Lightdash is an open-source business intelligence tool designed as an alternative to Looker, with a native integration with dbt, addressing some of the limitations of proprietary platforms like Looker. Unlike traditional BI tools, which expect users to bring clean, modeled data, Lightdash aims to simplify data analysis by integrating a modeling layer that reduces the need for users to write SQL, thereby enhancing data quality and scalability. Looker, known for its cloud-based, no-code exploratory and analyst-centric experience, uses LookML to enable organizations to maintain data quality by setting guardrails for end users. However, Looker's proprietary nature and ownership by Google can lead to interoperability issues, particularly with transformation layers. Lightdash, while still developing, targets these gaps by offering an open-core solution aligned with modern data stack trends, making it a promising alternative for organizations seeking flexible and integrated BI solutions.