Steep
Steep is a metrics BI desk: Registrations / Activation / Budget sit on a laptop Explore, and the same Codify workspace opens on the phone.
OUR TAKE
Pick Steep for ops teams who want a metrics home screen, not a SQL workbook. Seat 4 is $15.
Good fit
Ops teams who want a metrics home screen, not a SQL workbook.
Poor fit
Analysts who live in SQL + Python notebooks (Hex) or want OSS $0 (Metabase).
Pro $15
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · steep.app/pricing
OUR TAKE
Pick Steep for ops teams who want a metrics home screen, not a SQL workbook. Seat 4 is $15. The first three are the $0 floor.
Good fit
Ops teams who want a metrics home screen, not a SQL workbook.
Poor fit
Analysts who live in SQL + Python notebooks (Hex) or want OSS $0 (Metabase).
Pro $15
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · steep.app/pricing
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · steep.app/pricing
Pro
/ seat / month. Free up to 3 seats. Unlimited reports. Up to 80 metrics. Native semantic layer, catalog, caching, dbt Cloud / Cube, Slack. Free plan includes 1,000 AI credits
Lowest paid
$15
Business
/ seat / month. Free trial available. Unlimited metrics, private metrics/teams, advanced cache, usage analytics, SAML SSO / Okta / Azure AD, 99.5% SLA
$25
Enterprise
Not published by the vendor
Not published by the vendor
Checked 2026-10-28·steep.app/pricing
Before you pay
Good fit
Ops teams who want a metrics home screen, not a SQL workbook.
Poor fit
Analysts who live in SQL + Python notebooks (Hex) or want OSS $0 (Metabase).
Watch out
Seat 4 is $15. The first three are the $0 floor.
Instead, try
Metabase if question-and-dashboard desk when you want OSS $0 or Cloud Starter $100/mo; Lightdash if dbt-native Explore when the semantic layer already lives in dbt
Compare Steep with
Limits, in full
- 01
Seat 4 is $15. The first three are the $0 floor.
- 02
No cheaper viewer license. Volume discounts are sales-only.
- 03
Not a collaborative canvas. Use Count for a shared diagnosis board.
If Steep isn't it
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 Steep
Why: dbt-native Explore when the semantic layer already lives in dbt.
Free· paid from$3/mo
Cloud Pro is $3,000/monthChecked 2026-10-23·lightdash.com/pricing
vs SteepLimits & alternatives3 limits · Metabase, Lightdash instead
Limits, in full
- 01
Seat 4 is $15. The first three are the $0 floor.
- 02
No cheaper viewer license. Volume discounts are sales-only.
- 03
Not a collaborative canvas. Use Count for a shared diagnosis board.
If Steep isn't it
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 SteepWhy: dbt-native Explore when the semantic layer already lives in dbt.
Free· paid from$3/mo
Cloud Pro is $3,000/monthChecked 2026-10-23·lightdash.com/pricing
vs Steep