This looks like grafana, right? Why would I use this instead of grafana?
I love Grafana but Grafana doesn't really support non-time-series visualization that well.
Apache Superset
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#52anyone knows how does it compare to Looker?
No built-in thick semantic layer, compared to Looker.
I wrote about Superset's semantic layer here: https://preset.io/blog/understanding-superset-semantic-layer...
One popular option is to use dbt or Cube for the semantic layer and pair with Superset: https://preset.io/blog/announcing-presets-ui-integration-wit... and https://preset.io/blog/open-source-looker-cube-superset/
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#53Anyone that worked it and could compare with Redash?
Well Redash got acquired so development stopped, biggest difference between Superset & Redash. Preset.io supports Superset still
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#54Has anyone tried both this and Metabase? I've used Metabase in a few projects and I find it very nice. This seems more powerful, perhaps? Is it worth it for BI on small datasets?
Metabase is a bit more user-friendly to be honest than Superset. Superset has a WAY more liberal license, so it's ideal for people who want to customize Superset and build data apps.
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#55I wish more projects had guided tour videos that demonstrated the power of the tool in the hands of an expert user. Not "get started" but "why should I care". Wes McKinney used to have an excellent 5 minute introduction to pandas in this genre.
This might be what you're looking for: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGfUIOK87V8
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#56Earlier quoted context omitted.
> almost everything I've ever worked with that was run by the Apache foundation turned out to be semi-abandoned disasterware over time Can you name a few examples?
Well, OpenOffice as I said. Cordova is/was a hot mess (with some nice pioneering features, just really not well maintained imo and felt like quicksand to build even a small app on) Then the sort of long slow death of Flex (now Royale?) Apache seems like where software no one loves anymore goes to die.
I suppose it depends on projects you're using. For many developers their primary exposure to the Apache Foundation is through projects like Maven and Kafka, and those certainly don't feel dead.
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#57So it's irritating to me that this is ranking #1 on HN (why is it, btw?) I just pulled the trigger on a large data gathering project using Metabase, and feel a bit hampered by the limitations in terms of charts and plugins... but I considered Superset first, and after a lot of thought I decided that almost everything I've ever worked with that was run by the Apache foundation turned out to be semi-abandoned disasterw…
Apache Airflow, Kafka, Spark, ECharts, and many others are still going strong! It really depends on the project to be honest.
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#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
I have no experience with Superset. Can you elaborate on a few points where you see it excel beyond Tableau?
I dont want to start a rant against Tableau. It's a powerhouse. It's a great superior software. But when it comes to optimizing cost and comparing the total cost of ownership and opportunity to stop paying for Tableau server license we voted in favor of Superset and mix of Reactjs+Echarts widgets. https://www.tableau.com/products/server If you have money, dedicated team of data analytics who are already familiar with…
Honestly it's so hard to compare Tableau and Superset. Tableau has every feature and bell / whistle imagine-able. But it's heavy, desktop oriented, and pricey.
Superset is lightweight and open source, but only has 5% of the features. So it really depends what you need!
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#59So it's irritating to me that this is ranking #1 on HN (why is it, btw?) I just pulled the trigger on a large data gathering project using Metabase, and feel a bit hampered by the limitations in terms of charts and plugins... but I considered Superset first, and after a lot of thought I decided that almost everything I've ever worked with that was run by the Apache foundation turned out to be semi-abandoned disasterw…
I think that there is an active company behind Superset called Preset. https://preset.io/ I don't think it's semi-abandoned. I had a brief interaction with the project in my previous job, and I found the community and the company to be reasonably engaged and responsive.
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#60So it's irritating to me that this is ranking #1 on HN (why is it, btw?) I just pulled the trigger on a large data gathering project using Metabase, and feel a bit hampered by the limitations in terms of charts and plugins... but I considered Superset first, and after a lot of thought I decided that almost everything I've ever worked with that was run by the Apache foundation turned out to be semi-abandoned disasterw…
"semi-abandoned disasterware" Hmm. I suppose all open source looks that way if it doesn't get regular funding/attention. Apache does house a lot of abandonware. They had some relevance as recently as 6-7 years ago but they've been largely replaced by nginx I think. That being said, I view them like the local soup-kitchen - important to have and maintain, but not where I want to go for a 5-star meal.
Apache hosts many, many projects, some good, some bad, some abandoned, some fucking great.