Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Cube
Cube clearly comes out ahead of Lightdash on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Both offer a free tier. Paid plans start at $40/mo for Cube and $800/mo for Lightdash.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Cube Dev | Lightdash |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Data & AnalyticsDevelopment | Data & AnalyticsDevelopment |
| Categories | finance-toolsbusiness-intelligence | business-intelligence |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
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| Feature | cube | lightdash |
|---|---|---|
| 99.950% Uptime Sla | ||
| 1-Day Support Sla | ||
| 99.990% Uptime Sla | ||
| 3 Days Of Version History | ||
| Analytics Chat | ||
| 30 Days Of Version History | ||
| Bring Your Own Cloud (Byoc) | ||
| 8-Hour Response Sla | ||
| Bring Your Own Llm (Byollm) | ||
| Access To Lightdash Oss | ||
| Connect Any Data Source | ||
| Advanced Security (Sso + Saml + Scim 2.0) | ||
| Cube Store Caching | ||
| Advanced Usage Analytics | ||
| Custom Domains | ||
| Advanced User Management With Custom Roles | ||
| Dax Api For Power Bi | ||
| Alerting | ||
| Dedicated Single Tenant Installation | ||
| Core Bi Features | ||
| Embedded Analytics Chat | ||
| Custom Domain Support | ||
| Embedded Dashboards | ||
| Custom Implementation Sessions | ||
| Everything In Free | ||
| Data Explorer And Report Builder Ui | ||
| Everything In Premium | ||
| Dedicated Account Manager | ||
| Everything In Starter | ||
| Deployment Flexibility (Cloud Or On-Prem) |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Cube comes out ahead overall, though Lightdash can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Cube's paid plans start at $40/mo and Lightdash's start at $800/mo, so Cube is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Both Cube and Lightdash offer a free tier.
Cube scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
