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Best open-source BI dashboards
The best self-hosted BI split in the c17.io catalog is Metabase for AGPL OSS questions (the published Tableau / Power BI / Looker / Mode / Sisense stack — skip enterprise/), Apache Superset when you want that Apache-2.0 SQL-first explorer — /compare/metabase-vs-superset, Evidence when the job is MIT business intelligence as SQL and markdown, and Redash when you want that BSD-2-Clause query-and-dashboard box. Grafana is ops metrics, not a warehouse question — /replace/datadog. This is not Tableau's viz language, Power BI's DAX, Looker's LookML, Mode's every notebook SKU, or Sisense's every embed SKU. Site analytics stays on /best/analytics.
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Ranked picks
1
MetabaseAGPL OSS questions — the c17 Tableau / Power BI / Looker / Mode / Sisense path. /compare/metabase-vs-superset.
When to pick it: Click a question on a warehouse you already have.
2
Apache SupersetApache-2.0 SQL-first explorer. /compare/metabase-vs-superset.
When to pick it: SQL dashboards if Metabase is not the shape.
75,322 stars in the catalog
3
EvidenceMIT BI as SQL and markdown (evidence-dev/evidence).
When to pick it: A Mode-shaped notebook you host, not a click-ops question.
7,060 stars in the catalog
4
RedashBSD-2-Clause queries and dashboards (getredash/redash).
When to pick it: A shared query box if Superset is not the product.
28,849 stars in the catalog
How they compare
| Tool | License | Self-host | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metabase | Not listed | Medium | Click a question on a warehouse you already have. |
| Apache Superset | Apache License 2.0 | Medium | SQL dashboards if Metabase is not the shape. |
| Evidence | MIT License | Medium | A Mode-shaped notebook you host, not a click-ops question. |
| Redash | BSD 2-Clause "Simplified" License | Medium | A shared query box if Superset is not the product. |
Related pages
- Metabase / Apache Superset stack
- Grafana OSS + Prometheus stack
- Swetrix or traffic-source stack
- Replace Tableau
- Replace Power BI
- Replace Looker
- Replace Mode
- Replace Sisense
- Replace Datadog
- Replace Grafana Cloud
- Replace Google Analytics
- Replace Mixpanel
- Replace Plausible Cloud
- Replace Fathom Analytics
- Replace Vercel Analytics
- Replace Splitbee
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FAQ
- Metabase or Superset?
- Metabase if people click questions. Superset if people write SQL — /compare/metabase-vs-superset.
- Mode or Sisense?
- Same published BI — /replace/mode and /replace/sisense.
- Is this Grafana?
- Ops metrics stay on /replace/datadog. This page is a warehouse dashboard.
- Are these free?
- Metabase OSS is AGPL if you skip enterprise/. Superset is Apache-2.0. Evidence is MIT. Redash is BSD-2-Clause. You pay hosting. Template users never pay c17.
- How do I deploy it?
- Open /stacks/metabase-bi. Persist the app database. Connect one warehouse.
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