Featureform

Featureform is a leading virtual feature store that fundamentally redefines how ML features are managed by decoupling feature definitions from the underlying data infrastructure. Unlike traditional feature stores that require moving data into a proprietary database, Featureform acts as an orchestration and metadata layer that sits atop existing stacks like Snowflake, Spark, BigQuery, and Redis. As of 2026, it has become a critical component for organizations requiring high-compliance data lineage and point-in-time correctness without vendor lock-in. The platform allows data scientists to define features in Python, while the system handles the underlying transformations, registration, and serving. This architecture ensures that training-serving skew is eliminated by using the same logic across both environments. Its enterprise-grade governance capabilities provide RBAC and exhaustive lineage, making it indispensable for regulated industries like FinTech and Healthcare that must audit every piece of data used in predictive modeling. By 2026, Featureform is positioned as the standard for 'Virtual' feature management, optimizing compute costs by reusing existing infrastructure efficiently.