Lightdash
NewBuild Intelligence, not just dashboards.
Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run
- Lightdash ranks #39 of 47 in Business Intelligence with an AI visibility score of 0.3 (SlateIndex, Nov 2, 2026).
- Lightdash is most visible on ChatGPT (0.9) and least on Perplexity (0).
- AI engines name Lightdash in 1 of the 30 Business Intelligence buyer prompts SlateIndex tracks.
- guideflow.com is the source AI engines cite most in answers about Lightdash, with 2 citations.
About
Company details for Lightdash
Lightdash is an open-source business intelligence platform that builds on a team's existing dbt project. Metrics are defined once in dbt and reused across charts, dashboards, scheduled reports and alerts. It can be self-hosted, used as a hosted cloud service, or deployed on-prem under the Enterprise plan. It ranks #39 of 47 in Business Intelligence on SlateIndex and has a visibility score of 0.3 in the latest weekly run.
Founded in 2021 and headquartered in San Francisco, CA, United States, the company employs 11–50 people. It has raised about $19M. Its differentiator: unlimited users with no per-seat pricing, built directly on the existing dbt project.
- Website
- lightdash.com
- Categories
- Business Intelligence
- Company size
- 11–50 employees
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, CA, United States
- Founded
- 2021
- Company type
- Private, venture-backed
- Funding
- Series A · $19M raised
- Pricing
- Free; paid from $3,000 / mo · flat tiers
- Free trial
- Free plan available
- Deployment
- Hosted on Google Cloud in US and EU regions, self-hosted via open source, or cloud or on-prem on the Enterprise tier.
- Compliance
- SOC 2, HIPAA (BAA support)
- Support
- Community Slack (Open Source plan), Private Slack channel and live chat (Cloud Pro), Private Slack channel and premium support with 8-hour response SLA (Enterprise)
Read from linkedin.com, lightdash.com, g2.com, siliconangle.com, datanyze.com · refreshed Nov 2, 2026.
AI visibility
Latest weekly run · Nov 2 · next run Nov 9
Visibility score trend
Weekly runs over the last 60 days, with up to 7 competitors. Click a name to hide or show its line.
Changes appear after the second weekly run in Business Intelligence. Microsoft Power BI leads the category at 74.2%.
Media
Website and product screenshots for Lightdash
AI mentions & citations
Recent answers that name Lightdash
Products & features
What Lightdash sells
Lightdash Open Source
Self-hosted core BI features, deployed and upgraded on the customer's own infrastructure.
Lightdash Cloud
Hosted BI with unlimited users, scheduled deliveries, alerting, and a dbt integration.
Lightdash Enterprise
Cloud or on-prem deployment with SSO, SAML, SCIM 2.0 and custom roles.
Embedding
Add-on for embedding dashboards via iframe and a React SDK.
AI agents
Add-on providing AI agents and MCP access to Lightdash.
Target market & buyers
Modern data teams.
Notable customers include Neo Financial, Hypebeast, Ollie, JustWatch, Qargo, Tatango, Stake, Ubie.
| Industry | Primary use case |
|---|---|
| Fintech | Governed KPI catalog for business metrics (Wise) |
Funding & recent developments
Funding
| Round | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Seed | 2022 | $8M |
| Series A | 2024 | $11M |
| Latest known round | Total raised |
|---|---|
| Series A | $19M |
Recent developments
- Jun 2025CompanyLondon HQ opens
Lightdash opened a London headquarters.
- Jun 2025ProductAI Agents launch in private beta
Lightdash launched AI Agents in private beta.
- Feb 2025ProductReact SDK launched
Lightdash launched a React SDK for embedding.
- Jan 2025ProductDashboards as code launched
Lightdash launched dashboards managed as code.
- Oct 2024FundingLightdash raises $11M Series A
Series A of $11 million led by Accel, with Operator Partners, Shopify Ventures and existing backers.
Competitive landscape
How Lightdash compares with its top three alternatives
Lightdash most often appears alongside Mixpanel, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau in AI answers.
| Brand | Visibility | Share of voice | vs last week | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightdash | 0.3% | 0.2% | New | Free plan |
| Mixpanel | 77% | 16% | up+2.4% | Free plan |
| Microsoft Power BI | 74.2% | 13.2% | New | Pricing not available |
| Tableau | 55.2% | 11.6% | New | Pricing not available |
| Looker | 29.8% | 8.1% | New | Pricing not available |
Pricing
Flat tiers pricing with a free plan
Cite as: SlateIndex, “Lightdash AI visibility profile”, https://slateindex.ai/brand/lightdash, data of Nov 2, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.