Free, open-source alternatives to Tableau

Data visualisation and dashboards. 3 apps you can run yourself instead of Tableau, sorted by how well they replace it. Each one is open source, so your data stays with you.

  1. SupersetBest match

    Modern data exploration and visualization platform.

    75.1k starsApache-2.0Updated 13 October 2026
  2. Metabase

    Easy way for everyone in your company to ask questions and learn from data.

    49.6k starsAGPL-3.0Updated 12 October 2026
  3. Redash

    Connect and query your data sources, build dashboards to visualize data and share them with your company.

    28.8k starsBSD-2-ClauseUpdated 3 October 2026

Side by side

AppStarsLicenseActivityRuns on
Superset75,117Apache-2.0Python
Metabase49,635AGPL-3.0Java, Docker
Redash28,833BSD-2-ClauseDocker

Why replace Tableau?

Tableau 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 Tableau?

Superset is the closest open-source replacement for Tableau in our list. Metabase and Redash are worth a look too, depending on what you need.

Can I self-host an alternative to Tableau?

Yes. All 3 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.