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Apache Zeppelin
Apache Zeppelin is an open-source, web-based notebook that enables data engineers, data scientists, and business analysts to perform data-driven development interactiv…
Our verdict
Who it's for
A multi-purpose notebook for data ingestion, discovery, analytics, visualization, and collaboration.
Who should look elsewhere
Requires self-hosting and management
Pros
- +Highly flexible due to pluggable interpreter architecture
- +Strong integration with Apache Spark
- +Facilitates collaboration among data professionals
- +Easy to share insights by embedding visualizations
- +Completely free and open-source
Cons
- −Requires self-hosting and management
- −Embedding feature needs careful security consideration in untrusted environments
- −Visualization options might be basic compared to dedicated BI tools
Key features
- ✓Multi-purpose notebook interface
- ✓Support for multiple language backends (e.g., Spark, Flink, Python, R, JDBC, Markdown, Shell)
- ✓Built-in Apache Spark integration with automatic context injection and dependency loading
- ✓Basic data visualization charts
- ✓Pivot chart with drag-and-drop aggregation
- ✓Dynamic forms for interactive input
- ✓Real-time notebook and paragraph collaboration
- ✓Ability to embed paragraph results as iframes into external websites
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source | — | month | Web-based notebook; Interactive data analytics; Collaborative documents |