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Redash: the best Open Source alternative to Looker in 2026
Redash connects to multiple data sources to write SQL queries, visualize them and share them in dashboards, as a lightweight alternative to Looker for data teams.
Technical profile
- License
- BSD-2-Clause
- Category
- Web Analytics
- Replaces
- Looker
- Tech stack
- PythonFlaskPostgreSQLRedis
Preview
Public image provided by Redash on its own website.
Key features
- Reusable SQL queries
- Shareable dashboards with filters
- Query-based alerts
Redash vs. Looker
Pros
- Very permissive BSD license
Things to consider
- Slower development pace than Metabase in recent years
Quick Docker installation guide
Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →
docker-compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
redash:
image: redash/redash:latest
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "5000:5000"
environment:
- REDASH_DATABASE_URL=postgresql://redash:redash@redash-db:5432/redash
- REDASH_REDIS_URL=redis://redash-redis:6379/0
- REDASH_COOKIE_SECRET=change-me-super-secret
depends_on:
- redash-db
- redash-redis
redash-db:
image: postgres:15-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- POSTGRES_USER=redash
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=redash
- POSTGRES_DB=redash
volumes:
- redash_pg_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
redash-redis:
image: redis:7-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
volumes:
redash_pg_data: