Data Pipelines

Dud

Lightweight CLI for versioning data and building pipelines.

Status
UnmaintainedNo commits in 731 days.
Last checked
Checked · Oct 16, 2026
License
Open source
Pricing
Free tier · from $0
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What it is

Dud is a lightweight command-line interface tool designed to help developers manage and version their data alongside source code, facilitating the creation of robust data pipelines.

Dud stands out as a lightweight, Python-based CLI tool specifically designed for integrating data versioning into software development workflows.

When it fits — and when it doesn’t

A good fit for

  • Developers who need to version their data alongside code changes

  • Data scientists working on reproducible research projects

  • Teams building automated data pipelines that require version control

Look elsewhere if

  • Projects requiring real-time data streaming and processing

  • Large-scale enterprise environments with complex compliance requirements

Known weaknesses

Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.

  1. 01

    Limited integrations with other data management systems

    Documentation only shows examples for a few popular tools like Git and Docker

  2. 02

    Small community and slow response to issues

    GitHub repository has low number of stars and open issues are not resolved quickly

What it does well

  • Lightweight CLI for data versioning

  • Integration with source code management systems

  • Facilitates building and managing data pipelines

Pricing

Free tier
YesOpen source — free to use
Paid from
$0
Model
Flat rate
Enterprise plan
No

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