Research Notes — 2026-04-11 0901 UTC

Problem Cluster

Topic: Dashboard / Report Builder Topic ID: dashboard-report-builder Category: data-analytics

Topic Profile

  • Pain hypothesis: SMBs want boring dashboards and scheduled reports, not a BI platform that turns into a side job to administer.
  • Likely buyers: small business, ops team, agency
  • Incumbents: Metabase, Looker Studio, Power BI
  • Core primitives: SQL connectors, chart builder, saved dashboards, scheduled email reports, role-based sharing

Fetch Stats

  • Reddit RSS: 13 signals
  • GitHub search: 12 signals
  • HN Algolia: 0 signals
  • StackOverflow: 0 signals
  • dev.to: 3 signals
  • Total after dedup: 27

Raw Signals

Reddit RSS (8 signals)

  • alternativelending

    A place for small business owners, brokers, and lenders to connect, share real funding stories, and learn about merchant cash advances, business loans, and fintech lending. Ask questions, swap tips, and help each other grow in the world of alternative lending. No spam — just community and insight. J https://www.reddit.com/r/alternativelending/

  • Best way to block voices through glass panels (partition wall limitations)?

    Hi all, I’m trying to reduce noise—especially voices—from outside my room. I can hear conversations pretty clearly and it’s quite distracting. My setup: • I have fixed glass panels (not windows I can open) • Above the glass is a partition wall, so I can’t drill or mount anything heavy there • I also https://www.reddit.com/r/askSingapore/comments/1sidxdk/best_way_to_block_voices_through_glass_panels/

  • Dog-friendly pubs/restaurants in Cork (tiny Chihuahua, not a menace 😄)

    Hi all, Looking for somewhere in Cork where I can grab lunch or a bite indoors with my 14-week-old Chihuahua. He’s absolutely tiny, usually just sits quietly in a handbag and minds his own business. Not looking for anything fancy, just somewhere warm and relaxed where staff might be a bit lenient ab https://www.reddit.com/r/cork/comments/1sidw88/dogfriendly_pubsrestaurants_in_cork_tiny/

  • What’s a Realistic Budget for Local SEO Services?

    Hey Guys, I’m a small business owner trying to figure out what a realistic budget for local SEO services looks like. I’ve seen quotes all over the place—from $100/month to $3500/month—and I’m not sure what’s reasonable or what I should expect for my money. Here’s what I’m looking for: Google Busines https://www.reddit.com/r/u_danielparkerr/comments/1siduh7/whats_a_realistic_budget_for_local_seo_services/

  • [For Hire] I build custom coded and conversion focused websites for individuals, startups, agencies and small businesses

    What I do is simple and practical: • Build fully custom, high-performance websites (not templates) • Make your site mobile responsive and smooth across all devices • Design clean, modern UI with subtle animations that feel premium • Structure your website so your services, pricing, and offers are ea https://www.reddit.com/r/forhire/comments/1sidu00/for_hire_i_build_custom_coded_and_conversion/

GitHub Issues (8 signals)

  • Arm-compatible docker images

    Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

The Docker images for Metabase are based on the AdoptOpenJDK Alpine image, which only supports x86_64 architecture.

Describe the solution you’d like

I’d argue that the Docker image build should switch to a Debian based i https://github.com/metabase/metabase/issues/13119

  • Driver: ClickHouse

    Metabase is great tool for Visualization and http://clickhouse.yandex is great database for analytics

Could anybody add support for https://github.com/yandex/clickhouse-jdbc in Metabase ?

⬇️ Please click the 👍 reaction instead of leaving a +1 or 👍 comment https://github.com/metabase/metabase/issues/3332

  • Visualization: Custom Charts

    Can i add my custom chart type in metabase?

:arrow_down: Please click the :+1: reaction instead of leaving a +1 or update? comment https://github.com/metabase/metabase/issues/2318

  • Field filter fails if it references a column from an aliased table

    I’m using a filter variable in an SQL query. The query is similar to this:

select bla_bla
from my_table as mt
left join bla_bla
where {{some_date_field}}

some_date_field is a variable with type “Field filter” and it’s a column from my_table. However this filter fails in th https://github.com/metabase/metabase/issues/3324

  • Notifications: Mattermost

    It’d be nice if besides slack we could also have pulses in Mattermost.

Related to #2298

:arrow_down: Please click the :+1: reaction instead of leaving a +1 or update? comment https://github.com/metabase/metabase/issues/2231

devto (1 signals)

Data Collection Limitations

  • HN Algolia returned no results.

Pain Keyword Score

10/10 — strong evidence of market pain

Candidate Tags

#analytics #reporting #self-hosted #smb

Decision

Proceeding to brief — score 27/25 (🔥 shortlisted).