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.
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Our take
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. Pick Preset if you're on a small analytics team who want Superset in the cloud without self-hosting. Skip Preset if you're on a team that will self-host Superset at $0 (Apache Superset) or want a dbt-native Explore
Lightdash
dbt-native BI desk
Best for
Lightdash Charts on your dbt semantic layer you start at $0 or $3,000
Preset Superset charts you start at $0 for five users
Free plan
Lightdash $0 · core BI. Unlimited seats. Community Slack only. Access to Lightdash OSS only
Preset $0 · , forever, up to 5 users, 1 workspace. Unlimited dashboards and charts, no-code builder, SQL editor, semantic layer
Lowest paid
Lightdash Cloud Pro $3/mo
Preset Professional $20, monthly only
Next step up
Lightdash HIPAA BAA $490/mo
Preset Embedded dashboards add-on $500
Runs where
Lightdash Local; you host it
Preset Hosted
Watch out
Lightdash Cloud Pro is $3,000/month
Preset Starter caps at 5 users and 1 workspace
Last checked
Lightdash 2026-10-23 · lightdash.com/pricing
Preset 2026-10-28 · preset.io/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Preset if
small analytics teams who want Superset in the cloud without self-hosting.
Read the Preset page