Apache Superset

Apache Superset is an open-source software application for data exploration and data visualization able to handle data at petabyte scale (big data). The application started as a hack-a-thon project by Maxime Beauchemin (creator of Apache Airflow) while working at Airbnb and entered the Apache Incubator program in 2017.^[1] In addition to Airbnb, the project has seen significant contributions from other leading technology companies, including Lyft and Dropbox.^[2] Superset graduated from the incubator program and became a top-level project at the Apache Software Foundation in 2021.^[3]

Superset

Original author(s)	Maxime Beauchemin / Airbnb
Stable release	4.1.1 / 20 November 2024; 5 months ago (2024-11-20)
Repository	Superset Repository on Github
Written in	Python, TypeScript
Operating system	Cross-platform
Type	data visualization, business intelligence
License	Apache License 2.0
Website	superset.apache.org

Features

• Dashboard creation
• Enterprise authentication (OpenID, LDAP, OAuth, ...)
• Integration with Apache ECharts
• Lightweight semantic layer
• Visualization plugin support
• Compatible with most SQL-speaking datasources

Managed providers

Maxime Beauchemin's company, Preset, offers Superset as a managed service (SaaS).^[4]

See also

• Apache Airflow