Shaper
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A DuckDB-based alternative to Metabase for visualizing and sharing data with SQL
About
- An open-source data dashboard platform based on DuckDB in which all analysis can be written in SQL alone,
- Includes business intelligence, embedded analytics, and automated report generation, with Self-Hosted support
- Provides a developer-friendly structure including a Git-based workflow, JWT-based row-level security, and iframe-free embedding via the React SDK
- Supports report generation in PDF, PNG, CSV, and Excel formats, scheduled alerts, and sharing via password-protected links
- Released under the MPL-2.0 license and quick to try with just a Docker run, making it useful as a lightweight BI tool for startups and data teams