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Latitude vs Semaphor
Latitude is an open-source framework for embedded analytics, while Semaphor offers a managed cloud or self-hosted service with a governed semantic model and AI-agent supp
Which to pick
Pick Latitude if you want…
- Open-source embedded analytics
- Open-source code (latitude-dev/latitude on GitHub)
Pick Semaphor if you want…
- Embedded analytics with tenant isolation
Side by side
- What it is
- Latitude:Open-source framework for embedded analytics
- Semaphor:Semaphor provides embedded, customer-facing analytics with a governed semantic model for SaaS apps.
- Best for
- Latitude:Open-source embedded analytics
- Semaphor:Embedded analytics with tenant isolation
- Who it’s for
- Latitude:—
- Semaphor:Product teams building SaaS apps that need per-customer analytics.
- Pricing
- Latitude:Free
- Semaphor:Contact sales
- Open source
- Latitude:Yes
- Semaphor:—
- Works with
- Latitude:—
- Semaphor:PostgreSQL, MySQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, ClickHouse, DuckDB, SQL Server, Amazon S3
Latitude features
Open-source framework for embedded analytics
Semaphor features
- Single metric definition. Define each metric once in a semantic model and reuse it across all dashboards and queries.
- First-class multi-tenant security. Row, column, and connection-level security isolates each customer's data, roles, and calendars.
- Self-serve customer views. Customers can filter, drill, save views, ask plain-English questions and schedule reports without tickets.
- Agent-native BI API. AI agents like Claude and Codex can build dashboards via the MCP server using the governed model.
- Zero-dependency embed. Embed dashboards via an iframe or native SDKs for React, Vue, and Web Components.
- Live data source connections. Connect directly to PostgreSQL, MySQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, ClickHouse, DuckDB, SQL Server, Amazon S3, or REST APIs.
- Self-hostable option. Run Semaphor on your own infrastructure with Docker for GDPR/HIPAA compliance.
Latitude vs Semaphor FAQ
Is Latitude or Semaphor free?+
Latitude is listed as free on DevHunt.
Is Latitude or Semaphor open source?+
Latitude is open source (latitude-dev/latitude on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Semaphor.
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