# Open-source alternatives to Power BI

> Power BI: Microsoft's business analytics and reporting tool. The best self-hosted, open-source alternatives are Superset, Metabase and Redash. All of them can run on your own server, so your data stays under your control. 4 of the 5 apps here are open source; 1 is source-available.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Commercial product | Power BI |
| Category | Analytics |
| Alternatives listed | 5 |
| Top pick | Superset (75,048 stars, Apache-2.0) |
| Canonical URL | https://appsgit.com/alternatives/power-bi |

## Alternatives, in recommended order

- [Superset](https://appsgit.com/apps/superset): Modern data exploration and visualization platform. (75,048 stars, Apache-2.0, Python)
- [Metabase](https://appsgit.com/apps/metabase): Easy way for everyone in your company to ask questions and learn from data. (49,547 stars, AGPL-3.0, Clojure, Docker)
- [Redash](https://appsgit.com/apps/redash): Connect and query your data sources, build dashboards to visualize data and share them with your company. (28,831 stars, BSD-2-Clause, Python, Docker)
- [Evidence](https://appsgit.com/apps/evidence): Code-based BI tool. Write reports using SQL and markdown and they render as a website. (6,979 stars, MIT, TypeScript)
- [Chartbrew](https://appsgit.com/apps/chartbrew): Connect directly to databases and APIs and use the data to create beautiful charts. (4,062 stars, FSL-1.1-MIT, source-available, JavaScript, Docker)

## Comparisons

- [Grafana vs Metabase](https://appsgit.com/compare/grafana-vs-metabase)
- [Metabase vs Apache Superset](https://appsgit.com/compare/metabase-vs-superset)
- [Metabase vs Redash](https://appsgit.com/compare/metabase-vs-redash)

More in this category: [Analytics](https://appsgit.com/categories/analytics)

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