Open-source alternatives to Tableau
6 self-hostable open-source projects that replace Tableau, ranked by computed health score with real self-hosting cost. Save up to $130/yr per seat by self-hosting on a $4.13/mo VPS.
Why people leave Tableau
- Per-seat pricing makes team rollouts expensive
- Hard cap on Salesforce-only ecosystem
- Server licensing on top of seats for self-managed
Unlimited seats, full SQL access, connect to any database, no vendor lock to Salesforce stack.
The 6 alternatives, ranked by health
Health score is a 6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Apache Superset is a Data Visualization and Data Exploration Platform
The easy-to-use open source Business Intelligence and Embedded Analytics tool that lets everyone work with data
Make Your Company Data Driven. Connect to any data source, easily visualize, dashboard and share your data.
Apache Druid: a high performance real-time analytics database.
Edalitcs
Visualize and share your data. All in SQL. Powered by DuckDB.
Cost comparison vs Tableau
Self-hosting cost on cheapest plan meeting requirements vs Tableau entry tier ($15/mo).
| Project | Self-host /mo | Tableau /mo | Save /yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| superset | $4.13 | $15+ | $130 | Deploy → |
| metabase | $4.13 | $15+ | $130 | Deploy → |
| redash | $4.13 | $15+ | $130 | Deploy → |
| druid | $4.13 | $15+ | $130 | Deploy → |
| EDA | $4.13 | $15+ | $130 | Deploy → |
| shaper | $4.13 | $15+ | $130 | Deploy → |
Pick your alternative
Most operators land on superset (top health score in this category; cheapest VPS path is superset on hetzner for $4.13/mo).
Data refreshed daily. Pricing for Tableau sourced from official site.