Apache Superset
by Apache Superset · Open-source data exploration and visualisation platform
61.4 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
Apache Superset is an open-source platform for exploring and visualising data held in SQL databases. Users build charts with a drag-and-drop builder or write queries in SQL Lab with Jinja templating, then assemble them into dashboards with filters, cross-filters and drill-to-detail. It connects to existing databases directly rather than adding an ingestion layer.
- Best for
- Analysts and BI teams wanting self-hosted, open-source dashboards over existing SQL databases.
- Pricing
- No prices are shown; Superset is open-source software licensed under the Apache License.
- Runs on
- Self-hostedCLI
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- Ships with 40+ visualisation types and a plug-in architecture
- No-code chart builder and a SQL IDE in one tool
- Queries existing SQL databases with no extra ingestion layer
- Open source under the Apache License
Trade-offs
- Self-hosted only; no managed or cloud option is offered on the site
- You install, configure and secure it yourself, per the admin guide
- SQL-based sources only — no other data sources are listed
- Newer functionality is reached through feature flags
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 60 out of 100
- API quality
- 30 out of 100
- Documentation
- 90 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 100 out of 100
- Changelog
- 100 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 30 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 0 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 85 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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