Pick Holistics if
data teams who will model once and let operators self-serve.
Read the Holistics pageHolistics vs Lightdash
Our take
Pick Holistics if you're on a data team who will model once and let operators self-serve. Pick Lightdash if you're on a analytics team who already own dbt and will self-host at $0, or buy Cloud Pro at $3,000/month after the 21-day trial — and will not treat embedding as the core product. Skip Holistics if you're on a team that will stay on OSS $0 (Metabase / Apache Superset) or want a $0 five-user cloud (Preset).
Lightdash
dbt-native BI desk
Best for
Holistics Modeled reports you start on a public Entry card
Lightdash Charts on your dbt semantic layer you start at $0 or $3,000
Free plan
Holistics No free plan
Lightdash $0 · core BI. Unlimited seats. Community Slack only. Access to Lightdash OSS only
Lowest paid
Holistics Standard $1
Lightdash Cloud Pro $3/mo
Next step up
Holistics Security Compliance Suite $2
Lightdash HIPAA BAA $490/mo
Runs where
Holistics
Lightdash Local; you host it
Watch out
Holistics No lasting $0 plan
Lightdash Cloud Pro is $3,000/month
Last checked
Holistics 2026-10-28 · holistics.io/pricing
Lightdash 2026-10-23 · lightdash.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Lightdash if
analytics teams who already own dbt and will self-host at $0, or buy Cloud Pro at $3,000/month after the 21-day trial — and will not treat embedding as the core product.
Read the Lightdash page