Holistics
Holistics is a self-serve BI desk with a programmable semantic layer: a product-gap table (cart vs purchase) sits above Key Insights so operators can read the…
OUR TAKE
Pick Holistics for data teams who will model once and let operators self-serve. No lasting $0 plan.
Good fit
Data teams who will model once and let operators self-serve.
Poor fit
Teams that will stay on OSS $0 (Metabase / Apache Superset) or want a $0 five-user cloud (Preset).
Entry $960 · Standard $1 · Security Compliance Suite $2
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · holistics.io/pricing
OUR TAKE
Pick Holistics for data teams who will model once and let operators self-serve. No lasting $0 plan. Trial ends; Entry is the floor.
Good fit
Data teams who will model once and let operators self-serve.
Poor fit
Teams that will stay on OSS $0 (Metabase / Apache Superset) or want a $0 five-user cloud (Preset).
Entry $960 · Standard $1 · Security Compliance Suite $2
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · holistics.io/pricing
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · holistics.io/pricing
Trial
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Entry
( yearly). 100 reports. First 10 users. Core self-serve, canvas dashboard, Holistics-hosted Git, dbt, private Slack
$960
Standard
200 / month (,000 / month yearly). Unlimited reports. First 10 users. Custom charts, custom dataset view, your own Git repo, Google SSO
Lowest paid
$1
Security Compliance Suite
400 / month (,000 / month yearly). RBAC, pass-through auth, Enterprise SSO/SAML, SCIM, activity monitoring
$2
Extra users
( yearly) on Entry/Standard; / on SCS. Extra 100 reports on Entry: /
$15
Checked 2026-10-28·holistics.io/pricing
Before you pay
Good fit
Data teams who will model once and let operators self-serve.
Poor fit
Teams that will stay on OSS $0 (Metabase / Apache Superset) or want a $0 five-user cloud (Preset).
Watch out
No lasting $0 plan. Trial ends; Entry is the floor.
Instead, try
Lightdash if dbt-native Explore when you will self-host at $0 or buy Cloud Pro; Metabase if question-and-dashboard desk when you want OSS $0 or Cloud Starter $100/mo
Compare Holistics with
Limits, in full
- 01
No lasting $0 plan. Trial ends; Entry is the floor.
- 02
$960 / $800 are workspace cards for the first 10 users, not a $20 seat.
- 03
Not a Markdown-as-code report. Use Evidence for Git files you already write.
If Holistics isn't it
Why: dbt-native Explore when you will self-host at $0 or buy Cloud Pro.
Free· paid from$3/mo
Cloud Pro is $3,000/monthChecked 2026-10-23·lightdash.com/pricing
vs Holistics
Why: question-and-dashboard desk when you want OSS $0 or Cloud Starter $100/mo.
Free· paid from$0.01
Starter’s $100 includes 5 usersChecked 2026-10-22·metabase.com/pricing
vs HolisticsLimits & alternatives3 limits · Lightdash, Metabase instead
Limits, in full
- 01
No lasting $0 plan. Trial ends; Entry is the floor.
- 02
$960 / $800 are workspace cards for the first 10 users, not a $20 seat.
- 03
Not a Markdown-as-code report. Use Evidence for Git files you already write.
If Holistics isn't it
Why: dbt-native Explore when you will self-host at $0 or buy Cloud Pro.
Free· paid from$3/mo
Cloud Pro is $3,000/monthChecked 2026-10-23·lightdash.com/pricing
vs HolisticsWhy: question-and-dashboard desk when you want OSS $0 or Cloud Starter $100/mo.
Free· paid from$0.01
Starter’s $100 includes 5 usersChecked 2026-10-22·metabase.com/pricing
vs Holistics