Evidence dev by evidence-dev
Business intelligence as code: build fast, interactive data visualizations in SQL and markdown
About Evidence dev
From the project's README at github.com/evidence-dev/evidence. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Business Intelligence as Code: Generate reports using SQL and markdown
> [!TIP] > Try Evidence Studio: The new, faster way to build data products with SQL, markdown and AI.
Evidence is an open-source, code-based alternative to drag-and-drop business intelligence tools.
Evidence generates a website from markdown files: SQL statements inside markdown files run queries against your data sources Charts and components are rendered using these query results Templated pages generate many pages from a single markdown template Loops and *
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 6.3k | github.com/evidence-dev/evidence |
| GitHub forks | 345 | github.com/evidence-dev/evidence |
| NPM downloads (last month) | 2.9k | evidence |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 5.1 years | since May 2021 |
| Last commit | 4 months ago | Feb 18, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 949 | last: 5 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Show HN: Crowdsourced tracker for what each Windows/M365 update breaks
- What Happened in There? A Tamper-Evident Audit Trail for AI Agents
- Show HN: Claude Soul – cross-session learning engine for Claude Code
- Show HN: Haystack – Review the PRs that need human attention
- Judge grants accused CEO killer Mangione's bid to suppress evidence
Ready to self-host Evidence dev?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
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