# Cube vs Lightdash

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Cube

| Attribute | Cube | Lightdash |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 74.2 (73% (medium)) | 60.3 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 14 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 6,084 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | AI-native analytics platform combining business intelligence and embedded analytics. Grounds all answers in a governed semantic model to ensure consistency and reliability across chat, workbooks, dashboards, and AI agents. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"nlq_ai":true,"rls_sso":true,"paradigm":"semantic_layer","free_tier":true,"dbt_native":true,"managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":true,"semantic_layer":"built_in","warehouse_native":true,"connector_breadth":"50+ data sources plus MCP connectors","scheduled_reports":true,"embedded_analytics":true,"transparent_pricing":true}` | `{"nlq_ai":true,"rls_sso":true,"paradigm":"governed_dashboards","free_tier":true,"dbt_native":true,"managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":true,"semantic_layer":"dbt","warehouse_native":true,"connector_breadth":"9 data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, Postgres, Trino, C","scheduled_reports":true,"embedded_analytics":true,"transparent_pricing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 19 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Sentry"},{"name":"Attio"},{"name":"Google Sheets"},{"name":"Excel"},{"name":"dbt"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"Power BI"}]` | `[{"name":"BigQuery"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Redshift"},{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"Postgres"},{"name":"Trino"},{"name":"ClickHouse"},{"name":"Athena"},{"name":"DuckDB"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Azure DevOps"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Microsoft Teams"},{"name":"Google Sheets"},{"name":"dbt"},{"name":"Rollstack"},{"name":"MotherDuck"}]` |
| language.primary | - | TypeScript |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever","features":["Connect any data source","Model in semantic layer IDE","Explore data in workbooks","Publish workbooks as dashboards","Semantic model agent","Workbooks and dashboards agent","Analytics chat"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For hobbyists completing small projects and showcasing work","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"queries_daily":"1,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$40/developer/month","features":["Everything in Free","Extended limits on agents","Use premium LLMs","Unlimited workbooks","Production deployment compute","Cube Store caching","Semantic Layer Sync","Observability & high-availability"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"developer","amount":40,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For professionals streamlining data workflows","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"queries_daily":"10K-Shared or 50K Dedicated"}},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"$80/developer/month","features":["Everything in Starter","Explorer and Viewer roles","Embedded dashboards","Embedded analytics chat","Unlimited queries","99.950% Uptime SLA","Custom Domains","Multi-cluster Deployment","Performance Insights"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"developer","amount":80,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams scaling analytics and collaboration","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"queries":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything in Premium","99.990% Uptime SLA","Dedicated single tenant installation","Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC)","Bring Your Own LLM (BYOLLM)","SSO with SAML 2.0","Workspace Access Control","DAX API for Power BI"],"description":"For enterprises demanding security and support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Dedicated Deployment","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.6,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Multi-cluster Deployment","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1.2,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"API Instances","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.15,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Cube Store Caching","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.15,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $40/developer/month. Free tier available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://cube.dev/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T20:44:25.685Z","startingPrice":{"amount":40,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","summary":"Free, self-hosted, community support","features":["Unlimited seats","Data explorer and report builder","Native dbt integration","Scheduled deliveries","Alerting","Google Sheets sync","SQL runner","Private spaces","Global search","Version history (3 days)","Basic usage analytics","API & webhooks","Smart caching","Pre-aggregates","8 data warehouse connections","4 git platform integrations"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Self-hosted core BI for teams managing their own infrastructure","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud Pro","summary":"$3,000/month flat rate, unlimited users and visualizations","features":["Unlimited users","Unlimited visualizations","Native dbt integration with open semantic layer","Scheduled reports and alerting","Dashboards as code","Metrics catalog and governed explorer","AI agents for natural language queries","MCP (Model Context Protocol) support","Dedicated human support","Guided onboarding and training sessions","Automated migration from other BI tools","Version history (30 days)","Advanced usage analytics","Embedding via iframe and React SDK (add-on)","US and EU deployment regions","SSO via Google, Okta, Azure, custom OIDC"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":3000,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Managed cloud platform with unlimited users, AI agents, and governance","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing, available on-premises or cloud","features":["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","HIPAA and BAA support","Hands-on migration with on-site assistance","Priority support with 8-hour response SLA","Dedicated account manager","Dedicated Slack support channel","Early access to new features","Version history (60 days)","Custom usage analytics","Custom deployment regions"],"description":"Custom deployment and advanced security for large-scale deployments","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Embedding per load","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"load"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.05,"currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Embedding predictable","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":790,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"HIPAA BAA (Cloud Pro)","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":490,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Data Apps"}],"summary":"Open source free tier, Cloud Pro at $3,000/month (unlimited users), Enterprise custom. No per-seat pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.lightdash.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T13:45:42.627Z","freeTrialDays":21,"startingPrice":{"amount":3000,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | high |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.17.0","date":"2026-08-26T17:18:55Z","type":"stable","version":"2.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.16.0","date":"2026-08-26T17:05:03Z","type":"stable","version":"2.16.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.15.0","date":"2026-08-26T16:43:05Z","type":"stable","version":"2.15.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.14.0","date":"2026-08-26T16:01:16Z","type":"stable","version":"2.14.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.13.2","date":"2026-08-26T14:54:11Z","type":"stable","version":"2.13.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.13.1","date":"2026-08-26T14:28:49Z","type":"stable","version":"2.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.13.0","date":"2026-08-26T14:21:42Z","type":"stable","version":"2.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.12.0","date":"2026-08-26T13:52:20Z","type":"stable","version":"2.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.11.0","date":"2026-08-26T13:33:13Z","type":"stable","version":"2.11.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.10.1","date":"2026-08-26T13:20:20Z","type":"stable","version":"2.10.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.10.0","date":"2026-08-26T12:34:23Z","type":"stable","version":"2.10.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.9.5","date":"2026-08-26T12:15:38Z","type":"stable","version":"2.9.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.9.4","date":"2026-08-26T11:58:01Z","type":"stable","version":"2.9.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.9.3","date":"2026-08-26T11:52:38Z","type":"stable","version":"2.9.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.9.2","date":"2026-08-26T11:19:20Z","type":"stable","version":"2.9.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.9.1","date":"2026-08-26T11:12:15Z","type":"stable","version":"2.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.9.0","date":"2026-08-26T10:56:59Z","type":"stable","version":"2.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.8.0","date":"2026-08-26T10:47:37Z","type":"stable","version":"2.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.7.0","date":"2026-08-26T10:18:01Z","type":"stable","version":"2.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/lightdash/lightdash/releases/tag/2.6.0","date":"2026-08-26T09:47:36Z","type":"stable","version":"2.6.0"}]` |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.95 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40lightdash%2Fwarehouses&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (BI Software)

| Capability | Cube | Lightdash |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| BI paradigm | Semantic layer | Governed dashboards |
| Semantic / modelling layer | Built-in | 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 | 50+ data sources plus MCP connectors | 9 data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, Postgres, Trino, C |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:21:50.911Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*