For September 2026, readers comparing BI and dashboard tools need a consistent way to weigh project health, shipping activity, and repository visibility. This section uses the supplied ToolVitals records, including each tool’s ToolVitals score, health score, shipping score, openness label, license label, and GitHub-star count.
The list covers open/source-visible tools. It is ordered by ToolVitals score descending; health and shipping determine the order for equal composite scores. GitHub stars are included as context only and do not determine rank.
Rankings
| Rank | Tool | Openness | License | Health | Shipping | GitHub Stars | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lightdash | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 98 | 99 | 6126 | 98 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 2 | Apache Superset | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 98 | 98 | 74693 | 98 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 3 | Metabase | Open core | AGPL-3.0 and commercial terms | 98 | 98 | 49154 | 98 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 4 | Nao | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 97 | 96 | 1618 | 97 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 5 | Rill | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 96 | 95 | 2875 | 96 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 6 | SQLRooms | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 96 | 95 | 503 | 96 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 7 | Dash | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 96 | 95 | 24401 | 95 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 8 | DataEase | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 96 | 95 | 24417 | 95 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 9 | Deepnote | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 93 | 91 | 3006 | 92 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 10 | TerriaJS | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 90 | 85 | 1363 | 88 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 11 | DecisionBox | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 87 | 88 | 91 | 87 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 12 | MetricFlow | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 89 | 83 | 1791 | 86 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 13 | Seal Report | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 84 | 88 | 1634 | 86 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 14 | DevImpact | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 85 | 80 | 24 | 83 | 🟢 Excellent |
| 15 | DeepAnalyze | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 78 | 72 | 4611 | 76 | 🟢 Good |
| 16 | LiftShift | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 75 | 70 | 509 | 73 | 🟢 Good |
| 17 | Redash | OSI-approved OSS | BSD-2-Clause | 77 | 63 | 28784 | 72 | 🟢 Good |
| 18 | Evidence | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 70 | 52 | 6924 | 63 | 🟢 Good |
| 19 | JSON Crack | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 63 | 48 | 44386 | 57 | 🟡 Fair |
| 20 | Graphic Walker | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 59 | 38 | 3238 | 51 | 🟡 Fair |
| 21 | DataGear | OSI-approved OSS | LGPL-3.0 | 59 | 33 | 1728 | 49 | 🟡 Fair |
| 22 | DataLens | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 58 | 34 | 1700 | 48 | 🟡 Fair |
| 23 | AI Analyst | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 51 | 30 | 381 | 43 | 🟡 Fair |
| 24 | Auto Analyst | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 49 | 29 | 707 | 41 | 🟡 Fair |
| 25 | Quary | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 48 | 27 | 2380 | 40 | 🟡 Fair |
| 26 | Middleware | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 43 | 18 | 1627 | 33 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 27 | RAWGraphs | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 31 | 0 | 9031 | 19 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 28 | Mito | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 27 | 4 | 2646 | 18 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 29 | Preswald | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 22 | 9 | 4275 | 17 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 30 | DataVyn | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 12 | 0 | 23 | 7 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 31 | PandasAI | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 4 | 0 | 23791 | 2 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 32 | Briefer | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 2 | 0 | 4323 | 1 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 33 | Rowfill | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 2 | 0 | 367 | 1 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 34 | SQL Explorer | OSI-approved OSS | MIT | 1 | 0 | 2876 | 1 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 35 | MLCraft | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 1 | 0 | 626 | 0 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 36 | CursorLens | OSI-approved OSS | AGPL-3.0 | 0 | 0 | 406 | 0 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 37 | MetriQL | OSI-approved OSS | Apache-2.0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | 0 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
| 38 | Rocket BI | OSI-approved OSS | GPL-3.0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 🔴 Needs Attention |
Top 3 Highlights
Lightdash is ranked #1 with a ToolVitals score of 98, health score of 98, and shipping score of 99. Its supplied description identifies it as self-serve BI, while ToolVitals labels it OSI-approved OSS and lists MIT. The supplied data records 6,126 GitHub stars, but stars are context only.
Apache Superset is ranked #2 with a ToolVitals score of 98, health score of 98, and shipping score of 98. The supplied description identifies it as a data visualization and data exploration platform. ToolVitals labels it OSI-approved OSS and lists Apache-2.0; its 74,693 GitHub stars are context only, not a ranking input.
Metabase is ranked #3 with a ToolVitals score of 98, health score of 98, and shipping score of 98. The supplied description positions it as a business-intelligence tool. ToolVitals labels it Open core and lists AGPL-3.0 and commercial terms. Its 49,154 GitHub stars add repository context but do not determine rank.
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