Apache Superset
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Apache Superset, an open-source data exploration and dashboard platform.
46 items · 63 source threads · 2 source types · updated 2026-09
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Pain points 26
| Item | Area | Severity | Support | Last seen |
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| Docker compose install stuck on welcome page after login After a successful docker-compose up and init script, the welcome page keeps loading and no dashboards or data appear. |
Setup & onboarding | Blocks work | 7 sources | 2025-01 |
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| Official Helm chart repository index returns 404 Adding the Superset Helm repository fails because the chart index file cannot be fetched, blocking Helm based installs. Affects: Kubernetes operators |
Self-hosting & upgrades | Blocks work | 4 sources | 2024-12 |
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| Filter box disappears after applying a date filter Applying a date filter on a dashboard throws a JavaScript error and the filter box vanishes, although charts are filtered correctly. |
Reliability & bugs | Blocks work | 3 sources | 2023-09 |
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| Anyone can open any dashboard by changing the URL Dashboard URLs are not access controlled per dashboard, which exposes sensitive content such as embedded HTML or iframes to clients. Affects: organizations with many sub-groups and sensitive client data |
Permissions & security | Causes churn | 2 sources | 2020-07 |
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| Default admin credentials rejected after Docker setup A user trying admin as both username and password on a Docker setup gets an invalid login error. Affects: new users |
Setup & onboarding | Blocks work | 2 sources | 2020-06 |
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| Embedded dashboards break after upgrading to 3.1.1 Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Reliability & bugs | Causes churn | 1 source | 2024-02 |
| Fresh install fails to init with marshmallow 4.0.0 Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Self-hosting & upgrades | Blocks work | 1 source | 2025-04 |
| Long queries run in web workers can make them unresponsive Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Performance | Blocks work | 1 source | 2024-08 |
| Permission model has hundreds of confusing permissions Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Permissions & security | Blocks work | 1 source | 2024-05 |
| Gateway config alone cannot host Superset under a sub-path Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Self-hosting & upgrades | Blocks work | 1 source | 2023-12 |
| Sorting does not apply in Pivot Table charts Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Reliability & bugs | Blocks work | 1 source | 2023-03 |
| Connecting Google Sheets and cloud databases is a complicated multi-step process Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Integrations | Blocks work | 1 source | 2022-06 |
| CSV export always returns the first page only Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Data export & migration | Blocks work | 1 source | 2021-12 |
| Embedding dashboards in another app requires public dashboards or Superset login Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Permissions & security | Blocks work | 1 source | 2021-10 |
| Roles pages take over 15 seconds to load Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Performance | Blocks work | 1 source | 2021-07 |
| Cannot delete a user even after removing their content Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Reliability & bugs | Blocks work | 1 source | 2021-02 |
| Google OAuth admin cannot open the List Users page Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Permissions & security | Blocks work | 1 source | 2021-02 |
| Dashboards with many charts load slowly due to concurrent connections Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Performance | Blocks work | 1 source | 2020-02 |
| No connection pooling for analytics databases Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Performance | Blocks work | 1 source | 2019-11 |
| Deleted filter state keys are reused because the contextual mapping is not cleared Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Reliability & bugs | Annoyance | 1 source | 2026-09 |
| No visibility or cancellation for background tasks Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Reliability & bugs | Annoyance | 1 source | 2024-08 |
| Time period filter is overly complicated for users Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
UI & usability | Annoyance | 1 source | 2024-01 |
| Filtering through a data hierarchy is not intuitive Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
UI & usability | Annoyance | 1 source | 2022-01 |
| Report schedules can only be set in UTC Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Reporting & analytics | Annoyance | 1 source | 2021-04 |
| Chart colors change on every dashboard refresh Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Customization | Annoyance | 1 source | 2017-03 |
| Cannot control X axis order on distribution bar chart Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
UI & usability | Annoyance | 1 source | 2016-05 |
Feature requests 19
| Item | Area | Severity | Support | Last seen |
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| Add Google BigQuery as a supported data source The requester notes the SQL toolkit Superset relies on has no BigQuery dialect and asks whether BigQuery sources can be added some other way. |
Integrations | Blocks work | 4 sources | 2017-04 |
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| Translate chart titles, axis labels and metric names A team replacing its in-house BI tool finds that only the Superset UI is translated, not the text users enter in charts, and wants per-language chart text. Affects: teams with multi-language audiences |
Customization | Blocks work | 2 sources | 2025-03 |
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| Deliver dashboard data to users by email instead of requiring a visit Users would rather receive dashboards or alerts by email, and the reporting setup lacks tooltips, timezone choice and subscription management. Affects: dashboard consumers |
Reporting & analytics | Blocks work | 2 sources | 2021-04 |
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| Config option to serve Superset under a URL prefix A user moving to production wants Superset behind an Apache proxy under a sub-path but finds no configuration option for a URL prefix. Affects: teams self-hosting behind a reverse proxy |
Self-hosting & upgrades | Blocks work | 2 sources | 2017-10 |
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| Support map sources other than Mapbox Maps are tied to Mapbox, and the requester wants open options such as OpenStreetMap and WMS layers for GIS use. Affects: GIS users |
Integrations | Annoyance | 2 sources | 2024-05 |
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| User groups to manage roles for many users Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Permissions & security | Blocks work | 1 source | 2025-02 |
| Arabic language and right-to-left layout support Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Customization | Blocks work | 1 source | 2023-09 |
| Support star schema data models in charts Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Reporting & analytics | Blocks work | 1 source | 2021-01 |
| Per-dashboard permissions when many dashboards share one dataset Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Permissions & security | Blocks work | 1 source | 2020-07 |
| Row-level security for multi-tenant dashboards Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Permissions & security | Blocks work | 1 source | 2019-11 |
| Server-side pagination for table charts Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Performance | Blocks work | 1 source | 2019-07 |
| Generate SQL with AI for users without SQL skills Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
UI & usability | Annoyance | 1 source | 2024-04 |
| Let admins broadcast in-app notifications to users Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Collaboration | Annoyance | 1 source | 2023-06 |
| Make the Superset theme customizable Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Customization | Annoyance | 1 source | 2022-05 |
| Export dashboards to Excel and XML Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Data export & migration | Annoyance | 1 source | 2021-04 |
| Group charts and dashboards with folders or tags Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
UI & usability | Annoyance | 1 source | 2020-04 |
| Add a horizontal bar chart Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Reporting & analytics | Annoyance | 1 source | 2018-05 |
| Upload CSV files as a data source Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Data export & migration | Annoyance | 1 source | 2016-04 |
| Drill down on existing visualizations Locked: summary and evidence are part of Sprint Pass and Pro |
Reporting & analytics | Annoyance | 1 source | 2016-04 |
Workarounds 0
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Switching reasons 1
| Item | Area | Severity | Support | Last seen |
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| No joins across datasets makes Superset hard for business users A commenter says Superset is not usable by business people because it cannot join datasets, and prefers another open source Tableau alternative for that reason. Affects: business users |
Reporting & analytics | Blocks work | 1 source | 2019-05 |
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