Comparison

Hex vs Lightdash

On the evidence we track, Lightdash leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Hex full profile →Lightdash full profile →

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Hex53

★Lightdash64

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Hex	LightdashLeader
vioscaleAI score	53 / 100medium · 72%	64 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	7	13
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	SOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://hex.tech/blog/trust-used-to-be-implied/	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40lightdash%2Fcommon&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	14
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	6,185
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ GB
Content
Faqcontent.faq	6 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Hex53 / 100medium · 72%

Lightdash64 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Hex✓

Lightdash✓

Model

Hexfreemium

Lightdashfreemium

Price level

Hexlow

Lightdashlow

Transparent

Hex✗

Lightdash✓

Integrations

Count

Hex7

Lightdash13

Security

Certifications

Hex–

LightdashSOC 2 Type II

Disclosure policy

Hex✓

Lightdash–

Gdpr

Hex✓

Lightdash✓

Hipaa

Hex✓

Lightdash✓

Soc2

Hex✓

Lightdash✓

Trust center

Hexhttps://hex.tech/blog/trust-used-to-be-implied/

Lightdash–

Vulnerabilities

Hex–

LightdashCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40lightdash%2Fcommon&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Hex✓

Lightdash✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Hex–

Lightdash14

Github stars

Hex–

Lightdash6,185

Activity

Commits last 30d

Hex–

Lightdash100

Release

History

Hex–

Lightdash20 items

Language

Primary

Hex–

LightdashTypeScript

Market

Availability

Hex–

LightdashAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ GB

Content

Faq

Hex6 items

Lightdash7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for bi software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for BI Software
Capability	Hex	Lightdash
Core
BI paradigm	Notebook	Governed dashboards
Semantic / modelling layer	Built-in	dbt metrics
Engine
Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable / OSS core	✗	✓
Managed cloud available	✓	✓
Intelligence
Natural-language query / AI copilot	✓	✓
Delivery
Embedded / white-label analytics	✓	✓
Scheduled reports / alerting	-	✓
Governance
Row-level security & SSO/SAML	-	✓
Commercial
Per-seat pricing published	✗	✓
Free tier / free desktop	✓	✓
Ecosystem
dbt-native integration	✓	✓
Data-source connector breadth	Databricks, dbt, Git repos, warehouse tables, Unity Catalog metrics	9 data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, Postgres, Trino, C

Core

BI paradigm

HexNotebook

LightdashGoverned dashboards

Semantic / modelling layer

HexBuilt-in

Lightdashdbt metrics

Engine

Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)

Hex✓

Lightdash✓

Deployment

Self-hostable / OSS core

Hex✗

Lightdash✓

Managed cloud available

Hex✓

Lightdash✓

Intelligence

Natural-language query / AI copilot

Hex✓

Lightdash✓

Delivery

Embedded / white-label analytics

Hex✓

Lightdash✓

Scheduled reports / alerting

Hex-

Lightdash✓

Governance

Row-level security & SSO/SAML

Hex-

Lightdash✓

Commercial

Per-seat pricing published

Hex✗

Lightdash✓

Free tier / free desktop

Hex✓

Lightdash✓

Ecosystem

dbt-native integration

Hex✓

Lightdash✓

Data-source connector breadth

HexDatabricks, dbt, Git repos, warehouse tables, Unity Catalog metrics

Lightdash9 data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, Postgres, Trino, C

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Hex

An AI analytics platform that combines conversational natural language queries, AI-driven dashboards, and trusted governance. It integrates with Snowflake and Databricks to let teams explore data and self-serve answers without SQL or code expertise.

Independently observed

Lightdash

Leader

An agentic BI platform that defines trusted metrics and business logic in dbt, then powers self-serve analytics across dashboards, natural-language AI agents, and embedded data apps. Available as open-source for self-hosting or managed cloud.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Hex

SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier, plus Professional, Team, and Enterprise plans. Pricing scales by user type and team size.

FreeFree
Professional-
Team-
Enterprise-

as of 2026-09-18verify ↗

Lightdash

Leader

from $3000/moHybridFree tier21-day trial

Open source free tier, Cloud Pro at $3,000/month (unlimited users), Enterprise custom. No per-seat pricing.

Open SourceFree
- Unlimited seats
- Data explorer and report builder
- Native dbt integration
- Scheduled deliveries
- Alerting
- +11 more
Cloud Pro$3,000/month flat rate, unlimited users and visualizations
- Unlimited users
- Unlimited visualizations
- Native dbt integration with open semantic layer
- Scheduled reports and alerting
- Dashboards as code
- +11 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- All Cloud Pro features, plus:
- Cloud or on-premises deployment
- SAML 2.0 and SCIM 2.0 provisioning
- Advanced user management with custom roles
- SOC 2 Type II compliance
- +9 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Hex	Lightdash
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Hex✓

Lightdash✓

CLI

Hex✗

Lightdash✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Hex✓

Lightdash✓

Self-hosted

Hex✗

Lightdash✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (5)

Databricks
dbt
Slack
Snowflake
GitHub

Hex

14 total - 9 not shared

Databricks Unity Catalog
Claude
Cursor
MCP
Git
Cube
Notion
Linear
ChatGPT

Independently observed

Lightdash

Leader

21 total - 16 not shared

BigQuery
Redshift
Postgres
Trino
ClickHouse
Athena
DuckDB
GitLab
Azure DevOps
Bitbucket
Microsoft Teams
Google Sheets
Rollstack
MotherDuck
Google Slides
PowerPoint

Independently observed

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