Preset

Freemium

preset.io

A massively powerful, fully managed cloud platform built entirely on Apache Superset, delivering incredibly fast, highly scalable open-source enterprise analytics.

About Preset

Preset is a highly aggressive disruptor in the massive enterprise BI market, founded by Maxime Beauchemin (the legendary engineer who created Apache Airflow and Apache Superset while at Airbnb). Preset is essentially the premium, fully managed cloud version of Apache Superset.

Apache Superset is a massively powerful open-source BI tool utilized by titans like Airbnb and Dropbox. However, deploying and managing open-source Superset at massive scale requires a dedicated engineering team. Preset solves this by offering it as a frictionless SaaS platform.

Preset is engineered explicitly for the modern cloud data warehouse era (Snowflake, BigQuery). It relies heavily on a highly advanced, lightweight 'Semantic Layer'. It is incredibly fast, capable of visualizing billions of rows of data, and because the core engine is strictly open-source (Superset), massive enterprises never have to fear the terrifying 'vendor lock-in' associated with proprietary tools like Tableau or Looker.

Key Features

Core capabilities and technical highlights of Preset

Industry-leading, fully managed cloud infrastructure providing frictionless, instant deployment of the massively powerful Apache Superset open-source engine.

Highly advanced, natively built 'SQL Lab' providing elite data engineers with an incredibly robust, deeply integrated raw SQL editing environment.

Incredibly vast library of interactive visualizations and charts explicitly engineered to handle the staggering scale of modern cloud data warehouses.

Fiercely anti-lock-in philosophy; because the core is open-source Superset, massive corporations legally own their data models and can migrate off the platform seamlessly.

Popular Use Cases

How teams, developers, and creators get value from Preset

1Deploy a fully managed, massive cloud instance of Apache Superset instantly, completely eliminating the need to pay elite data engineers to manage the open-source infrastructure.

2Connect seamlessly to a massive Snowflake data warehouse to explore billions of rows of complex behavioral data using the highly intuitive, drag-and-drop visual interface.

3Utilize the built-in raw SQL editor (SQL Lab) to execute highly complex, multi-layered queries, instantly caching the results for blazing-fast dashboard rendering.

4Rely on the fiercely open-source core engine to mathematically guarantee that the massive enterprise is never locked into an expensive, proprietary BI vendor ecosystem.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions and answers regarding Preset

Is Preset free?

Yes, Preset aggressively disrupted the market by offering an incredibly generous free tier (Preset Starter) allowing up to 5 users, making it highly accessible for startups to experience Apache Superset.

How does it compare to Tableau?

Tableau is deeply proprietary and highly expensive. Preset offers similar massive visual exploration capabilities, but it is built on open-source (Superset), ensuring a vastly cheaper pricing model and zero vendor lock-in.

Is Superset hard to use?

Historically, the open-source version was difficult to configure. Preset completely fixed this. The SaaS platform is highly intuitive, polished, and directly rivals the user experience of massive enterprise tools like Looker.

Does it have a Semantic Layer?

Yes, Preset natively supports a robust, lightweight semantic layer allowing data teams to define metrics (like 'Revenue') once, ensuring consistency across the entire organization.

Can it handle real-time streaming data?

Absolutely. The Superset engine is highly famous for its ability to flawlessly query and visualize massive, real-time data streams via integrations with tools like Apache Druid.