Comparison

Lightdash vs Qlik

On the evidence we track, Lightdash leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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★Lightdash60

Qlik47

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	LightdashLeader	Qlik
Vioscale score	60 / 100high · 75%updating	47 / 100low · 39%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	quote
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	19	8
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40lightdash%2Fwarehouses&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	14	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	6,084	-
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	-

Score

Vioscale score

Lightdash60 / 100high · 75%updating

Qlik47 / 100low · 39%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Lightdash✓

Qlik✓

Model

Lightdashfreemium

Qlikquote

Price level

Lightdashhigh

Qliklow

Transparent

Lightdash✓

Qlik✗

Integrations

Count

Lightdash19

Qlik8

Security

Gdpr

Lightdash✓

Qlik–

Hipaa

Lightdash✓

Qlik–

Soc2

Lightdash✓

Qlik–

Vulnerabilities

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

Qlik–

Reliability

Status page

Lightdash✓

Qlik–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Lightdash14

Qlik–

Github stars

Lightdash6,084

Qlik–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Lightdash100

Qlik–

Release

History

Lightdash20 items

Qlik–

Language

Primary

LightdashTypeScript

Qlik–

Market

Availability

LightdashAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ GB

Qlik–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for BI Software
Capability	Lightdash	Qlik
Core
BI paradigm	Governed dashboards	Governed dashboards
Semantic / modelling layer	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	9 data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, Postgres, Trino, C	Hundreds of data sources including databases, data warehouses, structured files,

Core

BI paradigm

LightdashGoverned dashboards

QlikGoverned dashboards

Semantic / modelling layer

Lightdashdbt metrics

Qlik-

Engine

Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)

Lightdash✓

Qlik-

Deployment

Self-hostable / OSS core

Lightdash✓

Qlik✓

Managed cloud available

Lightdash✓

Qlik✓

Intelligence

Natural-language query / AI copilot

Lightdash✓

Qlik✓

Delivery

Embedded / white-label analytics

Lightdash✓

Qlik-

Scheduled reports / alerting

Lightdash✓

Qlik✓

Governance

Row-level security & SSO/SAML

Lightdash✓

Qlik-

Commercial

Per-seat pricing published

Lightdash✓

Qlik✗

Free tier / free desktop

Lightdash✓

Qlik✓

Ecosystem

dbt-native integration

Lightdash✓

Qlik-

Data-source connector breadth

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

QlikHundreds of data sources including databases, data warehouses, structured files,

What each one is

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

Lightdash

Leader

A BI platform that anchors analytics in dbt-defined metrics and provides a governed semantic layer for organizations. Teams define metrics, joins, and business logic once, then access the data through dashboards, AI-powered Q&A, embedded analytics, or custom data applications, all with consistent governance and user permissions.

Independently observed

Qlik

Qlik offers data integration, data quality, and analytics solutions that help organizations prepare trusted data and derive actionable insights using AI. The platform supports modern cloud deployments alongside on-premises options, with automated workflows and intelligent data processing.

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 ↗

Qlik

Quote-basedFree tier

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	Lightdash	Qlik
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Lightdash✓

Qlik✓

CLI

Lightdash✓

Qlik✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Lightdash✓

Qlik✓

Self-hosted

Lightdash✓

Qlik✓

On-premise

Lightdash✓

Qlik✓

Hybrid

Lightdash✗

Qlik✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)

Databricks

Lightdash

Leader

19 total - 18 not shared

BigQuery
Snowflake
Redshift
Postgres
Trino
ClickHouse
Athena
DuckDB
GitHub
GitLab
Azure DevOps
Bitbucket
Slack
Microsoft Teams
Google Sheets
dbt
Rollstack
MotherDuck

Independently observed

Qlik

8 total - 7 not shared

Amazon Web Services
Google Cloud
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft
SAP
Confluent
Apache Kafka

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.