Omni

Cloud BI platform with a shared semantic model, spreadsheet formulas, SQL and AI chat over your warehouse.

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Updated Nov 7, 2026 · AppBreakup editorial · Web

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Metabase
Starting price: $100/month (Starter)
Tableau
Free plan + paid
Microsoft Power BI
Starting price: $14 per user/month (Pro, paid yearly)

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About Omni

Omni is a hosted business intelligence platform built around a shared semantic model: data teams define metrics, joins and business logic once, and everyone else explores on top of it. Users can work through a point-and-click field picker, write raw SQL, use Excel-style formulas in a workbook view, or ask questions in an AI chat that draws on the same model. Changes made during exploration can be promoted back into the shared model, and it integrates both ways with dbt and with Git. Omni queries data in place, with native connections to Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks, Postgres and others, and caches results for speed. Dashboards can be embedded in other products, and its MCP server and APIs let tools such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor query governed data. Pricing isn't published; it is sold through demos with a free trial. It suits data teams who liked Looker's modelling approach but want a faster, more flexible interface for business users.

Best for: Data teams that want governed metrics plus SQL, spreadsheet and AI exploration in one tool.

What works

One semantic model serves dashboards, spreadsheets, SQL and AI chat
Two-way dbt integration and Git version control for the model
Spreadsheet formulas let Excel users build metrics without SQL
MCP server and APIs expose governed data to AI tools

Why people leave

No public pricing; you have to go through sales
Cloud only, with no self-hosted version
Needs a cloud data warehouse or database to query

Omni vs Metabase, Tableau and Microsoft Power BI

From each app's listing and the prices verified on its own site. A dash means we haven't verified it yet.

Attribute	Omni	Metabase	Tableau	Microsoft Power BI
Pricing	Paid	Open source	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Verified price	—	$100/month (Starter)	—	$14 per user/month (Pro, paid yearly)
Free plan	No	Open Source, unlimited users	Yes	Yes
Open source	No	Yes	No	No
Self-hostable	No	Yes	Yes	No
Platforms	Web	Web, Self-hosted	Web, Windows, macOS, Self-hosted	Web, Windows, iOS, Android

Top Omni alternatives

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Metabase
Open-source and self-hostable, with a simpler model and a free tier.
76.8
2
Tableau
Mature visual analytics with a huge community and desktop authoring.
66.5
3
Microsoft Power BI
Cheaper per-user BI with strong modelling if your company runs on Microsoft 365.
64.8
4
ThoughtSpot
Search- and AI-first analytics for business users over a modelled warehouse.
59.4
5
Mode
Better for analysts who work in SQL, Python and R notebooks rather than a shared model.
57.5

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Omni: common questions

What is Omni?

Omni: Cloud BI platform with a shared semantic model, spreadsheet formulas, SQL and AI chat over your warehouse. Best for data teams that want governed metrics plus SQL, spreadsheet and AI exploration in one tool. Available for Web.

Is Omni free?

No, Omni is a paid product.

Is Omni open source?

No, Omni is not open source. Open-source alternatives include Metabase and Apache Superset.

What platforms does Omni run on?

Omni is available for Web.

What are the best alternatives to Omni?

The highest-ranked Omni alternatives right now are Metabase, Tableau and Microsoft Power BI. See the full ranked list for pricing, platforms and verified facts.

Omni vs Metabase: what's the difference?

Omni is a paid product; Metabase is free and open source. Metabase is open source and Omni is not. Both run on Web.

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Omni facts

5 of 5 verified

Warehouse connections: Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks and more; Checked Nov 8, 2026omni.co(opens source in a new tab); “Direct connections to your data Omni has native integrations with the most common data warehouses, including AWS Redshift, Google BigQuery, Snowflake, Databricks, MySQL, Postgres, and MotherDuck.”
dbt integration: Bi-directional; Checked Nov 8, 2026omni.co(opens source in a new tab); “Bi-directional dbt integration Omni's dbt integration is bi-directional”
Spreadsheet formulas: Yes; Checked Nov 8, 2026omni.co(opens source in a new tab); “Omni Calculations are compatible with the popular spreadsheet formulas many already know and love.”
Embedded analytics: Yes; Checked Nov 8, 2026omni.co(opens source in a new tab); “Fast and flexible embedded iframes Omni reports and dashboards can be embedded into the internal apps”
MCP server: Yes; Checked Nov 8, 2026omni.co(opens source in a new tab); “Learn more Access your semantic layer from any AI platform Query data via Omni's MCP server, APIs, and integrations.”