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Comparison

Lightdash vs Sigma Computing

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.

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★Lightdash64
Sigma Computing58
Score
vioscaleAI score
Lightdash64 / 100medium · 73%
Sigma Computing58 / 100low · 33%
Pricing
Free tier
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing–
Model
Lightdashfreemium
Sigma Computingcommercial
Price level
Lightdashlow
Sigma Computing–
Transparent
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing–
Integrations
Count
Lightdash13
Sigma Computing7
Security
Certifications
LightdashSOC 2 Type II
Sigma Computing–
Disclosure policy
Lightdash–
Sigma Computing✓
Gdpr
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✓
Hipaa
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✓
Iso27001
Lightdash–
Sigma Computing✓
Soc2
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Lightdash14
Sigma Computing–
Github stars
Lightdash6,185
Sigma Computing–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Lightdash100
Sigma Computing–
Release
History
Lightdash20 items
Sigma Computing–
Language
Primary
LightdashTypeScript
Sigma Computing–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Lightdash7 items
Sigma Computing6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
BI paradigm
LightdashGoverned dashboards
Sigma ComputingNotebook
Semantic / modelling layer
Lightdashdbt metrics
Sigma Computing-
Engine
Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✓
Deployment
Self-hostable / OSS core
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✗
Managed cloud available
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✓
Intelligence
Natural-language query / AI copilot
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✓
Delivery
Embedded / white-label analytics
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✓
Scheduled reports / alerting
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✗
Governance
Row-level security & SSO/SAML
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✓
Commercial
Per-seat pricing published
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✗
Free tier / free desktop
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✗
Ecosystem
dbt-native integration
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✗
Data-source connector breadth
Lightdash9 data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, Postgres, Trino, C
Sigma ComputingCloud data warehouses (AWS Redshift, Snowflake) with external system integration

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

Sigma Computing

A cloud-native platform that enables teams to build analytics applications, interactive dashboards, and AI agents directly on data warehouse data, with built-in governance, audit trails, and warehouse-native execution.

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 verify ↗

Sigma Computing

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✓
CLI
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✓
Self-hosted
Lightdash✓
Sigma Computing✗

Integrations

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

In common (5)
  • Snowflake
  • Databricks
  • ClickHouse
  • Slack
  • PowerPoint

Lightdash

Leader
21 total - 16 not shared
  • BigQuery
  • Redshift
  • Postgres
  • Trino
  • Athena
  • DuckDB
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Azure DevOps
  • Bitbucket
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Google Sheets
  • dbt
  • Rollstack
  • MotherDuck
  • Google Slides
Independently observed

Sigma Computing

14 total - 9 not shared
  • AWS
  • Amazon Redshift
  • AWS Marketplace
  • Glean
  • Jira
  • Anthropic
  • ChatGPT Work
  • Codex
  • Google Cloud
Independently observed
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