MetricFlow is a self-hosted, open-source tool for defining metric logic and generating SQL to query metrics across data dimensions.
Alternatives to Synmetrix
Synmetrix centers metric definitions in Cube data models, so applications can use the same measures and dimensions without defining them separately. It connects to more than 50 data sources and distributes metrics through a SQL API to BI tools, dashboards, reporting, and data science consumers. Model versioning and branching, caching, pre-aggregations, query logs, scheduled reports, alerts, teams, and role-based access support governed analytics. It is open source, free, and…
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
Sema
Sema is a semantic layer for enterprise AI that connects to databases and helps answer business questions in plain English, with governance controls.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted7.3From $49 a month - 6

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

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 - 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

