🔍 What is Lightdash?
Lightdash is an open-source BI tool built for modern data stacks that turns dbt projects into full-stack, self-serve analytics. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
🔗 Native dbt Integration
Leverages your dbt definitions for metrics and dimensions—no duplicate logic. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
📋 Real-Time Data Access
Queries run directly on your data warehouse, ensuring dashboards reflect live data. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
📊 Interactive Dashboards
Build charts, explore data, and create dashboards with intuitive visual controls. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}
🤝 Collaborative Analytics
Comment, share, and work together on metrics, dashboards, and insights. :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}
⚙ Developer Tooling
Use CLI, CI/CD, preview environments, and version control to manage analytics content professionally. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
☁ Flexible Deployment
Choose between self-hosting (MIT licensed) or using the managed Lightdash Cloud. :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}
🚀 AI Analyst
Lightdash includes an “AI Analyst” that lets users ask natural‑language questions and get contextual insights. :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8}
💸 Cost‑Effective BI
Offers unlimited users in its hosted plans and avoids high licensing costs typical of tools like Looker. :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}
🔒 Secure & Scalable
Supports enterprise needs with compliance, role-based access, and data governance built on your warehouse. :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}
🌱 Open-Source Community
Lightdash is community-driven, feature-rich, and widely adopted by modern analytics engineering teams. :contentReference[oaicite:11]{index=11}
📈 Use Cases
Perfect for SaaS analytics, operational dashboards, self-serve BI, and data teams leveraging dbt. :contentReference[oaicite:12]{index=12}