Business intelligence tools are typically used to design and generate reports from a wide range of data sources. There are a number of different types of business intelligence software. These include reporting and querying software, digital dashboards, process and data mining, business performance management, and spreadsheets.
All organisations deploy reporting software in one way or another. Reporting is regarded as a central part of business intelligence.
A business intelligence platform includes three layers: a database layer, a business intelligence layer, and an analytics/performance management layer.
Linux and business intelligence are a good match in part because Linux has powerful toolkits for interacting with other systems, with open source databases (such as MySQL) to act as the data source.
This article highlights the best business intelligence software that runs under Linux. Although there is not a wide range available, all of the applications featured below are useful for any business which wants to access, format and deliver information to their staff, their customers, and their commercial partners.
Here’s our verdict on the 16 business intelligence software captured in a legendary LinuxLinks-style ratings chart.
Let’s explore the 16 business intelligence software at hand. Click the links in the table below to learn more about each featured application.
| Business Intelligence Software | |
|---|---|
| Metabase | Business intelligence and analytics software |
| Grafana | Platform for monitoring and observability |
| Superset | Data visualization and data exploration platform |
| Redash | Explore, query, visualize, and share data |
| Knowage | (formerly SpagoBI) Flexible business intelligence suite |
| ReportServer | Modern and versatile business intelligence platform |
| Apache Zeppelin | Interactive notebooks for data analytics and visualisation |
| KNIME | Konstanz Information Miner |
| JasperReports | A widely used reporting engine |
| Rill | Operational BI tool |
| BIRT Project | Eclipse-based reporting system |
| Querybook | Collaborative SQL editor for querying and exploring large datasets |
| Lightdash | Looker alternative |
| evidence | Code-based alternative to drag-and-drop business intelligence tools |
| Shaper | SQL-first analytics and dashboard platform |
| Frappe Insights | Self-service business intelligence with interactive dashboards |
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