# Different tools. Different starting points.

Renart brings data movement, SQL and Python pipelines, notebooks and dashboards into one local workspace. These guides explain where that approach fits, where another tool fits better, and what to evaluate before switching.

## Features at a glance.

The main focus, and where each part of the workflow lives.

| Feature               | Renart · Pipelines + analysis · Local · public alpha                                      | Bruin · Pipeline engineering · CLI + VS Code                                                                      | Hex · Collaborative analytics · Hosted · plan-dependent                                                       | dlt · Python data ingestion · Open-source library                                                          |
| --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Local use, no account | [Included: Local workspace](https://getrenart.com/docs/how-it-works.md)                   | [Included: CLI + VS Code](https://getbruin.com/docs/bruin/getting-started/introduction/installation.html)         | [Not offered: Hex account required](https://learn.hex.tech/docs)                                              | [Included: Python library](https://dlthub.com/docs/intro)                                                  |
| Data ingestion        | [Included: Load + API assets](https://getrenart.com/docs/asset-types/load-assets.md)      | [Included: Connector assets](https://getbruin.com/docs/bruin/)                                                    | [Included: Files + Python code](https://learn.hex.tech/docs/explore-data/notebook-view/develop-your-notebook) | [Included: Python sources](https://dlthub.com/docs/intro)                                                  |
| SQL + Python          | [Included: Pipeline assets](https://getrenart.com/docs/editing-assets/asset-editor.md)    | [Included: Pipeline assets](https://getbruin.com/docs/bruin/)                                                     | [Included: Notebook cells](https://learn.hex.tech/docs/explore-data/notebook-view/develop-your-notebook)      | [Included: Python + SQL access](https://dlthub.com/docs/intro)                                             |
| Editing experience    | [Included: Types + completion](https://getrenart.com/docs/editing-assets/asset-editor.md) | [Included: VS Code extension](https://getbruin.com/docs/bruin/getting-started/introduction/installation.html)     | [Included: Notebook editor](https://learn.hex.tech/docs/explore-data/notebook-view/develop-your-notebook)     | [Separate tool or service: Your Python editor](https://dlthub.com/docs/hub/getting-started/oss-and-dlthub) |
| Notebooks             | [Included: SQL + Python](https://getrenart.com/docs/notebooks/overview.md)                | [Separate tool or service: External notebook tool](https://getbruin.com/docs/bruin/)                              | [Included: SQL + Python](https://learn.hex.tech/docs/explore-data/notebook-view/develop-your-notebook)        | [Separate tool or service: Marimo](https://dlthub.com/docs/general-usage/dataset-access/marimo)            |
| Dashboards + apps     | [Included: Local dashboards](https://getrenart.com/docs/presentations/overview.md)        | [Separate tool or service: Bruin Cloud](https://getbruin.com/docs/bruin/cloud/overview.html)                      | [Included: Published apps](https://learn.hex.tech/docs)                                                       | [Separate tool or service: Marimo / dltHub](https://dlthub.com/docs/hub/getting-started/oss-and-dlthub)    |
| Scheduled runs        | [Included: Your Renart server](https://getrenart.com/docs/scheduling/overview.md)         | [Separate tool or service: Cloud / scheduler](https://getbruin.com/docs/bruin/pipelines/definition.html#schedule) | [Paid offering: Paid Hex plans](https://learn.hex.tech/docs/share-insights/scheduled-runs)                    | [Separate tool or service: Scheduler / dltHub](https://dlthub.com/docs/hub/getting-started/oss-and-dlthub) |
| Git versioning        | [Included: Live project files](https://getrenart.com/docs/how-it-works.md)                | [Included: Project files](https://getbruin.com/docs/bruin/)                                                       | [Paid offering: Export on publish](https://learn.hex.tech/docs/explore-data/projects/git-export)              | [Included: Python project files](https://dlthub.com/docs/intro)                                            |
| Managed hosting       | [Not offered](https://getrenart.com/docs/reference/security-and-privacy.md)  | [Separate tool or service: Bruin Cloud](https://getbruin.com/docs/bruin/cloud/overview.html)                      | [Included: Hosted workspace](https://learn.hex.tech/docs)                                                     | [Paid offering: dltHub](https://dlthub.com/docs/hub/getting-started/oss-and-dlthub)                        |

Scroll across to compare all four tools. Feature names stay in view.

Each cell links to its documentation. $ marks a paid offering; ↗ marks a separate tool or service. Availability does not imply equal scope. Feature scope reviewed 11 September 2026; paid availability checked 18 September 2026.

## Renart vs Bruin

A visual workspace, a CLI and editor extension, or a managed platform: choose how you want to build and operate pipelines.

[Compare the workflows](https://getrenart.com/compare/bruin.md)

## Renart vs Hex

Explore the tradeoffs between pipelines and analysis in your repository and a shared analytical workspace in Hex.

[Compare pipelines and analysis](https://getrenart.com/compare/hex.md)

## Renart vs dlt

Decide whether you need a Python ingestion library or a workspace that connects loading, transformation and analysis.

[Compare ingestion workflows](https://getrenart.com/compare/dlt.md)

## Start with the work you need to do.

Replacing one tool rarely means replacing an entire data stack. Start with the part that is difficult today: authoring a pipeline, bringing in a new source, reviewing a change, keeping a job running, or sharing an answer with your team.

If you want to move between those tasks in a visual workspace with definitions kept in Git, [take a look inside Renart](https://getrenart.com/#lifecycle). If you mainly need a particular connector or managed team service, use the comparisons to check that requirement directly.

These guides are written by Renart, with links to the other products' documentation. They distinguish local and hosted editions and explain Renart's [public-alpha status](https://getrenart.com/docs/alpha-status.md).

## Start with one local pipeline.

The DuckDB quickstart takes you from installation to inspected results.

[Build your first pipeline](https://getrenart.com/docs/quickstart.md)