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Evidence vs Rill
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Evidence | Rill |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript | Go |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 7k | 2.9k |
| Latest | @evidence-dev/evidence@40.1.8 | v0.90.3 |
| Last push | 2026-10-02 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 1 day between releases | about 5 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 4 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 18 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Looker. Alternatives to Looker →
PartialEvidenceReports written in Markdown and SQL, built into a static site; no point-and-click exploration.
PartialRillMetrics views and dashboards defined as code over DuckDB, ClickHouse and other OLAP engines.
Evidence
- @evidence-dev/evidence@40.1.82026-02-06d5d698799: Update packages to resolve CVEs
- @evidence-dev/csv@1.0.162026-02-06Updated dependencies [937971eaa]
- @evidence-dev/sqlite@2.0.92026-02-06Updated dependencies [937971eaa]
- @evidence-dev/preprocess@6.0.72026-02-06d5d698799: Update packages to resolve CVEs
- @evidence-dev/databricks@1.0.102026-02-06Updated dependencies [937971eaa]
Rill
- v0.90.32026-10-058985a5c25c6dedbb46114caeb91afd2e8a0d3567 fix: delayed metrics spec load not retaining expression filters (#9974)
- v0.90.22026-09-25e6cec788b92344ac0a80bc64e94ee33e47d585c2 Add . directory to GoReleaser config for install script (#9947)
- v0.90.12026-09-24fac5359ae9c9ddc86d85430eea4391bad6b06195 fix: dimension table freezes when resizing the dimension column (#9944)
- v0.90.02026-09-2449faa3990750f2aab6fcd9776f0ab62901ac1247 Add missing directory field in GoReleaser config (#9927)
- v0.89.42026-09-01498ec615d57ef5b098f74db54b2d60e74cbd5e74 google-cloud-cli-gke-gcloud-auth-plugin (#9847)
Evidence
unsigned The latest release, @evidence-dev/evidence@40.1.8, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Rill
unsigned The latest release, v0.90.3, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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