Soda
Brussels data quality and observability platform with a free plan, a $750 Team plan and data contracts
Summary table
| Company | Soda Data NV (Soda Data Inc. for customers in the US and Canada) |
|---|---|
| Category | Data Observability Platforms |
| Headquarters | Brussels, Belgium |
| Founded | Not stated |
| EU Presence | Yes - Belgium (EU) |
| Data Location | not stated on the pages we read |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | Private deployment listed on the Team plan |
| Main Features | Data observability, collaborative data contracts, smart alerting, record-level diagnostics, lineage and impact diagnostics, pipeline testing, Soda AI, Soda MCP |
| Pricing | Free $0 per month; Team $750 per month; Enterprise custom pricing (pricing page, USD) |
| Best For | Data engineering teams that want public prices and a free start |
| Replaces | Monte Carlo, Anomalo, Great Expectations |
Our review
Soda is a data quality platform that checks tables and pipelines and alerts teams when data breaks. The general terms say the agreement is with Soda Data NV, registered at Rue Picard 7, 1000 Brussels, under company number 0694.987.974, except for customers in the United States or Canada.
Soda sells Free, Team and Enterprise plans, and its pricing page shows dollar amounts for the first two. Its own comparison pages set Soda against Monte Carlo, Anomalo and Great Expectations.
Which entity do customers contract with at Soda?
Soda Data NV in Brussels is the contracting party for customers outside the United States and Canada, according to the General Terms and Conditions dated 16 October 2026.
Customers residing in the United States or Canada contract with Soda Data Inc., a Delaware corporation. The privacy policy names Soda at Rue Picard 7 / 100 in Brussels as data controller, and the About page lists offices in Chicago and Brussels.
What does Soda cover in data observability?
Soda lists data observability, collaborative data contracts, smart alerting, record-level diagnostics, and lineage and impact diagnostics as product areas. The Free plan includes pipeline testing, metrics observability and alerting and ticketing integrations.
The Team plan adds a no-code interface, AI-powered data quality features, audit logs, custom roles, RBAC, private deployment and SSO.
What does Soda cost?
Soda Free costs $0 per month with unlimited users, and extra Soda Processing Units are pay as you go. Soda Team costs $750 per month, with annual billing and volume discounts available.
Soda Enterprise has custom pricing. All prices on the page are in US dollars.
Where it falls short
Soda shows a US entity (Soda Data Inc., Chicago) next to the Belgian one, and the footer reads Soda Data Inc., so check which entity signs your contract. The pages we read do not state where data is hosted or whether the software is open source. Prices are in US dollars.
Is Soda right for you?
Data engineering teams that want to start free and move to a published monthly price. Teams that need a lineage-heavy catalog may compare Collibra or Sifflet.
Strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- Free plan with unlimited users
- Team price published at $750 per month
- Contracting entity in Brussels for customers outside the US and Canada
- Data contracts and record-level diagnostics listed
- Direct comparison pages against Monte Carlo and Anomalo
Cons
- US entity and US offices appear next to the Belgian one
- Prices in US dollars only
- Hosting region not stated on the pages we read
- Private deployment sits on the Team plan and above
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Free plan open to an unlimited number of users
- Team plan printed at $750 per month
- Brussels company contracts with customers outside the US and Canada
- Product areas include data contracts and record-level diagnostics
- Publishes side-by-side pages against Monte Carlo and Anomalo
Cons
- A US entity and US offices appear beside the Belgian company
- Dollar prices only
- Hosting region is missing from the pages we read
- Private deployment starts at the Team plan
Alternatives to Soda
Further European data observability platforms to compare:
See all European data observability platforms or compare them directly against Monte Carlo on our alternatives page.
Common questions
Soda Data NV is registered in Brussels, Belgium, and is the contracting party for customers outside the United States and Canada. Customers in the US or Canada contract with Soda Data Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Yes. Soda lists a Free plan at $0 per month with unlimited users, pipeline testing, metrics observability and alerting integrations. Extra Soda Processing Units are pay as you go.
Soda covers observability, alerting, lineage diagnostics and data contracts, and it publishes a comparison page against Monte Carlo. Monte Carlo also lists agent and ML observability, which Soda lists under Soda AI and Soda MCP rather than as separate products.