head to head · open source
Lightdash vs olake
Lightdash has 6,221 GitHub stars, 802 forks, 1,018 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. olake has 1,576 stars, 273 forks, 178 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Lightdash leads on adoption by 295% (6,221 vs 1,576 stars). Lightdash is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; olake is written in Go under Apache-2.0. Lightdash has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, olake 17%. Lightdash was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Lightdash | olake | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 6.2K | ★ 1.6K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-03 | 2026-11-03 |
| Forks | ⑂ 802 | ⑂ 273 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Lightdash if
- You weight community size — 6.2K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick olake if
- You want the olake feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and olake fits your workflow better
About Lightdash
Open source Agentic BI for modern data teams Build governed metrics, dashboards, AI agents, and data apps from your context layer. Ship analytics through Git, CI, MCP, and the Lightdash CLI. Why Lightdash Lightdash is the Agentic BI platform for teams that want analytics to move like software. Your context layer defines trusted metrics, joins, permissions, business logic, and caching once, then powers every way people consume data: dashboards, AI agents, data apps, embedded analytics, SDKs, and MCP. Data teams can build and maintain analytics with any AI agent, then use the terminal, pull requests, and CI to…
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About olake
OLake Go OLake Go is a high performance, open source data ingestion engine for replicating databases, S3, and Kafka into Apache Iceberg (or plain Parquet). Built for scalable, real time pipelines, OLake Go provides a simple web UI and CLI used to ingest into vendor lock in free Iceberg tables supporting all the query engines/warehouses. Read the docs and benchmarks at olake.io/docs . Join our active community on Slack . [!NOTE] 🎉 OLake Fusion is now live! — Automate your Apache Iceberg Table Maintenance. Check it out here → github.com/datazip inc/olake fusion 🎉 OLake Go — Super fast Sync to Apache Iceberg…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Lightdash or olake more popular?
Lightdash has 6,221 GitHub stars and olake has 1,576. Lightdash has the larger community by that measure.
Are Lightdash and olake free?
Both are open source. Lightdash has no licence declared in this registry, and olake is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Lightdash and olake?
Lightdash is written in TypeScript and olake in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Lightdash or olake?
Choose Lightdash if you want the larger community (6,221 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose olake if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.