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Redash

redash.io

Free plan WebLinuxAPISelf-hosted
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Spec score 8.6 #19 of 98 in Data Visualization Software

What it is

Redash is an open-source, self-hosted web platform for querying data, creating visualizations, building interactive dashboards, and sharing results within an organization. Its query editor offers schema browsing, autocomplete, keyboard shortcuts, and reusable snippets. Users can connect sources such as Amazon Athena, BigQuery, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, MongoDB, Google Analytics, Google Spreadsheets, JIRA, and Salesforce, then combine results in dashboards shared by URL or embedded as widgets. Visualization options include charts, cohort views, pivot tables, boxplots, maps, counters, sankey diagrams, sunbursts, and word clouds. Result updates can be scheduled, and alerts can be set for data events. Redash provides a REST API with user or query keys that can be limited to query results. Authentication options include password login, Google OAuth, and SAML 2.0. Deployment documentation covers Linux with Docker and Docker Compose. The hosted app.redash.io service shut down effective November 30, 2021.

Spec sheet

Purpose
Redash lets users connect to and query data sources, build dashboards, visualize data, and share results with their organization.Read 10 Oct 2026 · redash.io
Intended users
Redash describes its audience as SQL users who explore, query, visualize, and share data so others in their organization can use it.Read 10 Oct 2026 · redash.io
Deployment
The official setup guide describes deployment on a Linux server using Docker and Docker Compose.Read 10 Oct 2026 · github.com
API
Redash provides a REST API, and API calls support user keys or query keys with access limited to a query and its results.Read 10 Oct 2026 · redash.io
Integrations
Listed data sources include Amazon Athena, BigQuery, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, MongoDB, Google Analytics, Google Spreadsheets, JIRA, and Salesforce.Read 10 Oct 2026 · redash.io
Support
Redash directs users who need support to its community GitHub Discussions Q&A category.Read 10 Oct 2026 · redash.io
Alerts and refreshes
Users can schedule result updates and set alerts for events in their data.Read 10 Oct 2026 · redash.io
Authentication
Redash documents password login, Google OAuth, and SAML 2.0 authentication options.Read 10 Oct 2026 · redash.io
Dashboard type
interactiveRead 20 Sep 2026 · redash.io
Dashboards
Users can combine data from multiple sources into dashboards and share them by URL or embed widgets.Read 10 Oct 2026 · redash.io
Data sources
Amazon Athena; Amazon CloudWatch; Amazon CloudWatch Logs Insights; Amazon DynamoDB; Amazon Redshift; Axibase Time Series Database; Cassandra; ClickHouse; CockroachDB; CSV; Databricks; DB2 by IBM; Druid; Elasticsearch; Google Analytics; Google BigQuery; Google Spreadsheets; Graphite; Greenplum; Hive; Impala; InfluxDB; JIRA; JSON; Apache Kylin; OmniSciDB; MemSQL; Microsoft Azure Data Warehouse / Synapse; Microsoft Azure SQL Database; Microsoft SQL Server; MongoDB; MySQL; Oracle; PostgreSQL; Presto; Prometheus; Python; Qubole; Rockset; Salesforce; ScyllaDB; Shell Scripts; Snowflake; SQLite; TreasureData; Vertica; Yandex AppMetrica; Yandex MetricaRead 20 Sep 2026 · redash.io
Deployment scale
The setup guide says the reference configuration is suitable for small deployments and recommends separate database and likely Redis servers plus at least two Redash servers for larger deployments.Read 10 Oct 2026 · github.com
Embedded dashboards
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · redash.io
Hosted service
The hosted Redash service at app.redash.io shut down effective November 30, 2021, and the page says no new customer signups were allowed.Read 10 Oct 2026 · redash.io
Platform
webRead 20 Sep 2026 · redash.io
Query editor
The query editor supports schema browsing, autocomplete, keyboard shortcuts, and reusable snippets.Read 10 Oct 2026 · redash.io
Scheduled refresh
YesRead 20 Sep 2026 · redash.io
Security configuration
Authentication settings are controlled by admins through the UI and environment variables, and the documentation recommends disabling password login when users are expected to use Google OAuth or SAML.Read 10 Oct 2026 · redash.io
Visualizations
Redash supports visualizations including charts, cohort, pivot table, boxplot, map, counter, sankey, sunburst, and word cloud.Read 10 Oct 2026 · redash.io

Plans and prices

Open source / self-hosted Free Hosted service shut down; self-hosted version can be hosted free of charge Read 10 Oct 2026 · redash.io

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • Open-source self-hosted plan at free
  • Supports many listed data sources
  • Interactive dashboards with embedding
  • Scheduled refreshes and data alerts
  • REST API and multiple authentication options

Limits

  • Hosted app.redash.io service shut down
  • Self-hosting requires Linux deployment
  • Reference setup targets small deployments
  • Larger deployments need additional servers

Who it suits

Redash suits SQL users who explore, query, visualize, and share organizational data. It fits teams prepared to deploy and operate a Linux self-hosted service.

Verdict

Redash offers a broad self-hosted toolkit for querying, visualization, dashboards, alerts, and sharing. Its free plan depends on operating your own deployment because the hosted service is closed.

Where Specifiction places it

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