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Lightdash dbt BI

Open-source BI tool on top of dbt

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★4.4ratingPricing · FreemiumHot
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Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
High
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Hot
Market trend
Rating
4.4
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Lightdash dbt BI does

Build self-serve analytics on your dbt models with a clean, collaborative BI interface.

How Lightdash dbt BI compares with its closest alternatives

All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Lightdash dbt BI does. 3 of the 5 offer an API, as Lightdash dbt BI does. Lightdash dbt BI offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Lightdash dbt BI was founded in 2021; the alternatives were founded between 2014 and 2021, 4 of them earlier. Lightdash dbt BI is based in London, United Kingdom; none of its 5 alternatives is in the United Kingdom. They are in the United States.

Market position · Data

How Lightdash dbt BI compares in Data

Lightdash dbt BI has high opportunity and sits in the middle third of 405 live Data tools on FalcoScan. Across Data, the average opportunity score is 69.2 and the average saturation score 33.3. FalcoScan rates Lightdash dbt BI's own market position as open. 128 of the 405 operating Data tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 8 shutdowns in the category.

Lightdash dbt BI compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Lightdash dbt BIFounded 2021 · London, United KingdomHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWebHot
Coalesce dbt VisualFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateOpenFreemium—YesNoWebRising
Coalesce TransformFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWebRising
Metabase QueriesFounded 2014 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWebRising
dbt TransformationsFounded 2016 · Philadelphia, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWeb, CLIHot
Hex CollaborativeFounded 2018 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWebHot

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Data.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Lightdash dbt BI exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Code GenerationData Extraction
Industry Verticals
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Questions

Lightdash dbt BI: common questions

How much does Lightdash cost?

As of 13 Oct 2026, Lightdash Cloud Pro is $3,000 a month with unlimited users instead of per-seat pricing, and it has a 21-day free trial with no payment details. Enterprise is quoted.

Source: lightdash.com ↗

Is Lightdash open source?

Yes. Lightdash has an open-source edition with core BI features that you deploy on your own infrastructure, with support through the community Slack only.

Source: lightdash.com ↗

How does Lightdash work with dbt?

Lightdash is BI built on dbt. Your trial starts when you connect and compile your dbt project, and Cloud Pro includes a native dbt integration with an open semantic layer for consistent metrics.

Source: lightdash.com ↗

Is Lightdash dbt BI free?

Lightdash dbt BI has a free tier, with paid plans.

What are the best alternatives to Lightdash dbt BI?

The closest alternatives to Lightdash dbt BI that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Coalesce dbt Visual, Coalesce Transform, Metabase Queries, dbt Transformations, and Hex Collaborative.

Is Lightdash dbt BI still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Lightdash dbt BI as operating at lightdash.com.

Where is Lightdash dbt BI based?

Lightdash dbt BI is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Does Lightdash dbt BI have an API?

Yes. Lightdash dbt BI offers an API.

Who is Lightdash dbt BI for?

Lightdash dbt BI is built for data teams.

How do I sign in to Lightdash dbt BI?

Sign in on Lightdash dbt BI's own website, lightdash.com. FalcoScan reviews Lightdash dbt BI but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Lightdash dbt BI directly.

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