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Cube.js

cube-js/cube.js

An open-source alternative to Looker.

📊 Cube Core is open-source semantic layer for AI, BI and embedded analytics (from the repository)

Stars
21,037
Licence
NOASSERTION
Last push
2026-10-19
Written in
Rust
Source on GitHub ↗Project website ↗

Is it alive?

Four readings from the repository, each with the rule behind it. No blended score.
Activity
Active
Last push 9 days ago
Active: pushed within 90 days. Slowing: within a year. Quiet: longer.
Releases
Recent
v1.8.8, 11 days ago
Recent: a tagged release within six months. Some projects ship from the main branch and never tag.
Issues
78% closed
648 open · 2,246 closed
Share of all issues ever filed that are now closed. Under 20 issues is too few to read.
Momentum
No readings yet
21,037 stars
Change in stars across our daily readings, over up to 30 days. Needs a week of readings.

What a business may do with it

Not identifiedNOASSERTION

GitHub could not match this licence to a standard one. It may be custom or source-available; read the repository’s LICENSE file before relying on it.

This describes the licence family GitHub identified, not legal advice about this project. The repository’s own LICENSE file is what binds you.

Run it yourself

Docker, quoted from Cube.js’s own README as written. We have not run it, and most projects expect you to set secrets or a database before production use.

docker run -p 4000:4000 \
  -p 15432:15432 \
  -v ${PWD}:/cube/conf \
  -e CUBEJS_DEV_MODE=true \
  cubejs/cube
Read the full instructions in the README ↗

Cube.js against the other open-source options

Every project offered against Looker, most-starred first.
Cube.js compared with other open-source alternatives
ProjectStarsActivityLicenceSelf-hostLanguage
Cube.js (this page)21,037ActiveNot identifiedDockerRust
LightDash6,193ActiveNot identified○TypeScript
MLCraft627QuietNot identified○JavaScript
MetriQL330QuietPermissive○Kotlin
All open-source alternatives to Looker →

Where this page comes from

  • Stars, licence, activity, issues, releases and the self-host command are read from the repository. 2026-10-19
  • The pairing with Looker and the category come from opensourcealternative.to, a community directory of open-source alternatives. We re-read it weekly.
  • Star momentum comes from our own daily readings of the repository. How we collect data