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Cube vs Evidence

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted apps from related categories — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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CU Cube Semantic layer and headless BI for building data apps VS EV Evidence Code-driven business intelligence with Markdown
FeatureCubeEvidence
CategoryDashboards & StartpagesWeb Analytics
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
LanguageRustJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, kubernetes, sourcedocker, bare-metal
GitHub stars★ 20,572★ 6,833
First released20192021
ReplacesLooker, AtScaleTableau, Looker

Why pick each one

Choose Cube if…

  • Consistent metrics across tools
  • Strong API surface
Cube details

Choose Evidence if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 6.8k GitHub stars
  • Written in JavaScript
Evidence details

Frequently asked questions

Is Cube or Evidence better?

Neither is universally better. Cube has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Cube and Evidence free and open-source?

Yes. Cube is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Evidence under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Cube and Evidence with Docker?

Cube: yes. Evidence: yes.

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