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Superset

Apache Superset is a Data Visualization and Data Exploration Platform

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A modern, enterprise-ready business intelligence web application. The project is written primarily in TypeScript, distributed under the Apache License 2.0 license, first published in 2015. It has gained significant community traction with 73,346 stars and 17,637 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: analytics, apache, apache-superset, asf, bi.

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A modern, enterprise-ready business intelligence web application.

Documentation

  • User Guide — For analysts and business users. Explore data, build charts, create dashboards, and connect databases.
  • Administrator Guide — Install, configure, and operate Superset. Covers security, scaling, and database drivers.
  • Developer Guide — Contribute to Superset or build on its REST API and extension framework.

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Why Superset?

Superset is a modern data exploration and data visualization platform. Superset can replace or augment proprietary business intelligence tools for many teams. Superset integrates well with a variety of data sources.

Superset provides:

  • A no-code interface for building charts quickly
  • A powerful, web-based SQL Editor for advanced querying
  • A lightweight semantic layer for quickly defining custom dimensions and metrics
  • Out of the box support for nearly any SQL database or data engine
  • A wide array of beautiful visualizations to showcase your data, ranging from simple bar charts to geospatial visualizations
  • Lightweight, configurable caching layer to help ease database load
  • Highly extensible security roles and authentication options
  • An API for programmatic customization
  • A cloud-native architecture designed from the ground up for scale

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Video Overview

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Large Gallery of Visualizations

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Craft Beautiful, Dynamic Dashboards

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No-Code Chart Builder

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Powerful SQL Editor

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Supported Databases

Superset can query data from any SQL-speaking datastore or data engine (Presto, Trino, Athena, and more) that has a Python DB-API driver and a SQLAlchemy dialect.

Here are some of the major database solutions that are supported:

