--- title: Fivetran donates its SQLMesh data transformation... description: Fivetran has donated SQLMesh, its open source SQL data transformation framework, to the Linux Foundation under vendor-neutral governance. SQLMesh, acquired via... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/fivetran-donates-its-sqlmesh-data-transformation-framework-to-the-linux-foundation-ab7yq69rm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Fivetran donates its SQLMesh data transformation framework to the Linux Foundation | daily.dev og:description: Fivetran has donated SQLMesh, its open source SQL data transformation framework, to the Linux Foundation under vendor-neutral governance. SQLMesh, acquired via... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/fivetran-donates-its-sqlmesh-data-transformation-framework-to-the-linux-foundation-ab7yq69rm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/AB7Yq69Rm.png og:image:alt: Fivetran donates its SQLMesh data transformation framework to the Linux Foundation og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Fivetran donates its SQLMesh data transformation framework to the Linux Foundation **[The New Stack](https://daily.dev/sources/newstack)** · 3 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Fivetran has donated SQLMesh, its open source SQL data transformation framework, to the Linux Foundation under vendor-neutral governance. SQLMesh, acquired via Tobiko Data in September 2025, differentiates itself from dbt through virtual data environments and a compile-time SQLGlot parser. The move comes after Fivetran merged with dbt Labs in October 2025 and amid controversy over dbt Labs adopting the Elastic License for its Fusion engine. Founding members supporting the project include ATOMS, Benzinga, Harness, and others. The donation is widely seen as a strategic response to the open-source licensing debate around dbt, positioning SQLMesh as a fully community-governed alternative. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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