Lightdash alternatives

4 tools to consider instead of Lightdash, shown against it.

Lightdash Apache Superset Metabase Redash Holistics
Vendor Lightdash Apache Software Foundation Metabase, Inc. Databricks (development now community-led) Holistics
Pricing model Open source + paid options Open source + paid options Open source + paid options Open source + paid options Subscription
Free tier Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Self-hosted Cloud, Self-hosted Self-hosted Cloud
Open source Yes (MIT) Yes (Apache-2.0) Yes (AGPL-3.0) Yes (BSD-2-Clause) No
Best for Analytics engineering teams already standardized on dbt who want BI that reuses dbt's metric definitions instead of a second modeling layer. Engineering-led teams that want a free, self-hosted, SQL-centric dashboarding tool with a large chart and plugin ecosystem. Data teams wanting a self-hosted or cloud, open-source BI tool with self-service dashboards. Engineering and data teams wanting a free, self-hosted SQL-to-chart tool without adopting a full BI platform. Data teams wanting centralized, code-managed metric definitions across warehouses without vendor lock-in to a single semantic layer.
Pricing

The self-hosted open-source edition is free; Cloud Pro is a flat monthly fee with no per-seat pricing, plus metered data-loading costs, and Enterprise is custom.

Open Source Free
Cloud Pro $3,000/month
Enterprise Custom (contact sales)

Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget.

Free and open source under Apache 2.0; the Apache Software Foundation does not sell a hosted plan (see Preset for managed hosting).

Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site.

The Open Source edition is free and self-hosted with unlimited users; Starter, Pro, and Enterprise are paid Cloud or self-hosted plans.

Open Source Free
Starter $100/month or $1,080/year (also $6/user/month or $65/user/year)
Pro $575/month or $6,210/year (also $12/user/month or $130/user/year)
Enterprise Custom, starting at $20,000/year

Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 19, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget.

Free, self-hosted open-source software; Databricks discontinued the paid Redash Cloud hosted service in 2021 and there is no vendor-hosted paid tier today.

Self-Hosted (Open Source) Free

Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget.

Per-organization monthly plans covering the first 10 users, cheaper when billed annually; a free trial is offered but there is no free tier.

Entry $960/month ($800/month billed annually)
Standard $1,200/month ($1,000/month billed annually)
Security Compliance Suite $2,400/month ($2,000/month billed annually)
Custom Custom

Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget.

Features
  • Reads dbt models and metric definitions as the semantic layer
  • Version-controlled metrics via dbt (no separate modeling layer)
  • Spreadsheet-like exploration over governed metrics
  • Scheduled dashboard deliveries and alerts
  • Self-hosted (Docker) or managed Cloud deployment
  • AI agents for querying
  • Embedding options
  • No-code drag-and-drop chart builder
  • SQL Lab query editor with saved queries
  • 40+ visualization types plus a plugin ecosystem
  • Cross-filtering interactive dashboards
  • Role-based access control
  • Broad SQLAlchemy-based database connectivity
  • Query result caching
  • Self-hosted via Docker or Kubernetes
  • No-code visual query builder
  • SQL editor for advanced queries
  • AI assistant (Metabot) for natural-language querying
  • Interactive, filterable dashboards
  • Embedded Analytics SDK
  • Row- and column-level permissions
  • Single sign-on (SSO)
  • 50+ data source connectors
  • Browser-based SQL editor with schema browsing across 35+ data sources
  • Drag-and-drop dashboard and chart builder
  • Scheduled query refresh and dashboard snapshots
  • Data-driven alerts triggered by query results
  • Query result caching
  • REST API for programmatic query and dashboard management
  • Parameterized, reusable queries
  • User and group permissions on queries and dashboards
  • Governed semantic layer defined in AML, Holistics' own modeling language
  • AQL query language for composable, reusable metric definitions
  • Git-based version control for models, metrics, and dashboards
  • Self-service drag-and-drop exploration for business users
  • Scheduled report delivery via email and Slack
  • Embedded, white-labeled analytics option
  • Row- and column-level access control
  • AI-assisted natural-language querying grounded in governed metric definitions

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