Available worldwide · Popular in: US, EU
What is 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.
Lightdash pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Open source free tier, Cloud Pro at $3,000/month (unlimited users), Enterprise custom. No per-seat pricing.
Open Source
FreeSelf-hosted core BI for teams managing their own infrastructure
- 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
Cloud Pro
Managed cloud platform with unlimited users, AI agents, and governance
- 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
Enterprise
Contact salesCustom deployment and advanced security for large-scale deployments
- 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
Add-ons
- Embedding per load$0.05 per load
- Embedding predictable$790/mo
- HIPAA BAA (Cloud Pro)$490/mo
- Data Apps
What Lightdash does
The capabilities that matter for bi software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- BI paradigm
- Governed dashboards
- Semantic / modelling layer
- dbt metrics
- Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)
- ✓
- Self-hostable / OSS core
- ✓
- Managed cloud available
- ✓
- Natural-language query / AI copilot
- ✓
- Embedded / white-label analytics
- ✓
- Scheduled reports / alerting
- ✓
- Row-level security & SSO/SAML
- ✓
- Per-seat pricing published
- ✓
- Free tier / free desktop
- ✓
- dbt-native integration
- ✓
- Data-source connector breadth
- 9 data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, Postgres, Trino, C
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- On-premise
- Self-hosted
Integrations (19)
Independently observed- BigQuery
- Snowflake
- Redshift
- Databricks
- Postgres
- Trino
- ClickHouse
- Athena
- DuckDB
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Azure DevOps
- Bitbucket
- Slack
- Microsoft Teams
- Google Sheets
- dbt
- Rollstack
- MotherDuck
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Lightdash FAQ
Common questions about Lightdash, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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. It is indexed under BI Software.
Is Lightdash free?
Lightdash offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $3000 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
What platforms does Lightdash support?
Lightdash supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Can Lightdash be self-hosted?
Yes. Lightdash can be deployed cloud / SaaS, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
What does Lightdash integrate with?
We have confirmed 19 integrations for Lightdash, including BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, Postgres, Trino, ClickHouse and Athena, plus 11 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
What security certifications does Lightdash have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Lightdash. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Lightdash not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Where is Lightdash available?
Lightdash is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Lightdash alternatives
Other bi software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
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- ThoughtSpotA unified analytics platform providing AI-driven insights with data governance across business applications and workflowslow · 39%
- DomoGoverned Data for AI Agentslow · 33%
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Compare Lightdash
Side by side against other bi software, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Lightdash, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | 100 | 0.09 | 9.2 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.08 | 8.4 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 63 | 0.09 | 5.9 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 37 | 0.09 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 55 | 0.06 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.06 | 3.2 | ✓ |
| Stars | 71 | 0.03 | 1.9 | ✓ |
| Price level | 25 | 0.05 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Dependent projects | 20 | 0.06 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.14 | 0.0 | - |
| Security score | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Nlq ai: Yes · Rls sso: Yes · Paradigm: governed_dashboards · Free tier: Yes · Dbt native: Yes · Managed cloud: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 19 | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | TypeScript | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: GB · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-14 · 75% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| History | 20 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 70% |
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Hipaa | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
| Soc2 | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
| Gdpr | Yes | highsource · 2026-08-14 · 75% |
| Vulnerabilities | Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40lightdash%2Fcommon&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 | highsource · 2026-09-10 · 90% |
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