Lightdash · Jul 2026
Hamzah Chaudhary’s post introducing Data Apps, positioning Lightdash as a way to build governed apps on top of semantic-layer data rather than only dashboards.
The open source Looker alternative
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Overview
Lightdash is an open-source, dbt-native, AI-first BI platform for modern data teams. It helps teams define governed metrics in dbt and then self-serve analytics, dashboards, and AI-assisted data apps without seat-based friction.
Primary product
Open-source, dbt-native business intelligence platform with AI analysts, dashboards, and data apps
Founded
2021
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
20-30
Work style
Remote
Industry
Software Development
Sub-industry
Business Intelligence software
Offices
San Francisco, California, United States