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Dev tools · June 3, 2021

Lightdash – An open source Looker alternative

Agentic BI. Analytics at the speed of code ⚡️. Contribute to lightdash/lightdash development by creating an account on GitHub.

Lightdash – An open source Looker alternative launched on June 3, 2021 with 34 votes, #1,200 of 3,650 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 5 years on.

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In plain words

Lightdash is an open source business intelligence tool designed as an alternative to Looker. It enables users to create dashboards and analyze data without relying on proprietary software. Built as an open source project, Lightdash allows teams to deploy and customize the tool within their own infrastructure. It is intended for organizations that need data visualization and exploration capabilities and prefer open source solutions over commercial platforms.

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