Comparison

Lightdash vs Redash

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 →Redash full profile →

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★Lightdash64

Redash55

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	LightdashLeader	Redash
vioscaleAI score	64 / 100medium · 73%	55 / 100medium · 62%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	41
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2 Type II	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	5.9
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40lightdash%2Fcommon&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40redash%2Fviz&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	14	66
Github starsadoption.github_stars	6,185	28,832
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	26
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	96
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	BSD-2-Clause
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ GB	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Lightdash64 / 100medium · 73%

Redash55 / 100medium · 62%

Pricing

Free tier

Lightdash✓

Redash✓

Model

Lightdashfreemium

Redashopen_source

Price level

Lightdashlow

Redashfree

Transparent

Lightdash✓

Redash✓

Integrations

Count

Lightdash13

Redash41

Security

Certifications

LightdashSOC 2 Type II

Redash–

Gdpr

Lightdash✓

Redash–

Hipaa

Lightdash✓

Redash–

Scorecard

Lightdash–

Redash5.9

Soc2

Lightdash✓

Redash–

Vulnerabilities

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

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

Reliability

Status page

Lightdash✓

Redash–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Lightdash14

Redash66

Github stars

Lightdash6,185

Redash28,832

Activity

Commits last 30d

Lightdash100

Redash26

Release

Cadence days

Lightdash–

Redash96

History

Lightdash20 items

Redash20 items

License

Spdx

Lightdash–

RedashBSD-2-Clause

Language

Primary

LightdashTypeScript

RedashPython

Market

Availability

LightdashAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ GB

Redash–

Content

Faq

Lightdash7 items

Redash6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for BI Software
Capability	Lightdash	Redash
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	40+ databases (SQL, NoSQL, Big Data) and API data sources

Core

BI paradigm

LightdashGoverned dashboards

RedashGoverned dashboards

Semantic / modelling layer

Lightdashdbt metrics

RedashBuilt-in

Engine

Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)

Lightdash✓

Redash✓

Deployment

Self-hostable / OSS core

Lightdash✓

Redash✓

Managed cloud available

Lightdash✓

Redash✓

Intelligence

Natural-language query / AI copilot

Lightdash✓

Redash-

Delivery

Embedded / white-label analytics

Lightdash✓

Redash✓

Scheduled reports / alerting

Lightdash✓

Redash✓

Governance

Row-level security & SSO/SAML

Lightdash✓

Redash✓

Commercial

Per-seat pricing published

Lightdash✓

Redash-

Free tier / free desktop

Lightdash✓

Redash✓

Ecosystem

dbt-native integration

Lightdash✓

Redash-

Data-source connector breadth

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

Redash40+ databases (SQL, NoSQL, Big Data) and API data sources

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

Redash

A data analytics platform that enables teams to connect multiple data sources, create interactive dashboards and visualizations, and share insights across the organization.

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 ↗

Redash

Open sourceFree 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	Redash
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Lightdash✓

Redash✓

CLI

Lightdash✓

Redash✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Lightdash✓

Redash✓

Self-hosted

Lightdash✓

Redash✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)

Snowflake
Databricks
ClickHouse

Lightdash

Leader

21 total - 18 not shared

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

Independently observed

Redash

31 total - 28 not shared

Amazon Athena
Amazon Aurora
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon Redshift
Azure Data Explorer
Cassandra
Druid
Elasticsearch
Google BigQuery
Greenplum
Hive
Impala
InfluxDB
Microsoft SQL Server
MongoDB
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Presto
Google Analytics
Google Spreadsheets
JIRA
Python
Salesforce
+4 more

Independently observed

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