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Lightdash vs Metabase

Lightdash

lightdash.com

Metabase

metabase.com

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FigureLightdashMetabase
Price from—$6/mo
Free plan—Yes
Free trial——
Open source—Yes
WebYes—
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published36
Spec score · Business Intelligence & Analytics - Midmarket Software7.2 (#18)8.7 (#3)
Spec score · Self Service Analytics7.1 (#19)8.6 (#4)
Spec score · Bi Platforms7.1 (#23)8.7 (#3)
Spec score · Data Analytics Software7.1 (#27)8.6 (#8)
Spec score · Dashboards7.1 (#24)8.7 (#6)
Spec score · Business Analytics7.2 (#21)8.7 (#3)
Spec score · Business Intelligence & Analytics - Enterprise Software7.2 (#24)8.7 (#4)
Spec score · Business Intelligence Tools7.0 (#79)8.9 (#11)
Deploymenthybridhybrid
Embedded analyticsYesMetabase supports embedded dashboards, visualizations, self-serve reporting, and customizable SDK components.
Founded20212015
Free planYesYes
Natural-language queriesYesYes
Refresh frequencyreal-timereal-time
Row-level securityYesYes
Scheduled reportsYesYes

Plans

Lightdash

  • Open SourcePrice not published
  • Cloud Pro$3,000 a month
  • EnterprisePrice not published

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Metabase

  • Open SourceFree
  • Starter$6 a month
  • Pro$12 a month
  • EnterprisePrice not published
  • Starter annual$1,080 a year
  • Pro annual$6,210 a year

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