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Aim vs DVC: catalog facts
Aim	DVC
Free Free and open source under Apache-2.0; enterprise support is available from AimStack.	Free Free and open source.
Self-hosted, Command line	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Self-hosted, so experiment data stays with you Handles tens of thousands of runs	Git-like workflow for versioning data and models Tracks machine learning experiments
You run and maintain it yourself Focused on tracking, not full MLOps	Designed for smaller projects; large-scale data needs a different tool Command-line focused, which requires familiarity with Git
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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