Preset

Preset is a managed cloud business intelligence platform built on Apache Superset, the popular open-source data exploration and visualization project. It gives teams the power of Superset — rich charts, interactive dashboards, a SQL Lab for ad-hoc queries, and support for dozens of databases — without the burden of hosting, scaling, upgrading, and securing it themselves. Founded by the original creator of Superset, Preset stays closely aligned with the open-source project and contributes back to it.

The platform connects directly to modern data warehouses and databases, letting analysts build dashboards on live data and business users explore with drill-downs, filters, and cross-filtering. It adds enterprise capabilities on top of Superset, including role-based access control, row-level security, workspace management, embedded analytics, and newer AI-assisted exploration through MCP integration with tools like Claude and Cursor. Because it is Superset under the hood, teams keep an open, extensible foundation and can migrate to self-hosted Superset at any time — a genuine hedge against lock-in.

Preset targets data teams and analytics-driven organizations that like Superset's openness but want a managed, secure, and collaborative experience. Pricing is freemium: a free Starter tier for individuals, a Professional plan around $25 per month adding multi-user access, RBAC, and row-level security for up to 10 users, a Team plan around $49 per month for up to 50 users, and usage-based Enterprise plans. It competes with Metabase, Mode, Lightdash, and Looker, differentiating on Superset compatibility and no lock-in.