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Lightdash vs dbt Labs

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Lightdash compared with dbt Labs
DetailLightdashdbt Labs
What it doesAI-first, open-source BI platform for modern data teams The open standard for modern, AI-ready data transformation
StageGrowing Established
FoundedNot given Not given
Based inNot given US
Pricing modelfreemium freemium
PricingNot given Developer plan is free with one developer seat and 3,000 successful models per month. Starter plan is $100 per user/month with five developer seats and 15,000 models per month. Enterprise and Enterprise+ plans offer custom pricing with higher limits.
Key features
  • Data explorer and report builder UI
  • Native dbt integration
  • Scheduled deliveries
  • Alerting
  • SQL runner
  • Private spaces
  • Global search
  • Version history
  • AI agents
  • Browser-based IDE
  • SQL comprehension and local validation
  • Interactive lineage and DAG
  • Automatic refactoring of models and columns
  • Job scheduling and monitoring
  • Git version control and testing
  • dbt Semantic Layer
  • CI checks on Github and GitLab
  • dbt MCP server
  • dbt State orchestration
What makes it different
  • No per-seat pricing allowing unlimited users
  • Native dbt integration for governed metrics
  • AI-native platform with AI agents and MCP
  • Flexible deployment options including self-hosted and cloud
  • Stateful intelligence that automatically builds only models that need updating, saving 30%+ on warehouse spend
  • Never stores customer data with deep ecosystem integrations and commitment to open standards
  • Automatic column-level refactoring across all downstream references
  • 100,000+ active community members and largest open data community
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)58 no change since last check82 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)2531
Citation Flow (Majestic)4356
Referring domains (Majestic)8898402

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