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Redash vs Superset
Redash has 28,800 GitHub stars, 4,623 forks, 805 open issues and last shipped 15 days ago. Superset has 14,362 stars, 1,276 forks, 666 open issues and last shipped today. Redash leads on adoption by 101% (28,800 vs 14,362 stars). Redash is written in Python under BSD-2-Clause; Superset is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Redash has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, Superset 9%. Superset was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Redash | Superset | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 29K | ★ 14K |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | Custom / other |
| Written in | Python | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-03 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.6K | ⑂ 1.3K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Redash if
- You weight community size — 29K stars and counting
- You want the BSD-2-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Superset if
- You want the Superset feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Superset fits your workflow better
About Redash
Redash is an open source business intelligence and data analytics platform built with Python and JavaScript. It enables users to connect to diverse data sources, write and execute SQL/NoSQL queries, build visualizations, and share interactive dashboards—all through a browser based interface.
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About Superset
Superset is an agentic IDE for orchestrating many coding agents in parallel on a developer machine. It lives in the AI assisted coding and developer tools ecosystem, and it is aimed at people who run CLI agents such as Claude Code, Codex, or any CLI agent. It can run any agent with the user's own subscription. The project treats each agent as a worker that can run in its own isolated git worktree, with its own branch, terminal, and environment.
read the full Superset overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Redash or Superset more popular?
Redash has 28,800 GitHub stars and Superset has 14,362. Redash has the larger community by that measure.
Are Redash and Superset free?
Both are open source. Redash is licensed under BSD-2-Clause, and Superset has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Redash and Superset?
Redash is written in Python and Superset in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Redash or Superset?
Choose Redash if you want the larger community (28,800 stars) or its BSD-2-Clause licence terms. Choose Superset if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.