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Self-service analysis & shared metrics — found from sitemap — Holistics
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Tools compared Report an error
“The self-service BI tools compared in this document are: Holistics, Looker, Lightdash, Thoughtspot, Metabase.”
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Holistics model Report an error
“Offers different pricing tiers based on the number of users and features. Transparent pricing. source”
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Looker model Report an error
“The deprecated AWS Marketplace page shows Looker offers three plans—Standard, Advanced, and Elite, with Standard starting at $66,600/year. source”
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Lightdash model Report an error
“Starter plan is $800/month with unlimited users and visualizations, while Pro plan is $2,400/month with more features. source”
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Thoughtspot model Report an error
“Priced by data rows and permission groups. The Essential plan starts at $1,250/month for 25M rows & 5 groups. source”
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Metabase model Report an error
“Free plan available. Paid plans include Starter at $85/mo for 5 users, and Pro at $500/mo for 10 users. source”
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Holistics estimate Report an error
“$9,000+/year The Entry plan starts at $800/month with core self-service analytics. Higher plans offer advanced features like Custom Charts and RBAC. source”
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Looker estimate Report an error
“$83,665+/year Vendr's data shows Looker costs ~$83,665/year on average. The maximum price for Looker software can reach up to $1,770,000. source”
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Lightdash estimate Report an error
“$9,600/year Small teams can start with the Starter plan ($800/month), while larger teams need Pro for features like AI Data Analyst and Usage Analytics. source”
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Thoughtspot estimate Report an error
“$15,000+/year Starting at $1,250/month. The average cost for ThoughtSpot software is about $140,000 annually, according to Vendr's data. source 1 , source 2”
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Metabase estimate Report an error
“$1,200+/year Self-service BI features are included in the Starter plan. To expand access to more users with granular access controls, the Pro plan is required. source”
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Holistics semantic layer Report an error
“Code-based Semantic Layer Centralizes business logic in modular, reusable data models, allowing consistent definitions across reports. source”
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Looker semantic layer Report an error
“LookML Modeling Enables defining centralized, modular data logic that can be reused across reports. source”
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Lightdash semantic layer Report an error
“dbt semantic layer Lightdash integrates with dbt to define semantic models and save custom SQL queries as reusable models. source”
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Thoughtspot semantic layer Report an error
“ThoughtSpot Modeling Language (TML) TML allows users to modify objects such as worksheets, views, tables, Liveboards, and answers in a flat-file format (.TML). source”
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Metabase semantic layer Report an error
“Lightweight Modeling Model data with lightweight table metadata plus reusable Models/Metrics, but it’s not a full semantic layer and is limited by the underlying query performance (and can’t do cross-database joins). source”
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Holistics version control Report an error
“Native Git Version Control Support Git version control natively for both dashboards and models. source”
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Looker version control Report an error
“Git Version Control Git-based version control for data models, proprietary dashboard versioning. source”
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Lightdash version control Report an error
“Git Version Control Git-based version control for data models. source”
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Thoughtspot version control Report an error
“Git for TML Export and sync TML with Git for change control. source”
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Metabase version control Report an error
“Version Control via Serialization Version control is supported through a proprietary, one-way Git-based serialization process, available with the Pro Plan and higher. source”
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Holistics AI exploration Report an error
“AI-assisted Exploration Allows users to ask questions in natural language to explore metrics, run complex analyses, or get step‑by‑step instructions for in-depth exploration. source”
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Holistics canvas dashboard Report an error
“Canvas Dashboard Users can drag and drop measures and dimensions from pre-built datasets to create charts, then freely arrange visuals, text, and elements on a free-form canvas to build dashboards. source”
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Holistics custom visualizations Report an error
“Via Vega-lite Supports custom charts via Vega-Lite. source”
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Looker custom visualizations Report an error
“Via Looker Marketplace Can be defined in JS files, which can be included in LookML projects, hosted externally, or sourced from Looker Marketplace. source”
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Lightdash custom visualizations Report an error
“❌”
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Thoughtspot custom visualizations Report an error
“Via Highcharts and D3 Integrate external libraries, such as Highcharts and D3.js, for custom visualizations. Built-in geo visualization capabilities allow users to configure geographic data for geo charts. source”
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Metabase custom visualizations Report an error
“Not Supported Create visualizations, including charts like Sankey diagrams, by mapping fields in the editor. More advanced chart types are not supported. source”
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Holistics custom calculations Report an error
“AQL Metrics AQL is a metric-first analytics query language. Users can define AQL metrics ad-hoc during dataset exploration or within a dataset definition. source”
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Looker custom calculations Report an error
“Table Calculations Create ad-hoc calculations based on LookML-defined fields. Analysts can also create LookML-defined custom fields to create new ad hoc custom dimensions and measures in Explore. source”
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Lightdash custom calculations Report an error
“Table Calculations Create custom metrics either through version-controlled definitions in dbt YAML files or via SQL table calculations for ad-hoc analysis. source”
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Thoughtspot custom calculations Report an error
“Formula Builder Users can define custom metrics using the formula builder, which provides a range of built-in logical, mathematical, date, and text functions. source”
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Metabase custom calculations Report an error
“Custom Experessions Users can build custom calculations in the Query Builder using custom expressions. source”
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Holistics forecasting Report an error
“Not Supported Uses "Trend Lines" to visualize patterns in chart data. Forecasting is not yet available.”
