Open source alternatives to Databox

4 open source projects replace Databox, ranked by how safe each is to depend on.

Apache Superset

97 · Healthy

Data exploration and dashboarding platform from the Apache Software Foundation.

Free to useApache-2.0★ 75kLast commit today

Grafana

90 · Healthy

Dashboards and alerting over metrics, logs and traces from Prometheus, Loki, SQL databases and many other sources.

AGPL-3.0Relicensed 2021★ 77kLast commit today

Metabase

88 · Healthy

Business intelligence tool for asking questions of your database and sharing dashboards.

Free core, paid extrasAGPL-3.0★ 50kLast commit today

Redash

78 · Stable

Write SQL against dozens of data sources, then turn the results into charts, dashboards and scheduled alerts.

Free to useBSD-2-Clause★ 29kLast commit 5 days ago

Source-available and unverified licenses

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Chartbrew

69 · Stable

Build live dashboards and client reports from SQL databases and APIs, with scheduling and embeddable charts.

Free, no resellingFunctional Source License 1.1★ 4.1kLast commit 2 days ago

At a glance

Health and license are separate verdicts: a project can be well maintained and still not be open source.

Project	Health	License	Stars	Last commit
Apache Superset	97 · Healthy	Free to useApache-2.0	75k	today
Grafana	90 · Healthy	Free, share hosted changesAGPL-3.0Relicensed 2021	77k	today
Metabase	88 · Healthy	Free core, paid extrasAGPL-3.0	50k	today
Redash	78 · Stable	Free to useBSD-2-Clause	29k	5 days ago
Chartbrew	69 · Stable	Free, no resellingFunctional Source License 1.1	4.1k	2 days ago

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