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Cube vs Apache Superset
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Cube | Apache Superset |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Rust | Python |
| Licence | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 21k | 75k |
| Latest | v1.7.50 | 6.1.0 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 2 days between releases | about 9 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 22+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 80+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Looker. Alternatives to Looker →
PartialCubeSemantic layer with metrics, caching and SQL, REST and GraphQL APIs; charts come from other tools.
PartialApache SupersetA semantic layer of datasets and metrics, lighter than LookML.
Cube
- v1.7.502026-10-02tesseract: Bound multi-stage stages and stop the pre-aggregation walk doubling per level (#12091) (c574673)
- v1.7.492026-10-02api-gateway: Reject request ids with forbidden characters (#12081) (fd75d84)
- v1.7.482026-10-01cubesql: Keep date filters past 2262-04-11 from aborting the planner (#11978) (fd07cc2)
- v1.7.472026-09-29cubesql: Always output 6 fractional digits for .US in TO_CHAR (#12038) (c9565a1)
- v1.7.462026-09-26cubeorchestrator: Render Arrow binary columns as hex strings (#12006) (0aa1a28)
Apache Superset
- superset-helm-chart-0.22.82026-09-09Apache Superset is a modern, enterprise-ready business intelligence web application
- superset-helm-chart-0.22.72026-09-05Apache Superset is a modern, enterprise-ready business intelligence web application
- superset-helm-chart-0.22.62026-08-13Apache Superset is a modern, enterprise-ready business intelligence web application
- superset-helm-chart-0.22.52026-08-10Apache Superset is a modern, enterprise-ready business intelligence web application
- superset-helm-chart-0.22.42026-07-27Apache Superset is a modern, enterprise-ready business intelligence web application
Cube
unsigned The latest release, v1.7.50, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Apache Superset
unsigned The latest release, 6.1.0, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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