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Self‑serve analytics built on your dbt models
Turn dbt‑defined metrics into interactive dashboards, letting anyone in your organization explore data, drill‑down, and share insights without writing SQL, all with a familiar, open‑source interface.
Lightdash bridges the gap between data engineering and business analysis by exposing dbt‑defined metrics and dimensions as self‑serve visualizations. Teams can explore, segment, and filter data without writing SQL, while retaining a single source of truth for business logic.
Deploy Lightdash wherever you need—use the free Cloud trial, a one‑click Render instance, a local script, or production‑grade Kubernetes via community Helm charts. Built‑in version history, chart rollback, and CI/CD validation keep analytics reliable and auditable.
Create dashboards, schedule deliveries to Slack or email, and share work via simple URLs. The intuitive UI, lineage view, and table calculations let users dig deeper, fostering trust and data‑driven decision making across the organization.
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Business users explore metrics without SQL
Analysts define metrics in dbt; non‑technical staff generate dashboards and answer questions instantly.
CI/CD validation of analytics definitions
Metric and dimension changes are tested automatically, preventing breaking dashboards in production.
Low‑cost startup analytics stack
Deploy Lightdash on Render for free, share insights via Slack, and avoid expensive BI licenses.
Migration from Looker to an open‑source solution
Retain existing dbt‑based business logic while cutting subscription costs.
Yes, Lightdash reads metrics and dimensions defined in your dbt project to power its visualizations.
Absolutely. Lightdash provides a local install script, a Render one‑click deploy, and Helm charts for Kubernetes.
Lightdash Cloud offers a managed service with a free trial and paid plans for larger teams.
When self‑hosted, you control access to the database and the application; the open‑source code can be audited for security.
Yes, dashboards can be sent to Slack or email on a schedule, or shared via permanent URLs.
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