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What are the best SQL-based analytics tools for data visualizion?
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Best SQL-based analytics tools for data visualizion
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Redash
Free / paid
Windows, Linux, Mac, Docker, Cloud
Python, Javascript
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Google Data Studio
Free / paid
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Metabase
Free / paid
Windows, Linux, Mac, Web
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Tableau
$35-70/MO
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Looker
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Has development community
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Design leaves a lot to be desired
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Windows, Linux, Mac, Docker, Cloud
Technology:
Python, Javascript
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Hosted or on premise
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Requires at least 1 SQL writer
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Visualization and dashboards
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Open source
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Google Data Studio
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Google Data Studio
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Google Data Studio
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Easy user adoption
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Google Data Studio turns data into customizable informative dashboards and reports, easy to read, easy to share.
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Data connectors
Lots of connectors for popular databases and other data sources.
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Metabase
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Metabase
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SQL access for more advanced queries
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Java
Needs Java.
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RickZeeland's Experience
Metabase is a free and open source analytics tool written in Javascript and Clojure which lets anyone learn and make decisions from their data. No technical knowledge required.
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Windows, Linux, Mac, Web
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Multi database
Postgres MySQL Druid SQL Server Redshift MongoDB Google BigQuery SQLite H2 Oracle Vertica Presto Snowflake.
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Free and open source version
Metabase is licensed under GPLv3 with source code available on GitHub.
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Very powerful user friendly interface
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Can send a set of metrics to Slack
Metabase includes a feature called Pulses that can send a set of metrics to Slack daily.
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Tableau
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Tableau
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Powerful
Tableau makes it easy to SEE your data and make business decisions based on it.
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Hard to maintain server infrastructure
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Easy to learn
You don't have to be super techy to understand it. You can learn how to use Desktop over the course of two days.
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Addictive
Once you start using Tableau you don't want to use any other software anymore. So if your manager is obsessed with e.g. Excel, you may have issues.
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Great support
Both Tableau's support team AND the user community are super helpful and enthusiastic about the product.
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No complex installations / IT approvals needed
If you want to start using Tableau at your company, you don't need huge IT resources or start a big BI deployment. Just purchase the software, install, and you're ready to go. Maybe you don't need ANY IT help at all.
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Looker
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Looker
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Looker
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Consistent release cycle (once a month)
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Bought by Google
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Can embed visualizations and various functionality outside of the instance
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Design still leaves a lot to be desired
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Goal of 110% api coverage
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Have to assume schemas won't change
Business requirements change over time. Looker UI essentially assumes that any view you add will never have any new columns or measures, an impossibility in any business
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Hosted or on premise
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Lookml modeling is a helpful layer to dry up code
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Focused on data democratization
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Built for engineers to do sustainable work
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