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silx alternatives
The best silx alternatives in analytics tools, ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score.
Updated Aug 12, 2026
Looking for the best alternatives to silx? Sparkpulse tracks and ranks 12 alternatives in analytics tools by shipping velocity — how frequently each ships meaningful updates, verified from official changelogs. For reference, silx shipped 0 meaningful updates in the last 30 days and carries a velocity score of 2.5 out of 10 in 2026. The alternatives below are ranked the same way, so you're comparing real release momentum, not marketing claims.
About silx
silx 3.0 moved its default Qt binding to PySide6 — a migration for everyone embedding it.
silx releases a couple of times a year and reached 3.0.0 in April 2026, which raised the Python floor to 3.10 and switched the default Qt binding to PySide6. The same release reworked the viewer's data views: 3D scatter support, dedicated RGB(A) image views, the composite ImageView split into Plot2dView and ComplexImageView, and NXdata stacks displayed as images. 3.1.0 has since added asinh axis scaling, the twilight colormaps, and dark-theme icons.
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Top 12 alternatives to silx
Ranked by recent ship velocity. Tap any card for the full editorial breakdown, or pivot to a head-to-head.
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Fulcrum is consolidating on Esri, with Google Maps gone September 1
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Omni ships weekly, and almost every week the headline item is an AI feature
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OpenHouse is hardening the seams where table policies and jobs quietly fail.
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Iris ships steadily on a two-a-year cadence, but its feed publishes only pointers.
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Julia's distribution library grinds forward one distribution at a time
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Quantum chemistry package adding whole method families every release.
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OpenMC's random ray solver has gone from new arrival to the centre of every release
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TsFile is quietly rebuilding itself as an Arrow-speaking interchange format
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tidyr replaced separate() with a family that says what it does.
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modeltime built conformal intervals in, then went quiet on features.
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performance keeps adding ways to check a model you have already fitted.
silx vs alternatives — shipping velocity at a glance
Velocity score (0–10) and meaningful releases shipped in the last 30 days, from official changelogs. Higher = shipping faster.
| Product | Velocity | Sparks · 30d | Focus areas | Latest release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| silx (baseline) | 2.5 | 0 | synchrotronqthdf5 | 3.0.0: PySide6 becomes the default Qt binding, Python 3.10 required |
| OpenCTI | 6.3 | 1 | threat-intelligenceconnector-marketplacextm-hub | Connector catalog is rebuilt as a faceted marketplace |
| Fulcrum | 6.3 | 0 | field-data-collectionesri-arcgisoffline-maps | — |
| Omni | 6.3 | 1 | business-intelligencesemantic-modelai-routines | AI semantic model generation goes generally available in Omni |
| OpenHouse | 5.0 | 0 | icebergdata governancetable policies | — |
| iris | 2.5 | 0 | earth sciencerelease cadencepython | — |
| Distributions.jl | 2.5 | 0 | juliastatisticsdistributions | — |
| PySCF | 2.5 | 0 | quantum-chemistryperiodic-systemscoupled-cluster | — |
| OpenMC | 2.5 | 0 | monte-carlo-transportrandom-raydepletion | OpenMC 0.15.0 introduces a random ray transport solver |
| Apache TsFile | 2.5 | 0 | time-seriescolumnar-formatapache-arrow | — |
| tidyr | 0.0 | 0 | tidyversedata-reshapingpivoting | — |
| modeltime | 0.0 | 0 | forecastingconformal-predictiontidymodels | — |
| performance | 0.0 | 0 | r-languagemodel-diagnosticsbayesian | — |
The 12 best silx alternatives, in depth
1. OpenCTI · velocity 6.3
OpenCTI is rebuilding its connector layer into a marketplace and wiring the platform to XTM Hub.
Over the last 30 days OpenCTI shipped 1 meaningful update vs silx's 0, most recently “Connector catalog is rebuilt as a faceted marketplace”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where silx leans on synchrotron, qt and hdf5, OpenCTI focuses on threat intelligence, connector marketplace and xtm hub.
Over the last 30 days OpenCTI has been shipping faster than silx — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
2. Fulcrum · velocity 6.3
Fulcrum is consolidating on Esri, with Google Maps gone September 1.
