# Hex vs Lightdash

| Attribute | Hex | Lightdash |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 55.5 (72% (medium)) | 60.3 (75% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 14 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 6,084 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An AI analytics platform for building interactive data products and sharing insights. Features agentic notebooks, natural language query capabilities, and semantic modeling with 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,"paradigm":"notebook","free_tier":true,"dbt_native":true,"managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":false,"semantic_layer":"built_in","warehouse_native":true,"connector_breadth":"Databricks, dbt, Git repos, warehouse tables, Unity Catalog metrics","embedded_analytics":true,"transparent_pricing":false}` | `{"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 | 8 | 19 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"Databricks Unity Catalog"},{"name":"dbt"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"MCP"},{"name":"Git"}]` | `[{"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 | - | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community","summary":"Free","features":["Notebook agent trial","Connect any data source","Up to 5 notebooks","Build with all cell types","Small compute"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For hobbyists completing small projects and showcasing work","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"$36/editor/month","features":["Notebook agent","Standard credits","Unlimited notebooks","Up to 5 published apps","30-day version history","Medium compute"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"editor","amount":36,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individuals accelerating data insights and solo workflows","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$75/editor/month, 14-day free trial","features":["Threads agent","Semantic model agent","Extended credits","Unlimited published apps","Visual exploration and drill down","Unlimited version history","Scheduled runs and alerts","Shared components","Shared collections","Advanced compute add-ons"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"editor","amount":75,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For companies collaborating with data and automating manual work","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Explorer seat add-on","Audit logs","Premium credits","OAuth database connections","Observability API","OIDC SSO","Single tenant add-on","HIPAA add-on","Embedded analytics add-on","Custom Docker image add-ons","Dedicated support"],"description":"For organizations requiring advanced security, governance, and support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Large Compute","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.32,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Extra Large Compute","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.65,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"2XL Compute","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1.29,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"4XL Compute","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":2.58,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"A10G GPU","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4.06,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"L4 GPU","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":2.93,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Single Tenant Add-on"},{"name":"HIPAA Add-on"},{"name":"Embedded Analytics Add-on"},{"name":"Custom Docker Image Add-ons"}],"summary":"From $36/editor/month. Free tier. 14-day free trial on Team plan.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://hex.tech/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T13:21:15.249Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":36,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"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 | low | high |
| pricing.transparent | no | 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.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | 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 | Hex | Lightdash |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| BI paradigm | Notebook | 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 | Databricks, dbt, Git repos, warehouse tables, Unity Catalog metrics | 9 data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, Postgres, Trino, C |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:32:08.278Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*