Comparison

Lightdash vs Omni

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.

Lightdash full profile →Omni full profile →

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★Lightdash64

Omni54

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	LightdashLeader	Omni
vioscaleAI score	64 / 100medium · 73%	54 / 100medium · 56%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✗
Modelpricing.model	freemium	quote
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	9
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2 Type II	SOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://omni.co/security
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
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.9
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	Available worldwide · Popular in US, CA, AU, EU · HQ US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Lightdash64 / 100medium · 73%

Omni54 / 100medium · 56%

Pricing

Free tier

Lightdash✓

Omni✗

Model

Lightdashfreemium

Omniquote

Price level

Lightdashlow

Omniunknown

Transparent

Lightdash✓

Omni✗

Integrations

Count

Lightdash13

Omni9

Security

Certifications

LightdashSOC 2 Type II

OmniSOC 2 Type II, ISO/IEC 27001:2022

Gdpr

Lightdash✓

Omni✓

Hipaa

Lightdash✓

Omni✓

Iso27001

Lightdash–

Omni✓

Soc2

Lightdash✓

Omni✓

Trust center

Lightdash–

Omnihttps://omni.co/security

Vulnerabilities

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

Omni–

Reliability

Sla pct

Lightdash–

Omni99.9

Status page

Lightdash✓

Omni✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Lightdash14

Omni–

Github stars

Lightdash6,185

Omni–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Lightdash100

Omni–

Release

History

Lightdash20 items

Omni–

Language

Primary

LightdashTypeScript

Omni–

Market

Availability

LightdashAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ GB

OmniAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, CA, AU, EU · HQ US

Content

Faq

Lightdash7 items

Omni7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for BI Software
Capability	Lightdash	Omni
Core
BI paradigm	Governed dashboards	Governed dashboards
Semantic / modelling layer	dbt metrics	Built-in
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	9 data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, Postgres, Trino, C	Native support for major cloud data warehouses and databases

Core

BI paradigm

LightdashGoverned dashboards

OmniGoverned dashboards

Semantic / modelling layer

Lightdashdbt metrics

OmniBuilt-in

Engine

Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)

Lightdash✓

Omni✓

Deployment

Self-hostable / OSS core

Lightdash✓

Omni✗

Managed cloud available

Lightdash✓

Omni✓

Intelligence

Natural-language query / AI copilot

Lightdash✓

Omni✓

Delivery

Embedded / white-label analytics

Lightdash✓

Omni✓

Scheduled reports / alerting

Lightdash✓

Omni✓

Governance

Row-level security & SSO/SAML

Lightdash✓

Omni✓

Commercial

Per-seat pricing published

Lightdash✓

Omni✗

Free tier / free desktop

Lightdash✓

Omni✗

Ecosystem

dbt-native integration

Lightdash✓

Omni✓

Data-source connector breadth

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

OmniNative support for major cloud data warehouses and databases

What each one is

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

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

Omni

A governed analytics platform with an integrated semantic layer and AI features that enables teams to build dashboards, reports, and insights while maintaining data security and governance controls.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Omni

Quote-based

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Platforms

Web

Lightdash✓

Omni✓

CLI

Lightdash✓

Omni✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Lightdash✓

Omni✓

Self-hosted

Lightdash✓

Omni✗

Integrations

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

In common (6)

Snowflake
Redshift
Databricks
Postgres
dbt
MotherDuck

Lightdash

Leader

21 total - 15 not shared

BigQuery
Trino
ClickHouse
Athena
DuckDB
GitHub
GitLab
Azure DevOps
Bitbucket
Slack
Microsoft Teams
Google Sheets
Rollstack
Google Slides
PowerPoint

Independently observed

Omni

15 total - 9 not shared

AWS Redshift
Google BigQuery
MySQL
BambooHR
Anthropic Claude
Google Vertex AI
OpenAI
xAI Grok
MCP

Independently observed

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