Free, open-source alternatives to Looker
Google's business intelligence platform. 4 apps you can run yourself instead of Looker, sorted by how well they replace it. Each one is open source, so your data stays with you.
SupersetBest match
Modern data exploration and visualization platform.
Metabase
Easy way for everyone in your company to ask questions and learn from data.
Redash
Connect and query your data sources, build dashboards to visualize data and share them with your company.
Evidence
Code-based BI tool. Write reports using SQL and markdown and they render as a website.
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Why replace Looker?
Looker works, but your data lives in someone else's account, the price can change at any time, and features can disappear. An open-source app you run yourself is yours: you choose where it runs, who can see the data, and when to update.
Questions
What is the best free alternative to Looker?
Superset is the closest open-source replacement for Looker in our list. Metabase and Redash are worth a look too, depending on what you need.
Can I self-host an alternative to Looker?
Yes. All 4 apps on this page are open source and can run on your own server, usually with Docker, or on a managed host that installs them for you.