Visual SQL
Data
business intelligence
SHOW HN2020
512points
126comments
#47of 3,028 in 2020
Top 2%of 2020 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
14 positive, 23 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 20 critical, out of 62 comments about the project. Thread score -0.12.
Idea: 6 for, 3 againstPrivacy: 2 for, 7 againstDesign: 2 for, 4 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Visual grouping, date formatting and joins done automatically
From 1 comment
``` Over the years, we’ve found that even power users who know they’ll eventually go into SQL mode prefer to start in the visual mode, as the grouping, date formatting, and joins…
mhink on HN
User-research-first design and flexible table-based interface
From 1 comment
I like the user-research-first approach here a lot. Very different than many other BI tools in a refreshing way. In the past I've hesitated to consider Chartio for my…
mjirv on HN
Objections
Cloud-only with no self-hosting option
From 3 comments
Can we self-host, please? Is there a standalone app? We deal in PHI (HIPAA) and we cannot have a tool like this have any access to our data store unless it's private and secure.
ulkesh on HNAll of my other SQL tools are running right on my machine. I hope there will at least a self-host version of this (or something just like it) available. It would be amazing to…
wayneftw on HNLooks nice, but like others here we need something that can be self hosted or even better – run offline. Somewhat related: does anyone know of any good components/libraries that…
mstade on HN
Signup required to try the product
From 2 comments
It would reallllly be nice if you set up a web demo. I looked all over trying to find the link that would let me just TRY this marvelous thing you're telling me about, but it's…
aerovistae on HNSignup to try — no, thanks.
ComodoHacker on HN
Pricing too high for startups
From 1 comment
The pricing is a bit too high – if I'm reading correctly it starts at $200/month. It's hard to justify such a spending for a startup where utility of the tool is unknown and 14…
methyl on HN
Does not handle messy data transformations
From 1 comment
I've seen a lot of products similar to this, and it looks like one of the nicer ones. But the use case in the video and screenshots make me immediately think it wouldn't be…
trts on HN
Requests
Self-hosted or standalone version
From 3 comments
Can we self-host, please? Is there a standalone app? We deal in PHI (HIPAA) and we cannot have a tool like this have any access to our data store unless it's private and secure.
ulkesh on HNIs there a self hosting solution an engineer can test for free? I love Metabase, but this solutions seems worth a try. The comparison with AWS/Google Cloud on being SaaS is not…
punnerud on HNAll of my other SQL tools are running right on my machine. I hope there will at least a self-host version of this (or something just like it) available. It would be amazing to…
wayneftw on HN
Free trial or public demo without login
From 1 comment
It would reallllly be nice if you set up a web demo. I looked all over trying to find the link that would let me just TRY this marvelous thing you're telling me about, but it's…
aerovistae on HN
Cheaper pricing plan
From 1 comment
The pricing is a bit too high – if I'm reading correctly it starts at $200/month. It's hard to justify such a spending for a startup where utility of the tool is unknown and 14…
methyl on HN
Questions
How does it differ from Tableau
From 1 comment
As someone who used to work on ETL systems, from a distance, this looks basically like Tableau to me. (My first thought was actually "oh, neat, someone made an open-source…
ken on HN
How does it relate to Sigma Computing
From 1 comment
How does this product relate to https://www.sigmacomputing.com/? It superficially feels very similar.
vvern on HN
Alternatives named
Tableau
From 1 comment
As someone who used to work on ETL systems, from a distance, this looks basically like Tableau to me. (My first thought was actually "oh, neat, someone made an open-source…
ken on HN
Metabase
From 1 comment
Is there a self hosting solution an engineer can test for free? I love Metabase, but this solutions seems worth a try. The comparison with AWS/Google Cloud on being SaaS is not…
punnerud on HN
Sigma Computing
From 1 comment
How does this product relate to https://www.sigmacomputing.com/? It superficially feels very similar.
vvern on HN
Apache Drill and Superset
From 1 comment
Congratulations, looks like a really nice product! As many people here ask for a self-hosted solution, Apache Drill and SuperSet might be an alternative.
simjue on HN
Microsoft Access
From 1 comment
Looks like a modern version of Microsoft Access :)
ta1234567890 on HN