Dataform alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to Dataform in B2B, ranked by how closely they match what Dataform actually does — not just by category.
How this list was built: every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with Dataform. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with Dataform's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to Dataform?
| Alternative | What it does | Batch | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fithub | — | Winter 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Insoshi | — | Winter 2008 | — | Inactive |
| Prequel | Helping B2B co's sync data to their customers | Winter 2021 | 9 | Active |
| Lotas | AI for quantitative trading | Summer 2025 | 2 | Active |
| PostHog | The single platform to analyze, test, observe, and deploy new features | Winter 2020 | 150 | Active |
| Cotera | The fastest way to build an AI agent | Winter 2022 | 8 | Active |
| Sherpa Labs | Frontier Data | Winter 2025 | 5 | Active |
| Chartio | Chartio is changing how companies work by building the best… | Summer 2010 | 40 | Acquired |
| Shape | Get data insights without writing SQL | Summer 2021 | 4 | Active |
| Segment | Software and APIs to collect, clean, and control customer data. | Summer 2011 | 550 | Acquired |
| Anasen | Anasen is an app that makes data analysis easy and accessible to… | Winter 2017 | 15 | Inactive |
| Chaos Genius | DataOps Observability Platform for Snowflake | Winter 2020 | 10 | Acquired |
Is Dataform still active?
Dataform has been acquired, which often means pricing, roadmap or support changes. That is the usual reason people start looking at this list.
How was this list put together?
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with Dataform. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with Dataform's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.