Evidence
Code-driven BI with Markdown reports and version control.
About Evidence
Evidence is an open-source BI framework that generates polished data reports from Markdown and SQL. Reports are built as code, version-controlled in Git, and deployed as static sites — bringing software engineering best practices to business intelligence and data reporting.
Key Features
- SQL + Markdown report authoring
- Auto-generated charts and tables
- Git-based version control
- Static site deployment
- Parameterized reports
- Templating with JavaScript expressions
- Built-in component library
- CI/CD integration for report deployment
Pros
- Reports as code — Git-friendly and reviewable
- Beautiful default styling out of the box
- No database to maintain — static output
- Open-source with active development
Cons
- Requires SQL and Markdown knowledge
- No point-and-click dashboard builder
- Smaller community than Metabase or Superset
Integrations
PostgreSQLBigQuerySnowflakeDuckDBSQLiteMySQLTrino
Best Use Cases
- Code-driven business reports
- Data team documentation and sharing
- Automated report generation
- Static analytics dashboards
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Quick Info
- Website
- evidence.dev
- Founded
- 2022
- Company
- 10-20
- Pricing
- freemium
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