Open Source Microsoft Power BI Alternatives for Linux

Microsoft Power BI is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best open source Linux alternative is Pretzel. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Microsoft Power BI and six of them are open source and available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source Linux alternatives to Microsoft Power BI are Redash, BIRT, freeboard and KNOWAGE.

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  1. Pretzel icon

    Pretzel

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    Pretzel is an open-source, offline browser-based tool for fast and intuitive data exploration and visualization. It can handle large data files, runs locally in your browser, and requires no backend setup.

    32 Pretzel alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
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    • Pretzel is the most popular Linux alternative to Microsoft Power BI.

    • Pretzel is Free and Open SourceMicrosoft Power BI is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Pretzel is Privacy focusedMicrosoft Power BI is not according to our users
  2. Redash icon

    Redash

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    Redash helps you make sense of your data. Connect and query your data sources, build dashboards to visualize data and share them with your company.

    67 Redash alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  4. BIRT icon

    BIRT

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    BIRT is an open source technology platform used to create data visualizations and reports that can be embedded into rich client and web applications.

    16 BIRT alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    freeboard

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    A damn sexy, open source real-time dashboard builder for IOT and other web mashups. A free open source alternative to Geckoboard. Includes a powerful plugin architecture to create any amount of customization.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • Windows Phone
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    A freeboard dashboard.
     
  6. KNOWAGE icon

    KNOWAGE

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    Knowage inherits the long history of SpagoBI, the well known open source BI suite. The Community Edition continues this tradition, providing value to the community of developers and users.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. bambooBSC icon

    bambooBSC

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    bambooBSC is an opensource Balanced Scorecard (BSC) Business Intelligence (BI) Web platform, Strategic management, Departments Performance Analysis, Employee Performance Analysis, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), KPI report, Department/Personal ...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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