Holistics Docs
Holistics is a code-first BI platform built around two structural foundations:
- An expressive semantic layer where business metrics, dimensions, and relationships are defined as composable code objects using AQL and AML. Metrics aren't SQL strings — they're first-class objects that can be reused, combined, and reasoned about.
- Analytics-as-code infrastructure where every definition is version-controlled in Git, reviewable through pull requests, and promotable through environments.
These foundations are why trusted AI analytics, governed self-service, and embedded analytics actually work in practice. AI doesn't guess from raw tables. It reasons from the same governed business definitions your team uses. Self-service doesn't break on the second question, because the semantic layer is expressive enough to handle real analytical questions, not just simple slice-and-dice.
Where to start
Understand Holistics:
- Why Holistics: what problem we solve and how we solve it differently
- How Holistics works: the architecture and end-to-end workflow
- Key Concepts: terminology and core abstractions
- Product Philosophy: the principles behind our product decisions
Try it hands-on:
- Walkthrough tutorial: build a dataset and dashboard step-by-step
- Sample demo environment: a live, sample workspace you can poke around in
- Playground: write AQL and AML in your browser
If you have a specific evaluation in mind: Holistics AI (AI on the governed semantic layer), Open Semantic Layer (query metrics programmatically), Embedded Analytics (dashboards and AI in your product), or Coming from Looker.
Stay in the loop
- Release notes: what shipped recently
- Roadmap: what's coming next
- Community forum: questions, feature requests, tips and tricks
Older versions of Holistics
This site covers Holistics 4.0. If you're on an earlier version: