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Lightdash vs Plausible: pricing compared

Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Analytics tools. Updated for 2026.

At a glance

Side by side

Lightdash starts at $3,000/mo (Cloud Pro) and Plausible at $9/mo (Starter). For 10 people that's $3,000 vs $9 a month: Plausible is $2,991 a month (100%) cheaper than Lightdash on list price.

Lightdash

Analytics

From$3,000/mo

10 people: $3,000 a month · $36,000 a year

  • No free plan
  • No yearly discount listed
  • No startup credits listed
  • 1 plan · priced per plan

Plausible

Cheaper for 10 people

From$9/mo

10 people: $9 a month · $108 a year

  • No free plan
  • Up to 17% off yearly
  • No startup credits listed
  • 3 plans · priced per plan

Plans

Lightdash and Plausible plans

Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.

Lightdash

  • Cloud Pro

    Unlimited users · Native dbt integration · Scheduled reports and alerting

    $3,000/mo

Embedding add-on: $0.05/load after 1,000 free or $790/mo per 100K loads. Enterprise: contact sales. Open-source self-hosting available.

Prices from Lightdash's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Plausible

  • Starter

    10k pageviews · 1 site

    $9/mo

  • Growth

    10k pageviews · 3 sites, 3 team members

    $14/mo

  • Business

    10k pageviews · 10 sites, Stats API, funnels

    $19/mo

Prices at 10k monthly pageviews; scale with traffic. Yearly billing = 2 months free. Enterprise: contact sales.

Prices from Plausible's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.

Team cost

What each costs your team

Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.

Lightdash and Plausible cost by team size
TeamLightdash (Cloud Pro)Plausible (Starter)Difference
5 people$3,000$36,000/yr$9$108/yrPlausible $2,991 less a month
10 people$3,000$36,000/yr$9$108/yrPlausible $2,991 less a month
25 people$3,000$36,000/yr$9$108/yrPlausible $2,991 less a month

Lightdash is priced per plan. Plausible is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.

FAQ

Lightdash vs Plausible: questions

Which is cheaper, Lightdash or Plausible?

Lightdash starts at $3,000/mo (Cloud Pro) and Plausible at $9/mo (Starter). For 10 people that's $3,000 vs $9 a month: Plausible is $2,991 a month (100%) cheaper than Lightdash on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.

Do Lightdash and Plausible have free plans?

Lightdash has no free plan in Surba's catalog. Plausible has no free plan in Surba's catalog.

Are Lightdash and Plausible cheaper if you pay yearly?

Plausible lists up to 17% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for Lightdash.

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