Open source in Data & BI

Dashboards, product analytics, data pipelines and no-code databases.

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Open-source products · 68

Analytical & operational databases

ClickHouse

Column-oriented database for fast real-time analytics on large data sets with SQL.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

DuckDB

Embedded analytical SQL database that runs inside your program, without a separate server.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Valkey

Key-value database for caching and real-time data, an openly licensed continuation of Redis.

BSD-3-ClausePermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

TimescaleDB

PostgreSQL extension for time-series data and fast real-time analytics.

Apache-2.0PermissiveOpen core

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

PostgreSQL

Relational database with support for SQL, JSON, transactions and many extensions.

PostgreSQLPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

QuestDB

Time-series database for fast ingestion and SQL queries on metrics and events.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Apache Doris

Analytics database for real-time reporting and hybrid search with SQL.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Apache Druid

Database for fast real-time analytics on event data, often behind interactive dashboards.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

StarRocks

Query engine and analytics database for fast SQL queries, on its own storage and on data lakes.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

BI & dashboards

Apache Superset

BI platform for dashboards and SQL exploration from the Apache Software Foundation.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Metabase

Easy BI for business users: questions, dashboards and subscriptions.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)Open core

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Grafana

Dashboards and observability for metrics and logs.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)Open core

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Redash

SQL queries and visualisations; community-maintained.

BSD-2-ClausePermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Lightdash

BI built around dbt models.

MITPermissiveOpen core

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Evidence

BI as code: reports written in SQL and Markdown, built as a static site.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Wren AI

Generative BI that turns plain-language questions into SQL against your own databases.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Chartbrew

Reporting tool for building and sharing dashboards from APIs and databases.

LicenseRef-FSL-1.1Source-available (not OSI)

SaaS: NoClosed product: No

Rill

BI tool that builds fast dashboards directly from data in files and databases, powered by DuckDB.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Middleware (DORA metrics)

Measures DORA metrics for engineering teams, such as deployment frequency and lead time, from your Git tools.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Shaper

Build and share dashboards using only SQL, on top of DuckDB.

MPL-2.0Weak copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes, with conditions

Customer data platform / event pipelines

Jitsu

Collects event data from web and apps and sends it on to data warehouses in real time.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

RudderStack

Customer data platform that collects events and routes them to analytics and marketing tools.

Elastic-2.0Source-available (not OSI)

SaaS: NoClosed product: No

Data integration / ETL

Airbyte

ELT – moves data from hundreds of sources into your warehouse.

Elastic-2.0Source-available (not OSI)not verified

SaaS: NoClosed product: No

Debezium

Captures database changes (CDC) and streams them as events, often via Kafka.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Apache NiFi

Tool for moving and transforming data between systems with visual data flows.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

dlt

Python library for loading data from APIs and sources into data warehouses with little code.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Meltano

Code-first data integration platform built on Singer connectors.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Apache Hop

Data integration and orchestration platform with visual pipeline design.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Data orchestration

Kestra

Declarative orchestration of workflows and data pipelines.

Apache-2.0Permissivenot verified

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Apache Airflow

Platform for scheduling and monitoring workflows written in Python, widely used for data pipelines.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Prefect

Python framework for orchestrating data pipelines with retries, scheduling and monitoring.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Dagster

Orchestration platform centred on data assets, showing how data is built, tested and monitored.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Mage

Tool for building, running and managing data pipelines in a notebook-like editor.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Database clients & notebooks

DBeaver

Desktop database tool and SQL client that works with many different databases.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Beekeeper Studio

Easy-to-use desktop SQL client supporting MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SQL Server and more.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleftOpen core

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

marimo

Reactive Python notebook stored as plain Python files that can run as a script or an app.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

ChartDB

Database diagram editor that draws your schema from a single query.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

JupyterLab

Web-based environment for notebooks, code and data, widely used in data analysis and research.

BSD-3-ClausePermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Bytebase

Tool for database changes and access control with reviews and version history.

MITPermissiveOpen core

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Datasette

Tool for exploring and publishing data from SQLite databases as web pages and a JSON API.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Adminer

Database management in a single PHP file, for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite and more.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

CloudBeaver

Web-based database manager from the DBeaver team, for working with databases in the browser.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Tabularis

Desktop SQL workspace with several database drivers, plug-ins and a built-in MCP server for AI tools.

Apache-2.0PermissiveYoung project

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

WhoDB

Lightweight web tool for browsing, querying and editing data in several kinds of databases.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Azimutt

Tool for exploring, documenting and analysing large database schemas.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

No-code database / spreadsheet-database

Baserow

Airtable-style no-code database.

MITPermissiveOpen corenot verified

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

NocoDB

No-code database on top of existing SQL databases.

LicenseRef-Sustainable-UseSource-available (not OSI)not verified

SaaS: NoClosed product: No

Teable

Spreadsheet-like no-code database built on PostgreSQL, for building business apps.

LicenseRef-TeableCustom licence

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: Unclear – verify

APITable

Low-code platform with spreadsheet-like databases and an API for collaboration and custom apps.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Grist

Spreadsheet with database structure, Python formulas and fine-grained permissions.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Mathesar

Spreadsheet-like interface for viewing, editing and querying data directly in PostgreSQL.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Product analytics & session replay

PostHog

Product analytics, session replay, feature flags and experiments.

MITPermissiveOpen core

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

OpenReplay

Self-hosted session replay and product analytics for reproducing issues.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)Open core

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Aptabase

Simple, privacy-friendly usage analytics for mobile, desktop and web apps.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Trench

Event tracking infrastructure built on ClickHouse and Kafka, as a base for product analytics.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Databuddy

Cookieless product analytics with visitors, events, funnels and goals.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Search engine

Elasticsearch

Distributed search and analytics engine with a REST API for text, logs and vectors.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)Open core

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Meilisearch

Fast search engine with an API for websites and apps, supporting hybrid and vector search.

MITPermissiveOpen core

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Typesense

Fast search engine with typo tolerance and vector search, for site and in-app search.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

OpenSearch

Distributed search and analytics engine, an Apache-licensed continuation of Elasticsearch.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Manticore Search

Search database for full-text, vector and hybrid search with real-time indexing and SQL.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleft

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Quickwit

Search engine for logs and traces that keeps its indexes in object storage.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Apache Solr

Established search platform built on Lucene, for full-text search at scale.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Fess

Self-hosted enterprise and site search server that crawls the web, files and databases.

Apache-2.0Permissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Other

Matomo

Web analytics with full data ownership and a consent-exempt mode for GDPR-friendly tracking.

GPL-3.0Strong copyleftOpen corenot verified

SaaS: YesClosed product: No

Umami

Simple, privacy-focused web analytics.

MITPermissive

SaaS: YesClosed product: Yes

Maxun

No-code web scraping: turn websites into structured data and APIs.

AGPL-3.0Network copyleft (AGPL)

SaaS: Yes, with conditionsClosed product: No

Directus

Data platform and headless CMS that gives instant REST and GraphQL APIs on top of your SQL database.

LicenseRef-MSCL-1.0-GPLSource-available (not OSI)not verified

SaaS: NoClosed product: No