daco

A code-first data catalog

Data products defined in code, stored in your repo, and synced to your catalog on every push.

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Open source

Get started with the Daco CLI

Define and validate data products from your terminal. Everything lives as YAML in your repo, following the open OpenDPI spec.

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macOS/Linux

$ brew install dacolabs/tap/daco

Daco CLI OpenDPI Spec

terminal

Define once, use everywhere

Write your schema once, then generate code for PySpark, dbt, Pydantic, Go, and more. Run it locally, in CI, or on deploy. Your definitions stay in sync across your entire stack.

terminal

$ daco ports translate --format pyspark

Inputdataproduct.yaml

ports:
  daily_metrics:
    schema:
      type: object
      properties:
        customer_id:
          type: string
        date:
          type: string
          format: date
        total_orders:
          type: integer
        revenue:
          type: number

Outputschema.py

from pyspark.sql.types import *

daily_metrics_schema = StructType([
    StructField("customer_id", StringType()),
    StructField("date", DateType()),
    StructField("total_orders", IntegerType()),
    StructField("revenue", DoubleType()),
])

Simple, predictable pricing

No surprises. Pick a plan that fits your team and scale when you need to.

Free

€0

For individuals exploring Daco.

2 users
3 data products
100 API requests / day

Get started

Pro

€20/ seat / month

For teams managing data products together.

Per-seat pricing
25 data products
1,000 API requests / day

Get started

Enterprise

Custom

For organizations that need full control.

Unlimited seats
Unlimited data products
Unlimited API requests

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