Build and explore
in seconds
The data teams that ship fastest don't build their dashboards by hand.
Build however your team works.
Create dashboards in one of three ways using Lightdash.
Drag and drop
Drop charts onto a canvas in the UI and arrange the dashboard by hand.
Build from your terminal
Ask the agent
For any other questions, reach out to our team.
Can non-technical business users explore dashboards without SQL?
Yes. Business users don't need to know SQL to explore in Lightdash: click to cross-filter, drill into a metric, view the data behind a chart, or change the date range. For anything beyond that, business users ask the embedded AI agent in plain English and get a governed answer in the same dashboard, no SQL required.
Can I embed Lightdash dashboards in my own product?
Yes. Embed governed dashboards into your own product or customer portal with iframe embedding or the React SDK. The permissions you've set follow every viewer, so each customer sees only their own data.
Are Lightdash dashboards version-controlled?
Yes. Lightdash manages charts and dashboards as code, so every change is tracked and reviewable in Git, and a bad change is one revert away. That makes it safe to give more people edit access, because anything that breaks can be rolled back.
Do I need dbt to use Lightdash?
dbt is the most common setup, and Lightdash builds its semantic layer inside your dbt project. You can also define the semantic layer in Lightdash YAML against your warehouse without dbt. Either way, every dashboard runs on governed metrics defined once, in code.
How do I know which dashboards and numbers to trust?
Every dashboard runs on your semantic layer, so metrics trace back to a single definition in code. Your data team can mark charts and dashboards as verified, so everyone can tell an official, approved number from a quick one-off exploration.
I have an infrequently asked question.
Great! We're always around to help. You can chat to us through the live chat on this webpage, or talk to us in our Slack community.
