Build Powerful Predictive AI Solutions β Faster β with FeatureByte¶
FeatureByte transforms how teams discover, build, and deploy machine-learning features and models.
By automating feature generation across complex multi-table relational datasets, FeatureByte accelerates the path from business problem to production-ready models, reducing the need for manual exploration, SQL development, and repetitive iteration.
Designed for data scientists, ML engineers, and business stakeholders, FeatureByte can be adopted end-to-end or used solely for experimentation while integrating with your existing production pipelines.
π Before FeatureByte vs. With FeatureByte¶
| Before FeatureByte | With FeatureByte |
|---|---|
| Manual feature brainstorming and SQL prototyping | Automated discovery and evaluation of feature candidates directly from relational data |
| Long iteration cycles to test new ideas | Rapid evaluation and refinement of features and models |
| Difficult to reuse features across teams | Centralized, reusable, versioned feature assets |
| Separate tools for feature engineering, modeling, and deployment | Centralized workflows across ideation, training, deployment, and governance |
| High engineering effort to productionize features | Streamlined deployment of governed feature pipelines and models |
| Limited visibility into lineage, documentation, and approvals | Built-in lineage tracking, documentation, and approval workflows |
| Inconsistent processes across teams | Standardized, repeatable ML workflows |
β¨ Why FeatureByte?¶
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Native Data Platform Execution
Computation happens directly in your environment (Databricks, Snowflake, BigQuery, Spark) to minimize data movement.
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Automation with Configurability
Feature and model suggestions are automatically generated, and teams can refine, validate, and configure results.
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End-to-End Workflow
A unified platform covering feature discovery, model development, model comparison, refitting, and deployment.
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Unified Governance
All features, models, and evaluation artifacts are centrally documented and governed with lineage and RBAC.
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Flexible Deployment Options
Deploy features and models for batch or real-time serving. SQL export for custom pipelines is coming soon.
π₯ Who Is FeatureByte For?¶
FeatureByte supports the full spectrum of predictive-modeling teams:
- Data Scientists: Rapidly generate and evaluate feature candidates and models.
- ML Engineers: Ship governed, scalable pipelines.
- Analytics Leaders: Standardize workflows and accelerate ML delivery.
- Business & Analytics Teams: Leverage automation without heavy engineering effort.
β‘ Streamlined Machine Learning Workflow¶
FeatureByte provides capabilities across each stage of the ML lifecycleβfrom feature discovery to production deployment.
1. Discover Features¶
Generate a wide range of features tailored to your use case, including point-in-time attributes, event-based aggregations (frequency, recency, timing), latest-event attributes, statistical summaries, diversity and stability metrics, similarity scores, and more.
Instead of manually writing SQL or hand-crafting features, FeatureByte provides three ideation modes:
- Autopilot Mode: Automatically generates feature sets and model candidates.
- Copilot Mode: Interactive, guided refinement.
- Manual Mode: Full customization via the Python SDK.

2. Train & Evaluate Models¶
With features ready, FeatureByte supports model training, evaluation, and Feature List Simplification to reduce complexity without sacrificing performance.

3. Compare Models & Refit¶
FeatureByte enables iterative model improvement:
- Compare candidates using Leaderboards.
- Refit models on new observations while reusing tuned parameters.

4. Deploy to Production¶
Deploy features and models.
- Serve features or predictions in batch or real time.
- Output SHAP values during serving.
- Schedule automated updates via Feature Jobs.
- (Coming soon) Export SQL for integration into custom pipelines.

5. Govern & Maintain¶
FeatureByte includes governance capabilities for enterprise ML workflows:
- Manage documentation, semantics, cleaning logic, and approvals.
- Surface data quality issues.
- Track lineage.
- Maintain versions when data changes.
- Enforce RBAC for auditability.

π Runs Natively on Your Data Platform¶
FeatureByte executes directly on your data warehouse or lakehouse.
Batch and real-time serving connect to:

π Get Started¶
Explore FeatureByte with guided examples and tutorials:
- π Tutorials Guide
- π Hosted Tutorials