Lightdash
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How to Replace LightdashOverview
Features
33 features across 16 categories
AI(3)
AI agents that operate your analytics layer to build dashboards, answer questions, and manage metrics
Use AI agents in the UI or Slack to get trusted answers fast without writing SQL or filing tickets
AI builds dashboards from a single prompt in minutes
Access Control(1)
Create custom user roles and permissions
Analytics(3)
Interactive data exploration and visualization tool
Write and execute custom SQL queries
Track adoption and usage analytics across your organization
Collaboration(1)
Create private spaces for team collaboration
Compliance(2)
HIPAA compliance with BAA support
SOC 2 TYPE II compliance certification
Data Governance(2)
Governed self-serve access to metrics with natural language queries
Open semantic layer that ensures reliable, consistent results and prevents hallucinations
Developer Experience(4)
Review, test, and merge BI changes programmatically with automated testing, version control and CI/CD
Command-line interface tools for managing BI deployments
Test BI changes in preview environments before production deployment
Track and manage versions of BI assets with 30-60 days history
Integration(6)
Programmatic access via API and webhook integrations
Native dbt integration that uses all context from dbt to power your BI layer, keeping models and metrics in sync
Embed dashboards via iframe and React SDK with pay-as-you-go or predictable pricing
Sync data to Google Sheets
Receive alerts and answer questions via Slack
Integration with Microsoft Teams
Licensing(1)
No per-seat pricing, unlimited user access
Monitoring(1)
Set up alerts on metrics and KPIs
Performance(1)
Intelligent query caching for improved performance
Quality Assurance(1)
Automated testing and validation of BI changes
Reporting(2)
Build and manage reports with drag-and-drop interface
Schedule automated report delivery
Security(3)
SCIM 2.0 protocol support for user provisioning
Secure SSH tunnel connections to data warehouses
Single Sign-On support with Google, Okta, Azure AD and custom options
Pricing
Open Source
- ✓Self-hosted on your own infrastructure
- ✓Access to Lightdash OSS only
- ✓Manage your own setup, upgrades and infrastructure
- ✓Support via Lightdash community Slack
- ✓Data explorer and report builder UI
- ✓Native dbt integration
- ✓Google Sheets sync
- ✓SQL runner
- ✓Private spaces
- ✓Global search
Cloud Pro
Popular- ✓Unlimited users
- ✓Unlimited visualizations
- ✓Native dbt integration + open semantic layer
- ✓Scheduled reports and alerting
- ✓Manage charts and dashboards as code
- ✓Governed self-serve via metrics catalog and explorer
- ✓Dedicated human support
- ✓Guided onboarding and tailored training sessions
- ✓Automated migration from current BI provider
- ✓AI agents and MCP add-on available
- ✓Embedding via iframe and ReactSDK available
- ✓Data explorer and report builder UI
- ✓Scheduled deliveries
- ✓Alerting
- ✓Google Sheets sync
- ✓SQL runner
- ✓Private spaces
- ✓Global search
- ✓Version history (30 days)
- ✓Usage analytics and insights (Advanced)
- ✓API & webhooks
- ✓Smart caching
- ✓CSV export
- ✓BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, Postgres, Trino support
- ✓Git sync (Github, GitLab, Azure Devops, Bitbucket)
- ✓Slack + Teams integrations
- ✓Group Private Slack channel, Live chat
- ✓1 day response SLA
- ✓Data Protection Agreement
- ✓Automated migration tools
- ✓Dedicated Slack support channel
- ✓Training calls
- ✓Google SSO
- ✓Okta SSO
- ✓User groups
- ✓Custom role builder
- ✓Deployment (US and EU)
- ✓HIPAA ($490/month)
- ✓BAA
- ✓1 year minimum term
- ✓Unlimited seats
Enterprise
- ✓Everything in Pro, plus
- ✓Deployment flexibility (Cloud or On Prem)
- ✓Advanced security with SSO + SAML + SCIM 2.0
- ✓Advanced user management with custom roles
- ✓SOC 2–compliant platform with HIPAA and BAA support
- ✓Hands-on migration support, including on-site assistance
- ✓Priority support with defined SLAs
- ✓Dedicated onboarding, enablement, and ongoing success reviews
- ✓Early access to new features
- ✓Ability to shape new products
- ✓BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, Databricks, Postgres, Trino support
- ✓Git sync (Github, GitLab, Azure Devops, Bitbucket)
- ✓Slack + Teams integrations
- ✓3M cells CSV export
- ✓Private Slack channel and Premium support
- ✓8 hours response SLA
- ✓Custom domain
- ✓Service Level Agreement
- ✓Data Protection Agreement
- ✓Migration support sessions
- ✓Automated migration tools
- ✓Dedicated Slack support channel
- ✓Custom implementation sessions
- ✓Dedicated account manager
- ✓Google, Okta, Azure, Custom, other SSO
- ✓SCIM 2.0
- ✓User groups
- ✓Custom role builder
- ✓Custom deployment region
- ✓Custom HIPAA
- ✓Custom BAA
- ✓Custom SOC2 report
- ✓1 year minimum term
- ✓Unlimited seats
- ✓Advanced usage analytics
- ✓Custom API & webhooks pricing
- ✓AI agents Custom pricing
- ✓Embedding Custom pricing
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Integrations
17 known integrations