Lightdash
Lightdash: A strong open-source BI fit for dbt teams, with a costly Cloud Pro tier. Ranked #44 of 88 in Business Intelligence Tools by our editors (5.1/10); pricing: Free plan · 21-day trial; best for dbt teams comfortable with open-source BI.
At a glance
- Editor score5.1 / 10
- PricingFree plan · 21-day trial
- Best fordbt teams comfortable with open-source BI
- Free planYes
- Paid from$3,000/mo
- DeploymentHybrid
- Founded2021 · London, United Kingdom
- Facts checked21 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Open-source deployment with dbt and semantic-layer integration
- Git-based charts and dashboards support governed workflows
- Unlimited users across Open Source and Cloud Pro plans
Where it doesn't
- Cloud Pro costs $3,000 per month
- Embedding is available as a Cloud Pro add-on
- Enterprise pricing requires contacting sales
Our verdict on Lightdash
Lightdash is a business intelligence platform for data teams and business users working with dbt projects and warehouse data. It lets teams define governed metrics, dimensions, charts, and dashboards through dbt or Lightdash YAML, then explore results in a web interface. Its open-source deployment model, APIs, self-hosting option, and support for embedded analytics make it suited to organizations that want BI close to their data and development workflows. The product is especially relevant for dbt teams comfortable managing an open-source BI stack.
The plans separate deployment choice from additional operating features. Open Source provides self-hosted deployment, core BI features, open-source software, and unlimited users. Cloud Pro is hosted by Lightdash and costs $3,000 per month on monthly billing. It also includes unlimited users, scheduled reports and alerting, AI agents and MCP, with embedding available as an add-on. Enterprise supports cloud or on-premises deployment and adds SSO, SAML, SCIM 2.0, custom roles, a SOC 2-compliant platform, and priority support. Enterprise pricing is contact-sales.
Lightdash’s strongest fit is a governed analytics workflow built around dbt, Git, and a broad warehouse ecosystem. Integrations include BigQuery, Snowflake, Amazon Redshift, Databricks, Postgres, Trino, ClickHouse, Amazon Athena, DuckDB, GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, Bitbucket, Slack, and Microsoft Teams. Metrics catalogs, an open semantic layer, charts and dashboards as code, scheduled delivery, natural-language AI agents, APIs, webhooks, and iframe or React SDK embedding extend its scope beyond basic dashboarding. Choose Lightdash when open-source control and dbt alignment matter; consider alternatives if a $3,000 monthly hosted plan or add-on embedding does not fit.
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Lightdash pricing
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Lightdash fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $3,000/mo |
| Deployment | Hybrid |
| Refresh frequency | Real-time |
| Row-level security | Yes |
| Scheduled reports | Yes |
| Viewer seats | Not verified |
| Embedded analytics | Yes |
| Natural-language queries | Yes |
| Free trial | 21 days · no card needed |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO/SAML |
| Support | Live chat, Community |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 20 integrations: Amazon Athena, Amazon Redshift, Azure DevOps, BigQuery, Bitbucket, ClickHouse … See all → |
| Pricing | Free plan · 21-day trial (source) |
| Website | lightdash.com |
| Facts checked | 21 Sep 2026 |
Lightdash integrations
Lightdash lists 20 integrations on its own site.
- Amazon Athena
- Amazon Redshift
- Azure DevOps
- BigQuery
- Bitbucket
- ClickHouse
- Databricks
- dbt
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Google Cloud Marketplace
- Metaplane
- MotherDuck
- Microsoft Teams
- PostgreSQL
- Rollstack
- Secoda
- Slack
- Snowflake
- Supabase
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Alternatives to Lightdash
- Microsoft Power BIA broad BI platform for Microsoft-centric teams that need modeling, security, sharing, and embedding.9.4
- TableauA broad BI platform for teams that need deep visualization and governed analytics.9.3
- Zoho AnalyticsA flexible, affordable BI platform with broad connectors and practical AI features.9.2
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