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id: apache-superset
version: "6.1.0"
license: Apache License Version 2.0, January 2004 http://www.apache.org/licenses/ TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION 1. Definitions. "License" shall mean the terms and conditions for… (full text in the JSON record)
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
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# apache-superset — A modern, enterprise-ready business intelligence web application

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Downloads: 1.1M/mo

## What it is and what it does

Apache Superset is a modern, web-based business intelligence platform designed for data exploration and visualization. It provides a no-code chart builder for quick analysis, a powerful SQL editor for advanced queries, and a semantic layer for defining custom dimensions and metrics. The platform integrates with any SQL database or data engine that has a Python DB-API driver and SQLAlchemy dialect, making it broadly compatible across data sources.

Superset is deployed as a Flask web application backed by Celery for asynchronous tasks, with support for caching, role-based access control, and extensible authentication. It ships with a wide range of built-in visualizations and is designed for cloud-native deployment at scale. The package includes gunicorn for serving and supports Docker and Kubernetes deployments, making it suitable for teams replacing or augmenting proprietary BI tools.

Use it for:

- Build interactive dashboards and charts from SQL databases without writing code or custom visualization logic
- Enable business analysts to explore and query data independently using a web-based SQL editor and semantic layer
- Replace proprietary BI tools by hosting Superset on your own infrastructure with full control over data and access
- Create geospatial visualizations and time-series dashboards for operational monitoring and reporting
- Set up multi-tenant analytics with role-based security and configurable caching for database load management

## Worth the install?

AI-flagged interpretation of the facts above — verify before relying.

Apache Superset is a web-based business intelligence platform that lets you explore data, build interactive charts, and create dashboards by querying SQL databases through a no-code interface or SQL editor.

Yes. Apache Superset is actively maintained, permissively licensed, has low install friction, and is widely used for self-service analytics and BI. Install it if you need a self-hosted, open-source alternative to proprietary BI platforms and have a SQL database to connect. Be prepared for operational overhead: you'll need to manage a web server, database backend, Celery workers, and initial configuration. No known vulnerabilities as of the query date.

## Install

pip install apache-superset
uv add apache-superset
poetry add apache-superset

## Installing apache-superset

Before you install: Low install friction with a pure Python wheel distribution. Actively maintained with a recent release. Requires Python 3.10 or later and brings 67 runtime dependencies including Flask, Celery, and database connectivity libraries—typical for a full-stack web application.

License in practice: Licensed under Apache License 2.0, a permissive open-source license. You can use, modify, and distribute Superset freely in commercial and private projects, provided you include license notices and attribute the original work.

Quickstart:

pip install apache-superset

from superset import create_app
app = create_app()

# Then run via gunicorn or Flask development server
# superset db upgrade
# superset init
# gunicorn superset.app:create_app()

Requires Python 3.10 or later. A database backend (PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.) and a web server like gunicorn are needed for production deployment. Initial setup requires database migrations and admin initialization.

Verify before relying:

- Specific database engines and versions supported beyond 'any SQL-speaking datastore'
- Performance characteristics and scalability limits for large datasets or concurrent users
- Authentication and RBAC feature completeness relative to enterprise requirements
- Extensibility and customization effort for non-standard visualizations or data sources

## Package facts

- License: Apache License Version 2.0, January 2004 http://www.apache.org/licenses/ TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR USE, REPRODUCTION, AND DISTRIBUTION 1. Definitions. "License" shall mean the terms and conditions for… (full text in the JSON record) (permissive)
- Python support: supports_current
- Install friction: low
- Maintenance: active
- Downloads: 1.1M/month (top 5,000 on PyPI)
- Known vulnerabilities: none known

## Tags

business intelligence dashboard, data visualization platform, sql query builder web ui, interactive chart creation, self-service analytics, database exploration tool, semantic layer for metrics, business-intelligence, data-visualization, self-hosted-analytics

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