Self-hosted alternatives to Power BI
Want business intelligence and reporting without handing your data to Power BI? These 23 self-hosted apps run on your own server. Cheapest estimated hosting starts at about $5/month.
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| App | Health | Stars | License | Docker | RAM (est.) | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Superset | Active | 75.4k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| NocoDB | Active | 65.4k | SUL-1.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Metabase | Active | 50.2k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| drawDB | Active | 40.2k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Directus | Active | 38.8k | BUSL-1.1 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Netron | Active | 33.7k | MIT | – | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Redash | Active | 28.9k | BSD-2-Clause | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| ChartDB | Active | 23.1k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Bytebase | Active | 14.7k | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Adminer | Active | 7.9k | Apache-2.0, GPL-2.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Evidence | Active | 7.1k | MIT | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Countly Community Edition | Active | 5.9k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| CloudBeaver | Active | 5.2k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Chartbrew | Active | 4.1k | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Dreeve | Active | 2.2k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Socioboard | Active | 1.5k | GPL-3.0 | – | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| LibreDB Studio | Active | 1.3k | MIT | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| GoModel | Active | 1.3k | MIT | ✓ | 8 GB | $40/mo |
| Shaper | Active | 1.3k | MPL-2.0 | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| StackRender | Active | 555 | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| Litlyx | Maintained | 1.7k | Apache-2.0 | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| EDA | Active | 213 | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| d9 | Active | 184 | GPL-3.0 | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
The options in detail
1. Superset
Modern data exploration and visualization platform.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release 7.0.0rc2 (2026-10-16). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
2. NocoDB
No-code platform that turns any database into a smart spreadsheet (alternative to Airtable and Smartsheet).
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Latest release 2026.10.1 (2026-10-29). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM incl. postgres. How to run it →
3. Metabase
Easy way for everyone in your company to ask questions and learn from data.
Active Last commit 2026-11-05. Latest release v0.64.4 (2026-10-30). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM incl. mysql/postgres. How to run it →
4. drawDB
Browser-based visual and DBML database diagram editor and SQL generator for MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MariaDB, MSSQL and Oracle.
Active Last commit 2026-10-31. 6 releases in the past year. Latest release v1.9.0 (2026-11-01). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM incl. mariadb/mysql/postgres. How to run it →
5. Directus
Instant App & API for your SQL Database. Directus wraps your new or existing SQL database with a realtime GraphQL+REST API for developers, and an intuitive admin app for non-technical users.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v12.6.1 (2026-11-04). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
6. Netron
Visualizer for neural network and machine learning models.
Active Last commit 2026-11-05. Latest release v9.3.4 (2026-10-31). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
7. Redash
Connect and query your data sources, build dashboards to visualize data and share them with your company.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v26.9.0 (2026-09-24). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
8. ChartDB
Database diagrams editor that allows you to visualize and design your DB with a single query.
Active Last commit 2026-11-01. 6 releases in the past year. Latest release v1.21.0 (2026-11-01). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
9. Bytebase
Safe database schema change and version control for DevOps teams, supports MySQL, PostgreSQL, TiDB, ClickHouse, and Snowflake.
Active Last commit 2026-11-05. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release 3.24.0 (2026-10-22). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM incl. clickhouse/mysql/postgres. How to run it →
10. Adminer
Database management in a single PHP file. Available for MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, MS SQL, Oracle, Elasticsearch, MongoDB and others.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. Latest release v6.3.0 (2026-11-03). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM incl. elasticsearch/mariadb/mongodb/mysql/postgres. How to run it →
11. Evidence
Code-based BI tool. Write reports using SQL and markdown and they render as a website.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release @evidence-dev/universal-sql@3.0.1 (2026-02-06). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
12. Countly Community Edition
Real time mobile and web analytics, crash reporting and push notifications platform.
Active Last commit 2026-11-03. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release 24.05.55 (2026-10-30). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
13. CloudBeaver
Manage databases, supports PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite and more. A web/hosted version of DBeaver.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release 26.2.0.1 (2026-11-04). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM incl. mysql/postgres. How to run it →
14. Chartbrew
Connect directly to databases and APIs and use the data to create beautiful charts.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v6.0.0 (2026-11-02). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
15. Dreeve
Statistics dashboard generated from Strava data.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v5.8.1 (2026-11-03). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
16. Socioboard
Social media management, analytics, and reporting platform supporting nine social media networks out-of-the-box.
Active Last commit 2026-08-17. Latest release 4.1.0 (2019-11-15). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
17. LibreDB Studio
Browser-based SQL IDE for PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, Redis, ClickHouse, DuckDB and more, with SSO, audit trail, ER diagrams and optional AI assistance on your own model key (alternative to DataGrip, DBeaver, CloudBeaver).
Active Last commit 2026-11-05. Latest release 1.2.0 (2026-10-31). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM incl. clickhouse/mongodb/mysql/postgres/redis. How to run it →
18. GoModel
AI gateway written in Go with a unified OpenAI-compatible API for multiple LLM providers, USD cost tracking, budgets, usage analytics, guardrails, caching, and an admin dashboard.
Active Last commit 2026-11-04. 10+ releases in the past year. Latest release v0.2.1 (2026-10-30). Needs roughly 8 GB RAM. How to run it →
19. Shaper
Build Data Dashboards all in SQL. Powered by DuckDB.
Active Last commit 2026-11-05. Latest release v0.26.5 (2026-10-30). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
20. StackRender
Database schema design and SQL migration generator supporting PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, SQLite, SQL Server, and Oracle.
Active Last commit 2026-10-04. Latest release v1.4.0 (2026-06-10). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM incl. mariadb/mysql/postgres. How to run it →
21. Litlyx
All-in-one Analytics Solution. Setup in 30 seconds. Display all your data on an AI-powered dashboard. Fully self-hostable and GDPR compliant.
Maintained Last commit 2025-12-03. Latest release v0.0.19 (2025-12-01). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
22. EDA
Web application for data analysis and visualization.
Active Last commit 2026-11-03. Latest release edalitics-3.1.1 (2026-06-26). Needs roughly 2 GB RAM. How to run it →
23. d9
Turn SQL databases into secure APIs through an intuitive admin interface. Data platform and headless CMS (fork of Directus).
Active Last commit 2026-11-02. Latest release v12.0.26 (2026-10-29). Needs roughly 1 GB RAM. How to run it →
Why self-host instead of Power BI?
- Own your data — it lives on a server you control, with backups you decide on.
- Predictable cost — a small VPS often replaces per-seat pricing for a whole team or family.
- No lock-in — open-source licenses let you keep running the software even if a vendor disappears.
The trade-off: you are responsible for updates, backups and security. Pick an app marked Active (a commit in the last 90 days) and with Docker support for the easiest ride.
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