# Holistics

> Holistics is an AI analytics platform built on a programmable semantic layer (AML) and a composable, AI-native query language (AQL). It lets data teams deliver self-service BI that is both powerful and reliable: analytics defined as code, queried through a governed metrics layer, and explored safely by everyone.

Holistics is built for data teams who want the control of code with the reach of self-service. Its core ideas are AML (define models, relationships, and reusable metrics as version-controlled code), AQL (a composable query language for governed metrics), and a flexible canvas for safe self-service exploration.

## Product
- [How Holistics Works](https://www.holistics.io/how-holistics-works/): An overview of the Holistics workflow, from connecting your data warehouse to governed self-service reporting.
- [Self-Service BI](https://www.holistics.io/self-service-bi/): Let everyone explore data and build reports on a governed single source of truth, without writing SQL.
- [AI Analytics](https://www.holistics.io/ai/): Explore data in natural language, grounded in the governed semantic layer for answers you can trust.
- [Embedded Analytics](https://www.holistics.io/embedded-analytics/): Embed governed dashboards and self-service exploration directly into your own product.

## Platform & Capabilities
- [Semantic Layer](https://www.holistics.io/semantic-layer/): Holistics' programmable semantic layer (AML) for defining data models, relationships, and reusable metrics as code.
- [Analytics Query Language (AQL)](https://www.holistics.io/aql/): A composable, AI-native query language for governed metrics and AI reasoning — an alternative to raw SQL.
- [Analytics as Code](https://www.holistics.io/as-code/): Version-controlled analytics: define dashboards, models, and metrics in code and ship them through Git.
- [Agentic BI Development](https://www.holistics.io/agentic-bi-coding/): Develop BI with coding agents, locally or in the browser.
- [Canvas Dashboard](https://www.holistics.io/product/canvas-dashboard/): A flexible drag-and-drop canvas for building dashboards, extensible with code.
- [Data Delivery](https://www.holistics.io/product/data-delivery/): Deliver reports and insights to the right audience on schedule, across email, Slack, and more.
- [dbt Integration](https://www.holistics.io/dbt-integration/): Connect your dbt transformation layer with the Holistics BI layer.
- [Reusable Analytics](https://www.holistics.io/reusability/): Build reusable, composable analytics components.
- [Dynamic Data Sources](https://www.holistics.io/dynamic-data-sources/): Dynamically select the data source by user and environment.
- [All Features](https://www.holistics.io/features/): Explore Holistics' full feature set and capabilities.

## Evaluate
- [Pricing](https://www.holistics.io/pricing/): Plans and pricing for teams of different sizes and use cases.
- [BI Tools Comparison](https://www.holistics.io/bi-tools/comparison/): A feature-by-feature comparison of leading BI platforms (Looker, Power BI, Tableau, Sisense, Domo, and Holistics).
- [BI Tools With a Semantic Layer](https://www.holistics.io/bi-tools/semantic-layer/): A fact-based comparison of BI tools with semantic layers, evaluated on metric expressiveness, governance, AI readiness, and self-service.

## Learn
- [BI Concepts](https://www.holistics.io/bi-tools/concepts/): Explainers on core business-intelligence and semantic-layer concepts.
- [FAQs](https://www.holistics.io/faqs/): Common questions about Holistics, its architecture, and how it is used.
- [Blog](https://www.holistics.io/blog/): Articles on analytics engineering, the semantic layer, and modern BI practice.
- [Worldview](https://www.holistics.io/worldview/): Holistics' point of view on business intelligence and the semantic layer.
- [Not All Semantic Layers Are Equal](https://www.holistics.io/not-all-semantic-layers-are-equal/): Why the semantic layer is the real AI differentiator.
- [The Analytics Setup Guidebook](https://www.holistics.io/books/setup-analytics/): A free book on building scalable analytics and BI stacks in the modern cloud era.

## From the Blog
- [Analytics as Code](https://www.holistics.io/blog/analytics-as-code/): The case for treating analytics — models, metrics, and dashboards — as version-controlled code.
- [How Would an Ideal Semantic Layer Look Like?](https://www.holistics.io/blog/the-ideal-semantic-layer/): Holistics' thesis on what a semantic layer should be, and why most fall short.
- [Composable Metrics](https://www.holistics.io/blog/composable-metrics/): Why self-service analytics needs metrics that compose, and how AQL makes them composable.
- [Metrics Deserve Better Composition Than SQL Allows](https://www.holistics.io/blog/metrics-deserve-better-composition/): The limits of SQL for expressing reusable business metrics — the problem AQL was built to solve.
- [LLM Is Not Enough (for Self-Service Analytics)](https://www.holistics.io/blog/large-language-model-self-service-analytics/): Why a governed semantic layer, not an LLM alone, is what makes AI-driven self-service reliable.
- [What Is Agentic BI?](https://www.holistics.io/blog/what-is-agentic-bi/): A definition of agentic BI and how it reshapes self-service analytics.
- [AQL: A Better Query Language for Agentic Analytics](https://www.holistics.io/blog/agentic-query-language/): How AQL gives AI agents a composable, governed query interface instead of raw SQL.
- [Semantic Layer Tools: The Complete Guide](https://www.holistics.io/blog/semantic-layers/): A comprehensive guide to semantic layer tools and how they compare.

## Documentation
- [Documentation](https://docs.holistics.io): Product documentation, including the AML modeling reference and the AQL query-language reference.
- [Product Roadmap](https://docs.holistics.io/roadmap): What's shipping next.
- [Release Notes](https://docs.holistics.io/release-notes): Latest product changes and releases.

## Optional
- [Customers](https://www.holistics.io/customers/): How data teams use Holistics.
- [About Holistics](https://www.holistics.io/about-us/): Company background and mission.
- [Careers](https://careers.holistics.io/): Open roles at Holistics.