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Free Yellowbrick alternatives: 2 apps ranked by verified data

Facts checked Nov 8, 2026AppBreakup editorialHow we rank

2 of the 6 Yellowbrick alternatives we track can be used for free (free, open source, or with a free plan). ClickHouse and Exasol rank highest, with facts last verified Nov 8, 2026.

Quick comparison

#AppPricingVerified priceOpen sourcePlatformsVerified factsScore
1ClickHouse logoClickHouseOpen source30 days with $300 creditsNoWeb, Linux, macOS +15 of 574.4
2Exasol logoExasolFree plan + paid—NoSelf-hosted5 of 557.5
  1. ClickHouse logo

    1. ClickHouseTop pick

    Best for: Engineering teams building real-time dashboards, observability or analytics over billions of rows

    Open sourceWeb, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted

    74.4

    score / 100

    Why switch from Yellowbrick

    Open-source columnar database you can self-host free, or use as a managed cloud service.

    Pros

    • Very fast aggregations over large tables, suited to live dashboards
    • Apache 2.0 open source, so it can be self-hosted at no licence cost
    • Strong compression keeps storage costs down
    • Managed cloud option on AWS, Google Cloud and Azure

    Cons

    • Schema and table-engine choices need care to get good performance
    • Updates, deletes and large joins are weaker than in general-purpose warehouses
    • Self-hosting a cluster takes real operational work
    Visit ClickHouse Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.369
    Reviews ×0.363
    Clicks (90 days) ×0.15100
    Freshness ×0.15100
    Votes ×0.150

    0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula

    Is ClickHouse a good Yellowbrick alternative?

    Verified facts

    5 of 5 verified
    License
    Apache-2.0
    Checked Oct 29, 2026github.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Open source
    Yes
    Checked Nov 8, 2026clickhouse.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Free trial
    30 days with $300 credits
    Checked Nov 8, 2026clickhouse.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Pricing model
    Compute and storage metered separately
    Checked Nov 8, 2026clickhouse.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Cloud providers
    AWS, Google Cloud, Azure
    Checked Nov 8, 2026clickhouse.com(opens source in a new tab)
  2. Exasol logo

    2. Exasol

    Best for: Enterprises needing fast BI queries with on-premises or sovereign cloud deployment

    Free plan + paidSelf-hosted

    57.5

    score / 100

    Why switch from Yellowbrick

    In-memory analytics database that also deploys on-premises or in your own cloud.

    Pros

    • In-memory MPP engine built for fast analytical queries
    • Deploys on-premises, on Kubernetes or in major clouds
    • Python, R and Java UDFs run inside the database
    • Free Exasol Personal edition with no data size limit

    Cons

    • Enterprise pricing isn't published
    • Free edition only runs in your own AWS account
    • Smaller community and tooling ecosystem than Snowflake or ClickHouse
    Visit Exasol Details and reviews
    How this score is calculated
    Editorial fit ×0.363
    Reviews ×0.363
    Clicks (90 days) ×0.150
    Freshness ×0.15100
    Votes ×0.150

    0 counted reviews, 0 up and 0 down votes. Full formula

    Is Exasol a good Yellowbrick alternative?

    Verified facts

    5 of 5 verified
    Free edition
    Exasol Personal
    Checked Nov 8, 2026exasol.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Free edition hosting
    Your own AWS account
    Checked Nov 8, 2026exasol.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Architecture
    In-memory MPP
    Checked Nov 8, 2026exasol.com(opens source in a new tab)
    Deployment
    AWS, Azure, GCP, Kubernetes, on-prem
    Checked Nov 8, 2026exasol.com(opens source in a new tab)
    In-database ML
    Python, R and Java
    Checked Nov 8, 2026exasol.com(opens source in a new tab)