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Attribute	Apache SupersetOpen source	GrafanaOpen source
Overview
Primary focus	Apache-licensed, open-source data exploration and BI platform	Open source dashboards and observability across many data sources
Deployment	Self-hosted	Self-hosted / Web
Source model	Open source	Open source
Pricing model	open source	freemium
API available	Not specified	Yes
Windows desktop	Not specified	Yes
Mobile app	Not specified	Not specified
Overview	Apache Superset is a free, Apache 2.0-licensed BI tool with 40+ chart types, a SQL Lab editor, and connectors to 70+ databases, self-hosted or via managed providers like Preset.	Grafana is an open source visualization and dashboarding platform that queries metrics, logs, and traces from Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, and dozens of other backends, with Grafana Cloud offering a hosted option.
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Primary focus: Apache-licensed, open-source data exploration and BI platform
Deployment: Self-hosted
Source model: Open source
Pricing model: open source
API available: Not specified
Windows desktop: Not specified
Mobile app: Not specified
Overview: Apache Superset is a free, Apache 2.0-licensed BI tool with 40+ chart types, a SQL Lab editor, and connectors to 70+ databases, self-hosted or via managed providers like Preset.

Primary focus: Open source dashboards and observability across many data sources
Deployment: Self-hosted / Web
Source model: Open source
Pricing model: freemium
API available: Yes
Windows desktop: Yes
Mobile app: Not specified
Overview: Grafana is an open source visualization and dashboarding platform that queries metrics, logs, and traces from Prometheus, Loki, Tempo, and dozens of other backends, with Grafana Cloud offering a hosted option.

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