Strata
Strata is a semantic layer platform for teams that want to make warehouse data usable for self-service BI and AI agents.
What Strata is
Strata is a semantic layer platform for teams that want to make warehouse data usable for self-service BI and AI agents. It turns database tables into a governed model where business-friendly fields, metrics, and relationships are defined in YAML; changes are tracked through migrations and Git. Users can explore data without SQL, while Strata routes queries to a suitable datasource across a warehouse and fast OLAP tiers. Its BI features include self-service dashboards with automatically arranged views, report subscriptions, scheduled reports, and a Google Sheets add-on that refreshes results in place. Teams can build agents on the governed model, inspect and edit their queries, and share the agents. Those agents inherit row-level security and masking and can use only governed measures and dimensions. Strata also provides a REST API for metadata discovery and query execution validated against semantic fields. Documented adapters cover PostgreSQL, Snowflake, MySQL, SQL Server, Athena, Trino, DuckDB, Druid, ClickHouse, Databricks, SQLite, and Redshift. Strata Server is a self-hosted web application distributed as a private container image. The Free plan is free.
Good
- Models define governed fields, metrics, and relationships.
- Routes queries across warehouses and fast OLAP tiers.
- Agents inherit row-level security and masking.
- Includes dashboards, scheduled reports, and Sheets refreshes.
- Free plan includes 1 developer and 25 users.
Watch out
- Free plan is limited to 2 data sources per project.
- Free support has a 3-day response time.
- Self-hosted server is distributed as a private container image.
Who it suits
Strata suits teams opening warehouse data to non-technical users and AI agents. Its stated audience is not SQL-fluent analysts looking for another query tool.
Verdict
Strata brings governed modeling, BI, and AI-agent access together, with query routing and a documented API. The Free plan offers a starting point, while its developer and datasource limits may constrain some teams.
Plans and prices
From Strata's own pricing page, checked 3 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 1 developer · 25 users · 2 data sources per project · unlimited projects and branches · email support (3-day), docs, community |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | Custom developers and users · unlimited data sources per project, projects, and branches · custom support |
| Team | Priced on request | 3 developers · 50 users · unlimited data sources per project, projects, and branches · 24-hour response aim |
The facts
Each one read from Strata's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Agent security
- Agents inherit row-level security and masking, and can use only the governed measures and dimensions in the model.checked 3 Oct 2026
- AI agents
- Users can build agents on the governed semantic model, inspect and edit their queries, and share agents with their team.checked 3 Oct 2026
- API
- Strata documents a REST API for metadata discovery and query execution, with requests validated against semantic fields.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Strata is aimed at teams opening warehouse data to non-technical users and AI agents; its pricing page says it is not intended as another query tool for SQL-fluent analysts.checked 3 Oct 2026
- BI
- The product includes self-service dashboards with automatically laid out views, report subscriptions, scheduled reports, and a Google Sheets add-on that refreshes results in place.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- Strata Server is a self-hosted web application distributed as a private container image, with deployment guides for quick install, production, and AWS ECS.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Documented datasource adapters include PostgreSQL, Snowflake, MySQL, SQL Server, Athena, Trino, DuckDB, Druid, ClickHouse, Databricks, SQLite, and Redshift.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Modeling
- Semantic models define business-friendly fields, metrics, and relationships in YAML, with changes tracked through migrations and Git.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Product
- Strata is a semantic layer platform for self-service BI and warehouse access, turning database tables into a governed business-ready model for data exploration without SQL.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Query routing
- Strata routes queries across a warehouse and fast OLAP tiers to a datasource that can satisfy them.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Security
- The privacy policy says Strata uses encryption, firewalls, and SSL technology as security measures, while noting that these do not guarantee protection from breaches.checked 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- Free includes email support with a 3-day response, docs, and community; Team aims for a 24-hour response; Enterprise support is custom.checked 3 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- The maker identifies itself as Strata Business Intelligence, LLC and lists its address in Vienna, Virginia.checked 3 Oct 2026
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