# Apache Superset: how AI models rank it, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. Named in 10 judge labels across 1 categories by 9 of 14 models. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/apache-superset/

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Embedded analytics | 2% | 11 | 20% | 10 |

## What the models said for it

- "If you hit their pricing limits and have engineering capacity, move to Apache Superset." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Embedded analytics)
- "Apache Superset is the lower-license-cost alternative" (GPT-6 Luna, Embedded analytics)
- "Apache Superset is a free SQL-native alternative" (Muse Glimmer 30B, Embedded analytics)
- "Open-source options (Metabase is open-core)." (Qwen 3.7 Flash, Embedded analytics)

## And against it

- "free options, but embedding typically requires paid tiers or significant engineering work to white-label properly" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Embedded analytics)
- "it has a steeper learning curve to deploy and configure than Metabase" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, Embedded analytics)

## In its own words

What Apache Superset's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.


## What it publishes

Every page apache.org exposes, read 2026-09-29: 2858 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 228 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-07-01
- case study: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- webinar or virtual event: 2 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- conference or event: 10 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-06-09
- report or ebook: 14 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- template or tool: 38 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 9 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- news or press: 1081 pages, 12 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- Recent: 2026-09-03 news or press: Security scanning at foundation scale https://news.apache.org/foundation/entry/security-scanning-at-foundation-scale
- Recent: 2026-09-02 news or press: Asf plus one newsletter august 2026 https://news.apache.org/foundation/entry/asf-plus-one-newsletter-august-2026
- Recent: 2026-09-01 news or press: The apache software foundation advances open source infrastructure and celebrates community growth in fy26 https://news.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-software-foundation-advances-open-source-infrastructure-and-celebrates-community-growth-in-fy26
- Recent: 2026-09-01 news or press: The apache software foundation announces keynote speakers for community over code glasgow 2026 https://news.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-software-foundation-announces-keynote-speakers-for-community-over-code-glasgow-2026
- Recent: 2026-08-27 news or press: The apache software foundation announces new top level projects 6 https://news.apache.org/foundation/entry/the-apache-software-foundation-announces-new-top-level-projects-6
- Recent: 2026-08-18 news or press: Apache geode 2 0 part iii lessons learned and the path forward https://news.apache.org/foundation/entry/apache-geode-2-0-part-iii-lessons-learned-and-the-path-forward

## Record

- Method: https://it-ai-index.com/methodology/
- Raw judge labels and full responses: https://it-ai-index.com/data/
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition, it-ai-index.com.