<!-- SUPPORTED_DATABASES_START --> <p align="center"> <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/amazon-athena" title="Amazon Athena"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/amazon-athena.jpg" alt="Amazon Athena" width="76" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/amazon-dynamodb" title="Amazon DynamoDB"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/aws.png" alt="Amazon DynamoDB" width="40" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/amazon-redshift" title="Amazon Redshift"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/redshift.png" alt="Amazon Redshift" width="100" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/apache-doris" title="Apache Doris"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/doris.png" alt="Apache Doris" width="103" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/apache-drill" title="Apache Drill"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/apache-drill.png" alt="Apache Drill" width="81" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/apache-druid" title="Apache Druid"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/druid.png" alt="Apache Druid" width="117" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/apache-hive" title="Apache Hive"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/apache-hive.svg" alt="Apache Hive" width="44" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/apache-impala" title="Apache Impala"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/apache-impala.png" alt="Apache Impala" width="21" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/apache-kylin" title="Apache Kylin"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/apache-kylin.png" alt="Apache Kylin" width="44" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/apache-pinot" title="Apache Pinot"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/apache-pinot.svg" alt="Apache Pinot" width="76" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/apache-solr" title="Apache Solr"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/apache-solr.png" alt="Apache Solr" width="79" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/apache-spark-sql" title="Apache Spark SQL"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/apache-spark.png" alt="Apache Spark SQL" width="75" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/ascend" title="Ascend"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/ascend.webp" alt="Ascend" width="117" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/aurora-mysql-data-api" title="Aurora MySQL (Data API)"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/mysql.png" alt="Aurora MySQL (Data API)" width="77" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/aurora-postgresql-data-api" title="Aurora PostgreSQL (Data API)"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/postgresql.svg" alt="Aurora PostgreSQL (Data API)" width="76" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/azure-data-explorer" title="Azure Data Explorer"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/kusto.png" alt="Azure Data Explorer" width="40" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/azure-synapse" title="Azure Synapse"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/azure.svg" alt="Azure Synapse" width="40" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/clickhouse" title="ClickHouse"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/clickhouse.png" alt="ClickHouse" width="150" height="37" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/cloudflare-d1" title="Cloudflare D1"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/cloudflare.png" alt="Cloudflare D1" width="40" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/cockroachdb" title="CockroachDB"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/cockroachdb.png" alt="CockroachDB" width="150" height="24" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/couchbase" title="Couchbase"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/couchbase.svg" alt="Couchbase" width="150" height="35" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/cratedb" title="CrateDB"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/cratedb.svg" alt="CrateDB" width="180" height="24" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/databend" title="Databend"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/databend.png" alt="Databend" width="100" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/databricks" title="Databricks"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/databricks.png" alt="Databricks" width="152" height="24" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/denodo" title="Denodo"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/denodo.png" alt="Denodo" width="138" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/dremio" title="Dremio"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/dremio.png" alt="Dremio" width="126" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/duckdb" title="DuckDB"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/duckdb.png" alt="DuckDB" width="52" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/elasticsearch" title="Elasticsearch"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/elasticsearch.png" alt="Elasticsearch" width="40" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/exasol" title="Exasol"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/exasol.png" alt="Exasol" width="72" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/firebird" title="Firebird"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/firebird.png" alt="Firebird" width="100" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/firebolt" title="Firebolt"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/firebolt.png" alt="Firebolt" width="100" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/google-bigquery" title="Google BigQuery"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/google-big-query.svg" alt="Google BigQuery" width="76" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/google-sheets" title="Google Sheets"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/google-sheets.svg" alt="Google Sheets" width="76" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/greenplum" title="Greenplum"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/greenplum.png" alt="Greenplum" width="124" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/hologres" title="Hologres"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/hologres.png" alt="Hologres" width="44" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/ibm-db2" title="IBM Db2"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/ibm-db2.svg" alt="IBM Db2" width="91" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/ibm-netezza-performance-server" title="IBM Netezza Performance Server"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/netezza.png" alt="IBM Netezza Performance Server" width="40" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/mariadb" title="MariaDB"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/mariadb.png" alt="MariaDB" width="150" height="37" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/microsoft-sql-server" title="Microsoft SQL Server"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/msql.png" alt="Microsoft SQL Server" width="50" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/monetdb" title="MonetDB"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/monet-db.png" alt="MonetDB" width="100" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/mongodb" title="MongoDB"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/mongodb.png" alt="MongoDB" width="150" height="38" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/motherduck" title="MotherDuck"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/motherduck.png" alt="MotherDuck" width="40" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/oceanbase" title="OceanBase"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/oceanbase.svg" alt="OceanBase" width="175" height="24" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/oracle" title="Oracle"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/oraclelogo.png" alt="Oracle" width="111" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/presto" title="Presto"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/presto-og.png" alt="Presto" width="127" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/risingwave" title="RisingWave"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/risingwave.svg" alt="RisingWave" width="147" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/sap-hana" title="SAP HANA"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/sap-hana.png" alt="SAP HANA" width="137" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/sap-sybase" title="SAP Sybase"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/sybase.png" alt="SAP Sybase" width="100" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/shillelagh" title="Shillelagh"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/shillelagh.png" alt="Shillelagh" width="40" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/singlestore" title="SingleStore"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/singlestore.png" alt="SingleStore" width="150" height="31" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/snowflake" title="Snowflake"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/snowflake.svg" alt="Snowflake" width="76" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/sqlite" title="SQLite"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/sqlite.png" alt="SQLite" width="84" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/starrocks" title="StarRocks"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/starrocks.png" alt="StarRocks" width="149" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/superset-meta-database" title="Superset meta database"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/superset.svg" alt="Superset meta database" width="150" height="39" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/tdengine" title="TDengine"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/tdengine.png" alt="TDengine" width="140" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/teradata" title="Teradata"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/teradata.png" alt="Teradata" width="124" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/timescaledb" title="TimescaleDB"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/timescale.png" alt="TimescaleDB" width="150" height="36" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/trino" title="Trino"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/trino.png" alt="Trino" width="89" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/vertica" title="Vertica"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/vertica.png" alt="Vertica" width="128" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/ydb" title="YDB"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/ydb.svg" alt="YDB" width="110" height="40" /></a> &nbsp; <a href="https://superset.apache.org/docs/databases/supported/yugabytedb" title="YugabyteDB"><img src="docs/static/img/databases/yugabyte.png" alt="YugabyteDB" width="150" height="26" /></a> </p> <!-- SUPPORTED_DATABASES_END -->

A more comprehensive list of supported databases along with the configuration instructions can be found here.

Want to add support for your datastore or data engine? Read more here about the technical requirements.

Installation and Configuration

Try out Superset's quickstart guide or learn about the options for production deployments.

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