Evidence vs Lightdash

Evidence vs Lightdash
Fact	Evidence	Lightdash
Language	TypeScript	TypeScript
Licence	MIT	Other
Stars	7k	6.2k
Latest	@evidence-dev/evidence@40.1.8	2.446.0
Last push	2026-10-02	2026-10-06
Release cadence	about 1 day between releases	about 1 day between releases
Active contributors	4 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days	17+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days
Flags	none	none

How they relate

Both replace Looker. Alternatives to Looker →
PartialEvidenceReports written in Markdown and SQL, built into a static site; no point-and-click exploration.
Full replacementLightdashMetrics and dimensions defined in dbt instead of LookML.

@evidence-dev/evidence@40.1.82026-02-06d5d698799: Update packages to resolve CVEs
@evidence-dev/csv@1.0.162026-02-06Updated dependencies [937971eaa]
@evidence-dev/sqlite@2.0.92026-02-06Updated dependencies [937971eaa]
@evidence-dev/preprocess@6.0.72026-02-06d5d698799: Update packages to resolve CVEs
@evidence-dev/databricks@1.0.102026-02-06Updated dependencies [937971eaa]

2.446.02026-10-06documents: create personal Documents without a Space (#30545) (3f982c0)
2.445.12026-10-06ai-reviews: join the Slack channel before posting review notifications (#30572) (d6b88e5)
2.445.02026-10-06data-apps: make coding-agent cost optimizations the default (#30543) (0032385)
2.444.22026-10-06learn: the library shows a lesson once when it covers several permissions (CS-354) (#30552) (44a1544), closes #30451
2.444.12026-10-06dashboards: keep desktop tile layout in headless exports (#30565) (74f406d), closes #30563

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