Evidence
Code-based BI tool. Write reports using SQL and markdown and they render as a website.
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Still maintained? Yes: 115 commits in the last 90 days, latest release @evidence-dev/[email protected] (Feb 2026).
Also an alternative to Looker and Power BI.
At a glance
Evidence quick facts
- Health score
- 81/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 7,077
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- @evidence-dev/[email protected], Feb 2026
- Licence
- MIT
Top alternatives to Evidence
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In its own words
The project's README opens: "Evidence is an open-source, code-based alternative to drag-and-drop business intelligence tools."
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Evidence scores 81/100, #10 of 20 in Database Management: 115 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (@evidence-dev/[email protected], 9 months ago) earns 21.0 of 25, 7,077 stars add 15.4 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and no advertised Docker image leaves the final 10 unclaimed. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is Docker support, worth 10.0 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
115 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 21.0 / 25
@evidence-dev/[email protected] released 9 months ago
- Stars 15.4 / 20
7.1k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support biggest shortfall 0.0 / 10
No Docker support advertised
Commit activity
- 115
- Last 90 days
- 247
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #10 of 20 tools in Database Management by health , between Chartbrew (#9) and d9 (#11) .
Details
| Licence | MIT |
| Platforms | Nodejs |
| Latest release | @evidence-dev/[email protected] · 9 months ago |
| Stars | 7,077 |
| Open issues | 10 |
| Docker | Not advertised |
| Repository | evidence-dev/evidence ↗ |
Evidence vs its top 5 alternatives
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Evidence: common questions
What does Evidence replace?
Repoly lists Evidence as an open-source alternative to Looker and Power BI. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Evidence stands against the others.
Is Evidence still maintained?
Evidence had 115 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, @evidence-dev/[email protected], is from 9 months ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.