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Compare Lightdash and Metabase 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (62.5% of reviews)
Mid-Market (50.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$800.00 Per Month
$0.00
Lightdash
Star Rating
(16)5.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (62.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$800.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansMetabase
Star Rating
(140)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansLightdash vs Metabase
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Lightdash easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Lightdash overall.
- Lightdash and Metabase both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Lightdash is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Lightdash over Metabase.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Lightdash
Lightdash Cloud Starter
$800.00
Per Month
- Unlimited users
- Native dbt integration
- Scheduled dashboard deliveries to Slack, Email
Metabase
Open Source
$0.00
The user-friendly BI suite in a box.
- Unlimited charts
- Unlimited dashboards
- Connect to 20+ database types
Free Trial
Lightdash
Free Trial is available
Metabase
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
13
8.8
97
Ease of Use
9.2
13
8.4
100
Ease of Setup
9.5
11
9.1
40
Ease of Admin
9.0
10
8.9
25
Quality of Support
9.9
12
7.9
72
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
10.0
10
8.9
20
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
13
8.3
87
Features by Category
Reports
9.3
9
8.9
44
8.1
9
8.5
42
9.4
9
8.6
43
8.7
9
8.3
40
9.7
10
9.1
44
Self Service
8.2
12
8.3
41
9.3
10
8.8
41
8.6
11
8.7
42
8.3
9
8.1
41
9.4
9
8.4
39
3.1
6
7.7
35
Advanced Analytics
3.1
9
7.5
40
8.8
12
9.1
44
6.5
9
7.9
40
Building Reports
5.6
9
8.8
13
7.1
11
8.3
13
7.4
9
8.8
14
6.9
9
8.7
9
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
9.3
9
8.9
44
8.1
9
8.5
42
9.4
9
8.6
43
8.7
9
8.3
40
9.7
10
9.1
44
Data Preparation
8.3
9
8.3
46
8.8
8
8.3
45
Data Modeling and Blending
9.6
8
8.6
56
9.6
8
8.8
56
6.7
6
8.3
52
Generative AI
1.9
6
6.9
16
2.5
6
7.6
16
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Feature Not Available
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Self Service
8.2
12
8.3
41
9.3
10
8.8
41
8.6
11
8.7
42
8.3
9
8.1
41
9.4
9
8.4
39
3.1
6
7.7
35
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Advanced Analytics
3.1
9
7.5
40
8.8
12
9.1
44
6.5
9
7.9
40
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.8
9
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Building Reports
5.6
9
8.8
13
7.1
11
8.3
13
7.4
9
8.8
14
6.9
9
8.7
9
Reports
9.3
9
8.9
44
8.1
9
8.5
42
9.4
9
8.6
43
8.7
9
8.3
40
9.7
10
9.1
44
Self Service
8.2
12
8.3
41
9.3
10
8.8
41
8.6
11
8.7
42
8.3
9
8.1
41
9.4
9
8.4
39
3.1
6
7.7
35
Building Reports
5.6
9
8.8
13
7.1
11
8.3
13
7.4
9
8.8
14
6.9
9
8.7
9
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Lightdash and Metabase are categorized as Analytics Platforms
Unique Categories
Lightdash has no unique categories
Metabase is categorized as Embedded Business Intelligence
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Lightdash
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Metabase
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
25.0%
Retail
12.5%
Real Estate
12.5%
Online Media
12.5%
Utilities
6.3%
Other
31.3%
Information Technology and Services
14.9%
Computer Software
12.7%
Financial Services
9.7%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Internet
4.5%
Other
53.0%
Discussions
Lightdash has no discussions with answers
Is Metabase free?
1 Comment
GL
YesRead more
Is Metabase secure?
1 Comment
IG
Yes. It provides SSO integration, and a capability to invite users via e-mail where only the user gets to set their password and password reset capability....Read more
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