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
Lightdash vs Tableau: 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 Tableau at $15/user/mo (Standard Viewer). For 10 people that's $3,000 vs $150 a month: Tableau is $2,850 a month (95%) cheaper than Lightdash on list price.
Tableau
Cheaper for 10 people
From$15/user/mo
10 people: $150 a month · $1,800 a year
- No free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 6 plans · priced per user
Plans
Lightdash and Tableau 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.
Tableau
Standard Creator
$75/user/mo billed annually · Full authoring + Tableau Prep
$75/user/mo
Standard Explorer
$42/user/mo billed annually
$42/user/mo
Standard Viewer
$15/user/mo billed annually
$15/user/mo
Enterprise Creator
$115/user/mo billed annually
$115/user/mo
Enterprise Explorer
$70/user/mo billed annually
$70/user/mo
Enterprise Viewer
$35/user/mo billed annually
$35/user/mo
Annual contract only. tableau.com pricing pages block direct fetch (403); prices from search snippets of official Cloud/Server pricing pages. Tableau+: contact sales.
Prices from Tableau'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.
| Team | Lightdash (Cloud Pro) | Tableau (Standard Viewer) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $3,000/mo$36,000/yr a year | $75/mo$900/yr a year | Tableau $2,925 less a month |
| 10 people | $3,000/mo$36,000/yr a year | $150/mo$1,800/yr a year | Tableau $2,850 less a month |
| 25 people | $3,000/mo$36,000/yr a year | $375/mo$4,500/yr a year | Tableau $2,625 less a month |
Lightdash is priced per plan. Tableau is priced per user. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
Lightdash vs Tableau: questions
Which is cheaper, Lightdash or Tableau?
Lightdash starts at $3,000/mo (Cloud Pro) and Tableau at $15/user/mo (Standard Viewer). For 10 people that's $3,000 vs $150 a month: Tableau is $2,850 a month (95%) cheaper than Lightdash on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Lightdash and Tableau have free plans?
Lightdash has no free plan in Surba's catalog. Tableau has no free plan in Surba's catalog.
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