scale to cloud when revenue justifies it. No $500/month Fivetran bills on day one.

REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

A 3-person startup builds their entire analytics pipeline on a MacBook. PostgreSQL for storage, DVT for transformation, Metabase for dashboards. Total cost: $0/month.

DATA FLOW

CSV/API → DVT seed → PostgreSQL → DVT models → Dashboard

WHAT ENABLES THIS

FREE TIER →

files and transactional databases — the whole laptop stack — cost nothing, forever

QUICKSTART →

pip install dvt-core to first model in minutes

SEEDS AS EL →

CSVs, parquet, and spreadsheets bulk-load into your database with one command

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REPLACE ENTERPRISE ETL

Own your pipeline

ANALYTICS ENGINEERING

dbt + any source

Sound like your situation? You can have the first model running today.

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