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Open source alternatives to Looker[011]
Looker is a BI platform where metrics are defined once in LookML and reused across dashboards, explores and embedded analytics. Below are 11 self-hostable open source alternatives, ranked by GitHub popularity.
Grafana
The open and composable observability and data visualization platform
★ STARS
73.6k
⑂ FORKS
13.8k
Apache Superset
Apache Superset is a Data Visualization and Data Exploration Platform
★ STARS
72.7k
⑂ FORKS
17.2k
OpenBB
Financial data platform for analysts, quants and AI agents.
★ STARS
67.2k
⑂ FORKS
6.7k
Metabase
The simplest, fastest way to get business intelligence and analytics
★ STARS
47.2k
⑂ FORKS
6.4k
Redash
Make Your Company Data Driven. Connect to any data source, easily visualize, dashboard and share your data.
★ STARS
28.6k
⑂ FORKS
4.6k
Cube
Cube Core is open-source semantic layer for AI, BI and embedded analytics
★ STARS
19.9k
⑂ FORKS
2.0k
Evidence
Business intelligence as code: build fast, interactive data visualizations in SQL and markdown
★ STARS
6.3k
⑂ FORKS
347
Lightdash
The open source Looker alternative
★ STARS
5.8k
⑂ FORKS
708
Chartbrew
Open-source reporting platform to build and share live dashboards from APIs, SQL and NoSQL databases, with powerful AI assistant, scheduling, and embeddable charts
★ STARS
3.9k
⑂ FORKS
440
frappe-insights
Open Source Business Intelligence Tool
★ STARS
930
⑂ FORKS
452
Superset
Code Editor for the AI Agents Era - Run an army of Claude Code, Codex, etc. on your machine
★ STARS
10.5k
⑂ FORKS
870
// EDITOR'S TAKE
Lightdash is the closest in spirit, treating your dbt models as the semantic layer, which is essentially the LookML you already maintain, so it is the obvious pick for teams already invested in dbt. Metabase and Apache Superset are easier to stand up and far more widely deployed but push metric definitions into individual charts rather than a governed model, while Cube gives you the semantic layer alone if you would rather keep your existing dashboards on top of it.
// FREQUENTLY ASKED
What is the best open source Looker alternative?
Grafana is the most popular open source Looker alternative by GitHub stars (73,632 stars). The other 10 options are ranked above.
Are these Looker alternatives self-hostable?
Yes — every project listed here is open source and runs on your own infrastructure. Click into a project to see its license, stars, language, and current health status.
Are they free?
All projects shown are free and open source. Check each project's license page for the terms — most are MIT, Apache 2.0, or AGPL.