Run Apache Superset, the open-source BI platform with 50+ chart types, from a pre-configured AMI in your own AWS account. Connect your databases and build dashboards without per-seat licences.
Apache Superset is an Apache 2.0 business intelligence and data visualisation platform. It suits teams comfortable with SQL who want deep charting, dashboards and enterprise sign-in without paying per user.
Including geospatial visualisations.
Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Redshift, PostgreSQL, MySQL and more.
Drag-to-resize layouts, tabs and native cross-filtering.
Write and explore queries before charting them.
Enterprise sign-in included in the free project.
Limit which rows each role can see, at no extra cost.
A manual Superset install needs a metadata database, a cache, a web server and SSL. The AMI includes them.
Subscribe on AWS Marketplace and launch the CloudFormation stack with your domain and Superset username and password.
After 5-10 minutes, create a DNS record with the PublicIp from the stack outputs.
Open the DashboardUrl and log in with the username and password you set.
Add a database connection, explore it in SQL Lab and build your first dashboard.
An AMI on AWS Marketplace, launched into your own AWS account with a CloudFormation stack.
Launch on AWS | Apache Superset | Tableau | |
|---|---|---|
| Licence | Apache 2.0, free | Proprietary (Salesforce) |
| Pricing model | Free, pay only for hosting | Per role, per month |
| SAML and LDAP | Included free | Enterprise tier |
| Self-hosting | Free, full control | Tableau Server, still licensed |
| Authoring | Web-based, SQL-driven | Tableau Desktop, more guided |
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An open-source business intelligence and data visualisation platform for interactive dashboards and analytics across large datasets.
Yes. It is an Apache Software Foundation project under Apache 2.0. On AWS you pay for the instance and any Meetrix software fee shown on the listing.
Yes. Superset has connectors for 40+ databases, inside your VPC or elsewhere, and you can install extra drivers on the instance.
For most dashboard work, yes: 50+ chart types, cross-filtering and row-level security. Tableau still has the more polished authoring experience for power users.
Yes. SAML and LDAP are part of the free project.
Use the Superset username and password you set as stack parameters, at the DashboardUrl from the stack outputs.
t3a.large is the recommended starting point. Scale up, or move to a multi-node setup, as usage grows.
Back up your server data, remove the old stack and launch the new version from AWS Marketplace.
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