Poli
Data
business intelligence
SHOW HN2019
How HN took it
5 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 15 comments about the project. Thread score +0.12.
Idea: 1 for, 1 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, easy-to-use project that looks nice
From 3 comments
This looks nice. We have been using http://redash.io for basic reporting dashboards, but this looks promising.
roywiggins on HNThis looks great! I've been searching for something similar for a side project and I think I'll give Poli a try. Thank you.
ccffph on HNThis looks fantastic! Since it runs as a self-hosted jar, is there any way to change the UI? Put it in a frame, style with CSS, call some JS for automation or report selection…
chime on HN
Clean Java code style with minimal Spring
From 1 comment
Nice project, congrats on shipping. I’ve taken a quick glance and looked at the code. It’s a Java/Spring Boot project which usually gets a lot of flak around here for “too much…
vbsteven on HN
Objections
Pie charts used in examples are poor for comparison
From 2 comments
It's a pity they use pie charts to show off their software. At least the don't show them in 3D. (And just to make it clear: there is no use case where pie charts are the best…
stewbrew on HNEven worse is the "Sales Ranking" in the first example, clearly the size or area of the entries is not proportional to the differences in sales, instead it is highly misleading…
listenallyall on HN
No ETL support is confusing for non-SQL sources
From 1 comment
> No ETLs This seems to be listed as a feature, which I find confusing. Not everything lives in SQL databases. Some things you extract for example from external APIs. Is this…
viraptor on HN
Requests
Mobile app or mobile-friendly version
From 1 comment
Most of our teams are viewing BI from their phones. Is there plan to develop a mobile app or mobile friendly version
maxwin on HN
NoSQL database support such as MongoDB or Firestore
From 1 comment
Does anyone know of a NoSQL alternative? Hopefull something compatible with MongoDB or Firestore...
gitgud on HN
Customizable UI via CSS or JS
From 1 comment
This looks fantastic! Since it runs as a self-hosted jar, is there any way to change the UI? Put it in a frame, style with CSS, call some JS for automation or report selection…
chime on HN
Questions
How does it compare with Metabase or Meltano
From 1 comment
Would be useful to have some information how this compares with https://www.metabase.com/ or https://meltano.com/
cateye on HN
Why not use Superset
From 1 comment
why not use Superset?
apahwa on HN
Alternatives named
Metabase
From 2 comments
Would be useful to have some information how this compares with https://www.metabase.com/ or https://meltano.com/
cateye on HNDon't agree, in the past metabase was good, now it's just getting worse. I was a big fan of metabase (to the point I deployed it in 4 companies and rolled it out for many people…
roelb on HN
Superset
From 2 comments
why not use Superset?
apahwa on HNYeah I deployed it to Kubernetes the other day. I got it up in a few hours, and the included docker (compose) files are helpful, but it was a frustrating experience for a couple…
FridgeSeal on HN
Redash
From 1 comment
This looks nice. We have been using http://redash.io for basic reporting dashboards, but this looks promising.
roywiggins on HN
Tableau
From 1 comment
Yeah I deployed it to Kubernetes the other day. I got it up in a few hours, and the included docker (compose) files are helpful, but it was a frustrating experience for a couple…
FridgeSeal on HN