Built on principles, not lock-in
BI platforms lock you to one vendor and charge per seat. Self-hosting leaves you to manage infrastructure, upgrades, and security yourself. D23 is the vendor-neutral middle: a fully managed analytics platform built on open-source Superset that you actually own.
No vendor lock-in
D23 is built on open-source Apache Superset. Switch clouds, export your dashboards, or self-host at any time. Your work is always portable.
Where others fall short
Looker
LookML is proprietary. Move off Looker and you rebuild from scratch.
Tableau
Workbooks are locked to the Tableau ecosystem and pricing.
Power BI
Tied to the Microsoft 365 and Azure stack.
Connects to every database
Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Postgres, MySQL, ClickHouse, Databricks, Trino, and 50+ more — connected once, governed everywhere.
Where others fall short
Looker
Native connectors are limited; custom dialects require LookML work.
Mode
Fewer native connectors; complex warehouses need extra work.
Metabase
Limited connector set compared to a full Superset deployment.
AI that queries your warehouse, safely
Text-to-SQL powered by Claude and OpenAI — routed through MCP so AI can only query what you allow, with a full audit trail of every question asked.
Where others fall short
Tableau Pulse
AI insights are cloud-only and limited to Tableau Cloud data.
Power BI Copilot
Tied to Microsoft Fabric; no cross-warehouse support.
Looker AI
Requires Gemini / Google Cloud; not model-agnostic.
Security and governance built in
Row-level security, SSO (SAML/OIDC/LDAP), SOC 2, per-user data access controls, and a full audit log — on by default, not an add-on.
Where others fall short
Metabase
RLS and SSO are Pro/Enterprise-only features with limited granularity.
Redash
Minimal access-control primitives; governance is mostly DIY.
Grafana
Data access controls require significant custom configuration.
Deploy in your own cloud
Run D23 fully managed on our infrastructure, or deploy it inside your own AWS, GCP, or Azure VPC. Your data never leaves your environment.
Where others fall short
Looker
Looker is Google Cloud SaaS; no private-cloud deployment option.
Tableau Cloud
Cloud version runs on Tableau infrastructure, not yours.
Sigma
SaaS-only; your queries run on their cloud.
Embedded analytics included
Embed D23 dashboards into any product with guest tokens and iframes — with RLS so each customer sees only their data. No extra SKU required.
Where others fall short
Tableau Embedded
Embedded analytics requires a separate, expensive Embedded licence.
Looker Embedded
Embed API is a premium add-on with complex pricing.
Power BI Embedded
Requires Azure capacity units — pricing scales fast.
Choose D23 when…
- You want analytics on open-source Superset without managing the stack
- Your team needs text-to-SQL and AI-powered insights today
- Embedded analytics in your product is a requirement
- You need row-level security and SSO without extra add-ons
- Your data must stay in your own VPC or on-prem network
- Looker or Tableau pricing is out of reach for your budget
Turn every team into a data team.
Get managed Apache Superset, the dashboards your business needs, and AI on top, without hiring a data team.