lightdash
The premium Open Source alternative to Looker
🎯 Best for:Teams already using dbt who need a self-service visualization layer.
What is lightdash?
A self-service BI tool that integrates directly with dbt to turn data models into exploreable metrics. It allows data teams to define logic once in dbt and expose it to business users for independent analysis.
Tech Stack
TypeScriptAnalytics & BI
Why lightdash?
- • Single source of truth via dbt
- • Easy for business users to explore
- • Active open-source community
Limitations
- • Requires a mature dbt setup
- • Cloud version is significantly easier than self-hosting
- • Visualization options are less mature than Tableau
3/5/2026
Last Update
679
Forks
1,787
Issues
Other
License
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Competitor Cost
-$1,440
/ year (est. based on Looker)
Self-Hosted
$0
/ year
Team Size10 Users
150+
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