Building Resilient Data Pipelines with SQLMesh: A Modern Alternative to dbt
Planted August 26, 2025
SQLMesh is emerging as a powerful alternative to traditional data transformation tools like dbt, offering better performance, smarter incremental processing, and more robust data pipeline management.
In this deep dive, I’ll explore how SQLMesh’s approach to data transformations can solve common pipeline challenges that keep data engineers up at night.
What Makes SQLMesh Different
- Intelligent incremental processing
- Built-in data quality checks
- Advanced dependency management
- Performance optimization
Real-World Implementation
Coming soon: hands-on examples of migrating from dbt to SQLMesh, performance comparisons, and production deployment strategies.
This is part of my ongoing series on modern data stack tools. Follow along for practical insights from real-world data engineering projects.