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Looker forecasting Report an error
“Looker’s AutoARIMA Create, edit, or remove forecasts using AutoARIMA in the Forecast menu. Customize length, confidence, and seasonality for better accuracy. source”
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Lightdash forecasting Report an error
“Not Supported”
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Thoughtspot forecasting Report an error
“SpotIQ & R Forecasting (Beta) and analize trends using SpotIQ. Can also use R to perform forecasting. source”
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Metabase forecasting Report an error
“Python Project future values with historical data and Offset. For advanced forecasts, use Python or warehouse models to visualize in Metabase. source”
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Holistics usage monitoring Report an error
“Usage Monitoring Dashboard views and user activities are tracked, allowing administrators to understand usage patterns and measure adoption. source”
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Holistics access control Report an error
“RLP & RBAC Allows for fine-grained control over data access by managing permissions at the row level, schema level, data source level, and report/dashboard levels. source”
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Looker access control Report an error
“Role-based Admins can define role-based permissions, ensuring secure data access. Users are assigned roles with specific privileges to control feature and content access. source”
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Lightdash access control Report an error
“Role-based Role-based access control (RBAC) and attribute-based permissions enable fine-grained control over data access. source”
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Thoughtspot access control Report an error
“RBAC & Object-level Data access is managed using role-based access control (RBAC) and object-level access control. source”
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Metabase access control Report an error
“Group-based Permissions Access is controlled through group-based permissions for data, row-level filtering for user-specific data visibility, and collection permissions for dashboards and reports. source”
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Holistics analytics as code Report an error
“Analytical Modeling & Querying Languages (AMQL) Define models and dashboards with code, allowing composability, parameterization, reuse, and mass refactoring. source”
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Lightdash analytics as code Report an error
“YAML Files Allows developers to manage dashboards as YAML files within Git. source”
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Metabase analytics as code Report an error
“❌”
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Holistics reusability Report an error
“AML Extend Users can define reusable chart components and metrics to extend and reuse across the organization. source”
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Looker reusability Report an error
“Reusable Data Models Define reusable metrics, dimensions, and logic that can be applied across multiple reports and dashboards. source”
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Lightdash reusability Report an error
“❌”
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Metabase reusability Report an error
“Reusable Queries Collections store reusable queries linked across dashboards—edits update all instances automatically. source”
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Thoughtspot sage gpt3 Report an error
“The platform has evolved steadily, even integrating GPT-3 in 2023 via a feature called ThoughtSpot Sage to make its natural language search even more powerful.”
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Lightdash self host Report an error
“Lightdash is also flexible in deployment as you can self-host it for free (since it’s open source), or opt for Lightdash Cloud for convenience.”
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Metabase open source Report an error
“The biggest strength is that Metabase is open source and free (there’s a paid hosted version and an enterprise edition with extras, but the core is free).”
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Holistics capterra rating Report an error
“Holistics Capterra rating is a strong 4.6★ (out of 5) based on ~89 reviews and users often commend its balance of power and ease.”
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Thoughtspot rating Report an error
“ThoughtSpot’s Capterra/G2 rating sits around 4.4★ out of 5.”
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Holistics ard customer Report an error
“ARD, Germany's largest broadcaster, manages self-service analytics for 1,000+ users with a lean admin team.”
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Looker owner Report an error
“Now part of Google Cloud (acquired in 2019), Looker’s core philosophy remains a “model once, use everywhere” metrics layer through its proprietary LookML modeling language.”
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