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Welcome to Practical Data Modeling! Whether you're a beginner or an experienced data professional interested in leveling up your data modeling, we will help you take your skills to the next level. Click to read Practical Data Modeling, by Joe Reis, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers. - practicaldatamodeling.substack.com

· 3 days ago

Data professionals and teams building modeling skills buy this well-regarded newsletter. Buyers shopping for data modeling software, courses, or hands-on labs do not.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 12 public sources. Most cover the author and the Substack platform, not the newsletter itself.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo evidence found
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
PaidNot published in sources reviewed

Best for

  • Data engineers leveling up modeling
  • Analytics engineers designing warehouse models
  • Teams building buy-in for modeling
  • Fundamentals of Data Engineering readers

Not for

  • Teams shopping for data modeling software
  • Buyers wanting structured courses or certification
  • Engineers wanting dbt or ER-tool tutorials
  • Anyone needing hands-on labs or templates

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Substack, the platform, reported a data breach exposing user emails.

low

Paid tier exists but no price appears in reviewed sources. Check the subscribe page first.

low

No security page exists for this publication.

low

Draft book chapters double as posts. Expect promotion mixed with advice.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Written by Joe Reis, co-author of Fundamentals of Data Engineering
  • Tens of thousands of subscribers signal a strong following
  • Covers real workplace topics: politics, buy-in, and just-in-time modeling
  • Runs annual State of Data Engineering community surveys
  • Paid subscribers receive annual perks

Cons

  • It is a newsletter, not a data modeling tool
  • No pricing published on the pages reviewed
  • Archive splits across Joe Reis's personal Substack and this one
  • Posts often preview draft book chapters

Sources & method

- 12 sources - Publication, not software. Substack reported a platform breach exposing user emails. No security page for this newsletter.

official x5review x4security x2news x1
  • Substack platform data breach, Reports say Substack confirmed a breach impacting user emails. This affects the platform, not this newsletter specifically.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 12

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Expert content at newsletter prices
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Subscribe and read, zero setup
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Posts, surveys, podcast, book chapters
  • Support quality. No evidence found
  • Security posture: 2/5. No security page; platform breach reported
  • Tens of thousands Subscribers Per publication tagline
  • Yes Free tier Paid tier with perks also offered
  • Joe Reis Author Co-author, Fundamentals of Data Engineering
  • Substack Platform Publication, not software

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Public posts
  • Community surveys

Paid

Not published in sources reviewed

  • Subscriber perks
  • Annual paid perks

Security

Publication, not software.

  • Substack platform data breachReports say Substack confirmed a breach impacting user emails. This affects the platform, not this newsletter specifically.10

Substack reported a platform breach exposing user emails. No security page for this newsletter.

Alternatives

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Full analysis

Based on 12 public sources. Most cover the author and the Substack platform, not the newsletter itself.

A respected newsletter, not a tool. Data pros buy it to sharpen modeling. Software shoppers look elsewhere.

Methodology

Based on 12 public sources. Most cover the author and the Substack platform, not the newsletter itself.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Practical Data Modeling | Joe Reis | Substackpracticaldatamodeling.substack.com
    official
  2. Subscriber perks for Practical Data Modelingpracticaldatamodeling.substack.com
    official
  3. Security pagepracticaldatamodeling.substack.com
    official
  4. Help shape the Practical Data 2026 State of Data Engineering surveypracticaldatamodeling.substack.com
    official
  5. Getting Buy-In for Data Modeling | Joe Reislinkedin.com
    official
  6. Just-In-Time Data Modeling - by Joe Reispracticaldatamodeling.substack.com
    review
  7. Joe Reis: Data Modelling is dead. Long Live Data Modellingreddit.com
    review
  8. The great reset by Joe Reisreddit.com
    review
  9. Reviews - Fundamentals of Data Engineeringapp.thestorygraph.com
    review
  10. Substack Confirms Data Breachreddit.com
    security
  11. Substack Reports Data Breach Impacting User Emailslinkedin.com
    security
  12. Joe Reis - Data Engineer Portfoliojobroadmaps.com
    news

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