Choose Lightdash if you need
- Integration with dbt or Claude. We haven't found them on Looker's website.
- SOC 2 or HIPAA. We haven't found them on Looker's website.
At a glance
- Lightdash offers a free trial (21 days). We haven't confirmed one for Looker.
- Lightdash's lowest paid plan is Cloud Pro at $3,000, as of November 14, 2026.
- Both work with Snowflake, Slack and BigQuery.
- Both list SSO.
- Only Lightdash lists SOC 2 and HIPAA.
- Looker has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Lightdash.
- Lightdash can be self-hosted. We haven't confirmed that for Looker.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Looker if you need
- Integration with Google Sheets. We haven't found it on Lightdash's website.
Lightdash
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Looker
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Review LookerThe facts
- What it does
- LightdashLightdash is the governed data layer for all your agents.
- LookerAn agentic BI platform built on a semantic layer.
- Free plan
- LightdashNot confirmed
- LookerNot confirmed
- Pricing
- LightdashFlat monthly fee, unlimited users
- LookerNot confirmed
- Paid plans from
- Lightdash
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
Both
- Snowflake
- Slack
- BigQuery
Only Lightdash
- dbt
- Claude
Only Looker
- Google Sheets
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Lightdash and Looker yet.
Used either of them?
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