Cube Dev, Inc
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Jul 3, 2019
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CommentsWhat is Cube?
Cube: the universal semantic layer that makes it easy to connect BI silos, embed analytics, and power your data apps and AI with context.
Cube is a tool in the Business Intelligence category of a tech stack.
Key Features
* Pre-aggregation* Caching* Data modeling* APIs* Works with any relational database
Cube Pros & Cons
Pros of Cube
- ✓API
- ✓Caching
- ✓Open Source
- ✓Visualization agnostic
- ✓Rollups orchestration
Cons of Cube
- ✗Cannot use as a lib - only HTTP
- ✗Doesn't support filtering on left joins
- ✗Incomplete documentation
- ✗No ability to update "cubes" in runtime
- ✗Poor performance
Cube Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Cube?
Tableau
Tableau can help anyone see and understand their data. Connect to almost any database, drag and drop to create visualizations, and share with a click.
Power BI
It aims to provide interactive visualizations and business intelligence capabilities with an interface simple enough for end users to create their own reports and dashboards.
Metabase
It is an easy way to generate charts and dashboards, ask simple ad hoc queries without using SQL, and see detailed information about rows in your Database. You can set it up in under 5 minutes, and then give yourself and others a place to ask simple questions and understand the data your application is generating.
