About Evidence

Evidence is an open-source framework that turns markdown files with embedded SQL queries into fully interactive BI dashboards and data product pages. It is a code-driven alternative to drag-and-drop BI tools, designed for analysts and data engineers who prefer working in version-controlled, text-based environments with deployment to any static hosting platform.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Fully open-source and self-hostable with no vendor lock-in
Git-native workflow enables version control and code review for reports
Fast static site output with flexible deployment options
Low learning curve for analysts already familiar with SQL

Cons

Requires SQL knowledge â€” not suitable for non-technical business users

Key Features

SQL queries embedded directly in markdown files

Connects to PostgreSQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, MySQL, DuckDB, and more

Rich built-in charts: line, bar, scatter, heatmap, maps, and tables

Interactive inputs with dropdowns, date pickers, and sliders

Templated pages for generating many reports from one template

Static site output deployable to Vercel, Netlify, or GitHub Pages

Git-native workflow with version control and CI/CD for reports

Evidence Studio with schema-aware autocomplete and AI coding agent

Pricing

Self-Hosted

Free

Full open-source framework
MIT license
Unlimited users
All data connectors

Team

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Featured In

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#4

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Best code-first BI tool — treats analytics as code with SQL + Markdown, ideal for data engineers who want version-controlled reports without maintaining BI infrastructure.

Evidence