Chartbrew
Connect directly to databases and APIs and use the data to create beautiful charts.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 60% of tracked projects; popularity more than 63%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 4.1k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v5.3.2 · 20 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 21 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MIT |
| Built with | Nodejs, Docker |
Is Chartbrew actively maintained?
Over the last 11 months the project absorbed 429 commits, of which 59 arrived in the most recent quarter — roughly 20 commits a month.
Activity is cooling: commits are down 73% against the previous quarter. One slow quarter is normal; two in a row is a signal.
The most recent tagged release, v5.3.2, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Chartbrew ranks #10 of 21 in Database Management, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Chartbrew actually does
Chartbrew is an open-source web application that connects directly to various data sources and APIs to render visual charts and dashboards. It provides a centralised interface for querying backend stores and presenting the resulting metrics clearly without requiring custom frontend code.
Best fit: It is well-suited for developers and analysts who need to quickly spin up internal dashboards using existing relational databases or web services.
Worth knowing: You should consider how exposing direct database connections to a self-hosted business intelligence tool impacts your security perimeter and network architecture.
Deployment notes
As a Node.js application packaged with Docker, it typically requires a persistent storage volume for configuration data and a reverse proxy to handle HTTPS termination.
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