Its velocity score of 6.3/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where silx leans on synchrotron, qt and hdf5, Fulcrum focuses on field data collection, esri arcgis and offline maps.
Fulcrum and silx have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
3. Omni · velocity 6.3
Omni ships weekly, and almost every week the headline item is an AI feature.
Over the last 30 days Omni shipped 1 meaningful update vs silx's 0, most recently “AI semantic model generation goes generally available in Omni”. Its velocity score of 6.3/10 blends that with longer-term release cadence.
Where silx leans on synchrotron, qt and hdf5, Omni focuses on business intelligence, semantic model and ai routines.
Over the last 30 days Omni has been shipping faster than silx — a point in its favour if release momentum matters to you.
4. OpenHouse · velocity 5.0
OpenHouse is hardening the seams where table policies and jobs quietly fail.
Its velocity score of 5.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where silx leans on synchrotron, qt and hdf5, OpenHouse focuses on iceberg, data governance and table policies.
OpenHouse and silx have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
5. iris · velocity 2.5
Iris ships steadily on a two-a-year cadence, but its feed publishes only pointers.
Its velocity score of 2.5/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where silx leans on synchrotron, qt and hdf5, iris focuses on earth science, release cadence and python.
iris and silx have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
6. Distributions.jl · velocity 2.5
Julia's distribution library grinds forward one distribution at a time.
Its velocity score of 2.5/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where silx leans on synchrotron, qt and hdf5, Distributions.jl focuses on julia, statistics and distributions.
Distributions.jl and silx have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Distributions.jl trajectory → · Compare silx vs Distributions.jl →
7. PySCF · velocity 2.5
Quantum chemistry package adding whole method families every release.
Its velocity score of 2.5/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where silx leans on synchrotron, qt and hdf5, PySCF focuses on quantum chemistry, periodic systems and coupled cluster.
PySCF and silx have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
8. OpenMC · velocity 2.5
OpenMC's random ray solver has gone from new arrival to the centre of every release.
Its velocity score of 2.5/10 reflects longer-term release cadence; its most recent meaningful update was “OpenMC 0.15.0 introduces a random ray transport solver”.
Where silx leans on synchrotron, qt and hdf5, OpenMC focuses on monte carlo transport, random ray and depletion.
OpenMC and silx have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
9. Apache TsFile · velocity 2.5
TsFile is quietly rebuilding itself as an Arrow-speaking interchange format.
Its velocity score of 2.5/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where silx leans on synchrotron, qt and hdf5, Apache TsFile focuses on time series, columnar format and apache arrow.
Apache TsFile and silx have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full Apache TsFile trajectory → · Compare silx vs Apache TsFile →
10. tidyr · velocity 0.0
Tidyr replaced separate() with a family that says what it does.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where silx leans on synchrotron, qt and hdf5, tidyr focuses on tidyverse, data reshaping and pivoting.
tidyr and silx have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
11. modeltime · velocity 0.0
Modeltime built conformal intervals in, then went quiet on features.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where silx leans on synchrotron, qt and hdf5, modeltime focuses on forecasting, conformal prediction and tidymodels.
modeltime and silx have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
12. performance · velocity 0.0
Performance keeps adding ways to check a model you have already fitted.
Its velocity score of 0.0/10 reflects longer-term release cadence.
Where silx leans on synchrotron, qt and hdf5, performance focuses on r language, model diagnostics and bayesian.
performance and silx have shipped at a similar pace over the last 30 days, so the decision comes down to fit and feature depth.
Full performance trajectory → · Compare silx vs performance →
Frequently asked questions
What are the best alternatives to silx?
The top silx alternatives we currently track in analytics tools are OpenCTI, Fulcrum, Omni, OpenHouse, iris, ranked by recent ship velocity.
How is this list of silx alternatives ranked?
Alternatives are ranked by Sparkpulse's velocity_score — release cadence + 30-day spark count + sector-relative ship rate.
Can I compare silx directly with one of these alternatives?
Yes — every card has a "Compare with silx" link to a side-by-side /compare page.