Self-hosted alternatives to Tableau
Want business intelligence dashboards without handing your data to Tableau? These 5 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 |
| Metabase | Active | 50.2k | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Redash | Active | 28.9k | BSD-2-Clause | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/mo |
| Evidence | Active | 7.1k | MIT | – | 1 GB | $5/mo |
| EDA | Active | 213 | AGPL-3.0 | ✓ | 2 GB | $10/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. 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 →
3. 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 →
4. 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 →
5. 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 →
Why self-host instead of Tableau?
- 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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