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Apr 2026Elementary disclosed that version 0.23.3 of its OSS Python CLI was maliciously released through a GitHub Actions supply-chain attack; the company said Elementary Cloud and the dbt package were not affected.
SourceOpen-source data observability for data teams
Company research
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Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Elementary is a Tel Aviv-based, open-core data observability company founded in 2021 by Maayan Salom and Or Avidov. It sells Elementary Cloud plus an OSS/dbt-native stack for observability, data quality, governance, and discovery, and says it serves thousands of data teams.
Primary product
Elementary Cloud and the dbt-native open-source data observability platform
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel
Team size
11-50
Work style
Hybrid
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Data observability / data quality / analytics software
Offices
Tel Aviv, Israel
Business model
Open-source software
Cloud SaaS subscription
Enterprise subscription
Open-core / self-hosted deployment
Funding
People & investors
Leadership
CEO & Co-Founder
CPTO & Co-Founder
VP GTM
Head of Solution Engineering
Technical Lead
Work & culture
Open-source first, highly transparent, direct 'dugri' communication, strong ownership, community-driven, and people-first; the team emphasizes hybrid work and impact over rigid job boundaries.
Work style
Hybrid
Benefits
Hybrid work
Office in Tel Aviv
Open-source first
High transparency
Community-driven
People-first / wellbeing-first
Product & market
Pricing
Seat-and-environment based cloud subscription with additional credit-based pricing for some AI features; free trial available; self-hosted OSS is also available.
Differentiators
- —dbt-native observability
- —Open-source foundation plus cloud control plane
- —Shared context engine across metadata, lineage, validations, incidents, and health
- —AI agents for triage, coverage, governance, performance, and catalog workflows
- —Code-first workflows with pull-request based changes
- —Cloud product avoids direct raw-data access and relies on read-only metadata schema access
- —SOC 2 Type II certified
Technology
dbt
Python
GitHub Actions
Docker
GitHub
Slack
Microsoft Teams
Linear
Notion
Google Workspace
Zoom
Spinach
Mintlify
Customers
Patagonia
Fiverr
New York Mets
Elastic
RGA
Now Pensions
StubHub International
Scalapay
Competitors
Monte Carlo
Anomalo
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
≈$4.3M ARR (2025 estimate)
Estimated monthly visits
23.8K
Signals & risks
Latest news
Elementary Data blog · Apr 2026
Official incident report on the malicious v0.23.3 OSS CLI release, remediation steps, and scope (Cloud/dbt package unaffected).
Elementary Data blog
Highlights new MCP Server support, better alerting/coverage, anomaly-detection improvements, and a ServiceNow integration.
Elementary Data blog
Introduces new integrations and agent capabilities, including Fivetran, semantic layers, Lightdash, code review, Jira/Slack/Teams/email workflows, and table usage context.
Elementary Data blog
Launch of Ella, a set of AI agents for coverage, triage, governance, performance, and catalog workflows.
Elementary Data blog
Announces a data and AI control plane with a shared context engine and AI agents for observability, quality, governance, and discovery.
Jobs and careers at Elementary
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