Shaper
Build Data Dashboards all in SQL. Powered by DuckDB.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 64% of tracked projects; popularity more than 39%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 1.3k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v0.24.10 · 23 Sept 2026 |
| Repo updated | 27 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | MPL-2.0 |
| Built with | Docker, Nodejs, Python, Go |
Is Shaper actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 506 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 173 of them.
The most recent tagged release, v0.24.10, shipped within the last month — a current, installable version exists today.
Shaper ranks #15 of 33 in Analytics, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What Shaper actually does
Shaper is an analytics tool designed for constructing data dashboards using only SQL queries. It relies on DuckDB as its underlying engine to process and query datasets efficiently. The application is distributed under the MPL-2.0 licence.
Best fit: It is well-suited for engineers and analysts who prefer writing SQL over configuring complex graphical dashboard builders.
Worth knowing: As it relies on DuckDB and SQL for dashboard generation, it may have a steeper learning curve for non-technical users and could face performance bottlenecks with extremely large, distributed datasets compared to dedicated enterprise data warehouses.
Deployment notes
Given its containerised stack utilising Node.js, Python, and Go, you will typically need to provide persistent storage volumes for your data and configure a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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