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BI Tool Alternatives

Users recommend and compare open-source business intelligence tools like Metabase and Apache Superset to proprietary options such as Tableau, often suggesting them as better fits for data visualization and querying.

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refset • Jan 9, 2026 • View on HN

Could Metabase be a better fit?

codegeek • Oct 16, 2016 • View on HN

Have you seen metabase ?http://www.metabase.com

tommynicholas • Aug 27, 2017 • View on HN

Think about running your own Superset instance. Could be the solution and IMO it's much better than Tableau.

samgaw • Nov 17, 2017 • View on HN

Have you looked at Metabase? http://www.metabase.com

_1tan • May 11, 2019 • View on HN

Looks great! How does this compare to https://metabase.com/?

abrookewood • Oct 31, 2016 • View on HN

How is it different to Metabase? They look like they do very similar things. Can I ask why you are using both?

jwhitlark • Jul 25, 2019 • View on HN

Check out google data studio. Feels a better fit to me that tableau.

petargyurov • Feb 27, 2024 • View on HN

How does this compare to Metabase?

mikeflynn • Mar 4, 2023 • View on HN

How does this compare to Metabase?

abotsis • Feb 13, 2022 • View on HN

I’ve used tableau and such, but lately Apache superset is filling my needs. Check it out!