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Apache Superset: the best Open Source alternative to Tableau in 2026

Apache Superset is a data exploration and visualization platform with dozens of chart types and a built-in SQL editor, built to replace Tableau or Power BI at scale.

License Apache-2.0 74.5k stars liveUpdated hoyWebsite GitHub Repository

Technical profile

License: Apache-2.0
Category: Web Analytics
Replaces: Tableau, Power BI
Tech stack: PythonFlaskReact

Key features

Dozens of chart types
SQL editor with autocomplete
Scheduled alerts and reports

Apache Superset vs. Tableau

Pros

Apache-2.0 license with no commercial-use restrictions

Things to consider

Production setup is more involved (Redis/Celery recommended)

Quick Docker installation guide

Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →

docker-compose.yml

version: "3.9"
services:
  superset:
    image: apache/superset:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - "8088:8088"
    environment:
      - SUPERSET_SECRET_KEY=change-me-super-secret
    volumes:
      - superset_data:/app/superset_home
volumes:
  superset_data: