# Incremental strategies merge vs delete+insert

**URL:** <https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/incremental-strategies-merge-vs-delete-insert/16469>\
**Category:** In-Depth Discussions\
**Tags:** incremental\
**Created:** [October 7, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/incremental-strategies-merge-vs-delete-insert/16469 "2024-10-07T15:51:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![SamNrs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5fc32e/32.png) [@SamNrs](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/SamNrs)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2024, 3:51pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/incremental-strategies-merge-vs-delete-insert/16469/1 "2024-10-07T15:51:52Z")

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Hi,  
I don’t really understand why the delete+insert incremental strategy method is used. It doesn’t seem to be more efficient than a merge method. So, why use it? I don’t really see the point of this method.

Thanks a lot