Myriade vs dbt (manual)
dbt transforms your data. But nobody documents it, and business teams still can't use it.
dbt is essential for data transformation, and Myriade integrates with it. But writing dbt models manually takes months, documentation goes stale within weeks, and business teams still can't access data autonomously. Myriade fills the gaps dbt was never designed to cover.
Data understanding
Myriade goes far beyond your metadata.
dbt works from metadata and pre-built configurations. Myriade connects to your warehouse and reverse-engineers a context layer covering every table and column — roughly 90% generated autonomously. The remaining 10% are genuine ambiguities that Myriade surfaces for your team to confirm.
What dbt sees
Column names
Schema metadata
Query history
Basic descriptions
What Myriade sees
Actual data values and samples
Statistical distributions (min/max, anomalies)
Cross-table relationships and joins
Data quality issues (duplicates, inconsistencies)
Business context inferred from data behavior
Column meaning verified against actual values
The dbt documentation gap
Your analytics engineers love dbt. The transformation layer is solid. But here's what dbt doesn't solve: documentation that stays current, data quality beyond basic tests, and self-service for business teams. You've built a world-class pipeline, but business users still file JIRA tickets to get answers. And that YML documentation? It was accurate three sprints ago.
Manual model building: writing dbt models is engineering work. 6+ months to build a comprehensive transformation layer, with ongoing maintenance as business logic evolves.
Documentation goes stale: dbt's YML docs are manual. They're accurate the day they're written and outdated the day after. Nobody prioritizes updating them.
No self-service: dbt is an engineering tool. Business teams can't query dbt models in natural language. They still depend on the data team for every question.
Quality is limited to tests: dbt tests catch schema violations, but they don't detect semantic issues: duplicates, anomalies, or inconsistencies that break business logic.
Feature comparison
Myriade
90% auto-generated and self-maintaining: profiling, sampling, cross-table analysis
Manual YML documentation. Goes stale without dedicated effort.
An AI layer that gets smarter every night
Nightly memory cycle
Every conversation across your org is reviewed nightly. Corrections and clarifications become permanent knowledge for all users.
Org & user instructions
Define business rules that apply to everyone, or context specific to a team. The AI adapts without warehouse changes.
Self-improving context
The platform in month six is meaningfully more accurate than month one. Every interaction deepens the foundation.
Why analytics engineers add Myriade to their dbt stack
Why teams choose Myriade
Auto-document what dbt can't
Myriade reverse-engineers your entire warehouse, including dbt models, through statistical profiling, sampling, and cross-table analysis. 90% documented in 72h. Documentation that stays current because every interaction enriches it automatically.
From analysis to dbt model in minutes
When a business user asks a question and Myriade generates the analysis, you can convert that ad-hoc query into a production-ready dbt model with tests included. The fastest path from business need to production code.
Give business teams the self-service dbt never provided
dbt was built for engineers. Business teams can't use it. Myriade provides the natural language self-service layer on top of your dbt-transformed data, so business teams get answers while your team stays in control.
Testimonials
Trusted by both data and business teams.
“We documented over 150 tables in less than a week with Myriade. 90% of the data was validated automatically.”
Jean-François Jouannais
Head of Data & AI Product
“I appreciate Myriade for its semantic ‘magic’, which understands our tables and handles complex joins.”
Solvita Jancevska
Data Steward
“Myriade helps me daily to optimize my queries, better understand business needs, and find information faster.”
Marius Saka
Lead Data Analytics @ Jules
“I was impressed pretty quickly because I don’t have a data background, and Myriade lets me do things I simply couldn’t do otherwise.”
Allan Lemoine
Head of Logistics @ Jules
“Myriade is the dream tool for anyone who wants to speed up decision-making. You analyze incredibly fast and dig deeper into results through conversation.”
Yohan Talik
Head of Performance @ Jules
“It’s like an automatic gearbox. Once you’ve tried it, you never want to go back.”
Fares Daoud
Tech Lead Data & AI @ Jules
“Myriade sees far ahead. In two months, we had an intelligence engine to analyze our data. It’s a magic wand for business teams.”
Moez Hamad
Chief Data Officer @ Jules
“Myriade helps me daily to optimize my queries, better understand business needs, and find information faster.”
Marius Saka
Lead Data Analytics @ Jules
“I was impressed pretty quickly because I don’t have a data background, and Myriade lets me do things I simply couldn’t do otherwise.”
Allan Lemoine
Head of Logistics @ Jules
“Myriade is the dream tool for anyone who wants to speed up decision-making. You analyze incredibly fast and dig deeper into results through conversation.”
Yohan Talik
Head of Performance @ Jules
“It’s like an automatic gearbox. Once you’ve tried it, you never want to go back.”
Fares Daoud
Tech Lead Data & AI @ Jules
“Myriade sees far ahead. In two months, we had an intelligence engine to analyze our data. It’s a magic wand for business teams.”
Moez Hamad
Chief Data Officer @ Jules
“Conclusive results and great internal adoption. Kudos for the product and what it delivers.”
Pierre-Antoine Roinat
CEO & Co-founder @ Recommerce
“With Myriade I can work 5 to 6 times faster than if I was trying to find things myself.”
Valentin Poulet
Head of Merchant Partnerships @ Ekip
“It’s ChatGPT for our data. Whenever I need information, instead of digging around, I ask Myriade and get my answer in 2 minutes.”
Angèle Miard
Customer Success Manager @ Ekip
“It’s like having a pocket data analyst. It runs incredibly precise analyses, spots bugs, and finds things that would have taken me hours to find on my own.”
Sandrine Eklou
Customer Success Manager @ Ekip
“Conclusive results and great internal adoption. Kudos for the product and what it delivers.”
Pierre-Antoine Roinat
CEO & Co-founder @ Recommerce
“With Myriade I can work 5 to 6 times faster than if I was trying to find things myself.”
Valentin Poulet
Head of Merchant Partnerships @ Ekip
“It’s ChatGPT for our data. Whenever I need information, instead of digging around, I ask Myriade and get my answer in 2 minutes.”
Angèle Miard
Customer Success Manager @ Ekip
“It’s like having a pocket data analyst. It runs incredibly precise analyses, spots bugs, and finds things that would have taken me hours to find on my own.”
Sandrine Eklou
Customer Success Manager @ Ekip
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dbt + Myriade = the complete data stack.
Keep dbt for transformation. Add auto-documentation, quality, and self-service, deployed in 72h.
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