Comparison

Lightdash vs Sisense

On the evidence we track, Sisense leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Lightdash60

★Sisense65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Lightdash	SisenseLeader
Vioscale score	60 / 100high · 75%	65 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	high	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	19	8
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
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
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.99
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	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU, GB · HQ US

Score

Vioscale score

Lightdash60 / 100high · 75%

Sisense65 / 100medium · 72%

Pricing

Free tier

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

Model

Lightdashfreemium

Sisensefreemium

Price level

Lightdashhigh

Sisenselow

Transparent

Lightdash✓

Sisense✗

Integrations

Count

Lightdash19

Sisense8

Security

Disclosure policy

Lightdash–

Sisense✓

Gdpr

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

Hipaa

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

Iso27001

Lightdash–

Sisense✓

Soc2

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

Vulnerabilities

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

Sisense–

Reliability

Sla pct

Lightdash–

Sisense99.99

Status page

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Lightdash14

Sisense–

Github stars

Lightdash6,084

Sisense–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Lightdash100

Sisense–

Release

History

Lightdash20 items

Sisense–

Language

Primary

LightdashTypeScript

Sisense–

Market

Availability

LightdashAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU · HQ GB

SisenseAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU, GB · HQ US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for BI Software
Capability	Lightdash	Sisense
Core
BI paradigm	Governed dashboards	Embedded
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	Supports warehouses, databases, and cloud applications

Core

BI paradigm

LightdashGoverned dashboards

SisenseEmbedded

Semantic / modelling layer

Lightdashdbt metrics

SisenseBuilt-in

Engine

Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

Deployment

Self-hostable / OSS core

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

Managed cloud available

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

Intelligence

Natural-language query / AI copilot

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

Delivery

Embedded / white-label analytics

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

Scheduled reports / alerting

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

Governance

Row-level security & SSO/SAML

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

Commercial

Per-seat pricing published

Lightdash✓

Sisense✗

Free tier / free desktop

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

Ecosystem

dbt-native integration

Lightdash✓

Sisense-

Data-source connector breadth

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

SisenseSupports warehouses, databases, and cloud applications

What each one is

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

Lightdash

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

Sisense

Leader

Sisense is an embedded analytics platform designed for developers to integrate AI-powered analytics into customer-facing products. It provides natural-language query capabilities, semantic data modeling, row-level security, and flexible embedding options through SDKs and APIs, with support for multiple deployment models.

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

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 ↗

Sisense

Leader

HybridFree tier30-day trial

Free self-serve tier available; enterprise pricing via sales consultation

Self-ServeFree
EnterpriseContact sales

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

Platforms

Web

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

CLI

Lightdash✓

Sisense✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

Self-hosted

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

On-premise

Lightdash✓

Sisense✓

Hybrid

Lightdash✗

Sisense✓

Integrations

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

Lightdash

19 total

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

Independently observed

Sisense

Leader

8 total

Any warehouse connectors (generic)
Any database connectors (generic)
Cloud app connectors (generic)
MCP (Model Context Protocol)
REST APIs
Compose SDK
External AI tools and workflows
Custom plugins

Independently observed

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