MetricFlow is a self-hosted, open-source tool for defining metric logic and generating SQL to query metrics across data dimensions.
Alternatives to Sema
Cube is an analytics platform that gives business users and AI agents a shared semantic layer for working with data.
The dbt Semantic Layer centralizes metric definitions on dbt models and handles joins so downstream tools and applications can use metrics consistently.
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Starburst Enterprise Context Layer
Starburst Enterprise Context Layer turns scattered data into governed, versioned Data Products that bundle datasets with business definitions,…
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted7.5$0.50 usage-based - 5

Looker
Looker helps organizations explore, share, and visualize company data to support business decisions.
AndroidiOSWebAPI6.9 - 6
Holistics
Holistics is a cloud-based self-service analytics and business intelligence platform for data teams and business users.
WebAPI6.8From $960 a month - 7

Kyvos
Kyvos is a semantic layer for enterprise AI and business intelligence that centralizes metrics, definitions, and business logic so analytics tools can use shared context.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.8From $0.41 a month - 8
Synmetrix
Synmetrix is an open-source data engineering platform and semantic layer for centrally defining and distributing organizational metrics.
Free planWebAPILinuxmacOS6.7Free plan - 9
Verdonz
Verdonz is a governed AI platform for investigating business questions across company data, workspace knowledge, and connected systems.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.7From $199 a month - 10
Definite
Definite is a data platform that brings together connectors, storage, modeling, BI, and an AI analyst.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.6From $250 a month - 11
Tableau
Tableau is a data analytics platform for building dashboards, visualizations, and data apps.
Self-hosted6.6From $15 a month - 12
Rill Metrics SQL
Rill Metrics SQL turns data warehouse metrics into governed dashboards, partner embeds, and context for AI agents.
WebAPILinuxmacOS6.5From $20 a month - 13

Kyligence
Kyligence is a metrics platform for defining, managing, and analyzing business measures across an organization.
WebAPILinuxSelf-hosted6.3 - 14
Quaeris Semantic Layer
WebAPI6.3From $1,000 a month - 15

Honeydew
Honeydew is a paid semantic layer for enterprise data, combining business logic and context for AI interactions and BI queries.
WebAPI6.1From $20 a month - 16
Malloy
Malloy is a free, open-source language for describing data relationships and transformations.
WebAPIExtensionLinux6.1 - 17

Omni Analytics
Omni Analytics is a paid cloud analytics platform from Omni Analytics, founded in 2022.
WebAPISelf-hosted6.1 - 18

Strata
Strata is a semantic layer platform for teams that want to make warehouse data usable for self-service BI and AI agents.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.0Free plan - 19
Metriql
Metriql is an open-source, headless business-intelligence layer and metrics store for defining metrics as code across BI and data tools.
WebAPISelf-hosted5.7 - 20
Zenlytic Metrics Layer
Zenlytic Metrics Layer is an open-source project for giving people across an organization consistent access to metrics.
Free planAPI5.6Free plan - 21

GoodData
GoodData is a web-based business intelligence platform for exploring and reporting on data.
Web5.5 - 22
Sidemantic
Sidemantic is an open-source semantic layer for defining metrics and querying them consistently across tools.
WebAPISelf-hosted5.5 - 23
CData Semantic Layer
CData Semantic Layer brings data from on-premises systems, cloud services, and SaaS into a centrally governed layer for analytics, BI tools, and AI agents.
Self-hosted5.4 - 24
Xophia AI Headless BI
Xophia AI Headless BI provides a governed semantic layer for dashboards, products, workflows, and AI agents.
WebAPISelf-hosted5.4 - 25

Axiome Semantic Layer
Axiome Semantic Layer is a cloud, web-based semantic layer for business teams that need shared definitions for charts, tables, dashboards, and AI answers.
Web5.3 - 26
Synopsis Semantic Layer
WebAPIExtension5.3 - 27
AtScale
WebLinux5.0

