Evidence is a framework for building data products such as reports, decision-support tools, and embedded dashboards with SQL and Markdown.
It generates websites from Markdown files, runs queries against connected data sources, and renders the results with built-in visual components, making it a code-driven alternative to drag-and-drop business intelligence tools.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Builds data products with SQL and Markdown.
- Supports a wide range of data sources including BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, PostgreSQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, SQLite, DuckDB, Databricks, Google Sheets, CSV, and JavaScript.
- Extracts source data into Parquet so it can be queried across multiple data sources using SQL.
- Includes built-in components for charts, tables, maps, filters, and other interface elements.
- Supports templated pages for generating many pages from a single Markdown template.
- Offers loops and if / else logic to control what is displayed to users.
- Can be extended with custom components built with Svelte.
- Supports self-hosted deployment on platforms such as Netlify and Vercel.
Website: github.com/evidence-dev/evidence
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Developer: Evidence
License: MIT License
Evidence is written in JavaScript. Learn JavaScript with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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