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Evidence vs OpenPanel
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Evidence and OpenPanel — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Evidence vs OpenPanel: at a glance
What is Evidence?
Evidence's last release was a February CVE sweep that also removed Evidence Cloud references.
Every tracked Evidence release is from a single day, February 6, 2026: a coordinated patch across the SDK, preprocessor, universal SQL layer and database connectors to pick up dependency updates for CVEs. The SDK patch also removes references to Evidence Cloud.
What is OpenPanel?
OpenPanel's 3.x line hits six builds in 36 hours, still without release notes.
OpenPanel's self-hosted line went from 3.0.0 on October 16 to 3.3.1 on October 18: six builds of main in roughly a day and a half. Each ships to supporters through openpanel upgrade --supporter, with public releases published from the self-hosting tag. None of them carries release notes. Before them came a supporter preview of the rewritten v2 self-hosting CLI and a fix that keeps saved reports' filters and cohort ids.
Evidence vs OpenPanel: editorial side-by-side
Evidence
0.0ANALYTICS
Evidence's last release was a February CVE sweep that also removed Evidence Cloud references.
◆ Current state
Every tracked Evidence release is from a single day, February 6, 2026: a coordinated patch across the SDK, preprocessor, universal SQL layer and database connectors to pick up dependency updates for CVEs. The SDK patch also removes references to Evidence Cloud.
◆ Where it's heading
Nothing has shipped in the eight months since, so the open-source BI-as-code framework looks to be in maintenance mode. Removing Evidence Cloud references suggests the hosted offering has been dropped or separated, though the entries do not say why.
◆ Prediction
It is unclear from the entries whether active development will resume; the next release is more likely another dependency or security patch than new features.
OpenPanel
5.0ANALYTICS
OpenPanel's 3.x line hits six builds in 36 hours, still without release notes.
◆ Current state
OpenPanel's self-hosted line went from 3.0.0 on October 16 to 3.3.1 on October 18: six builds of main in roughly a day and a half. Each ships to supporters through openpanel upgrade --supporter, with public releases published from the self-hosting tag. None of them carries release notes. Before them came a supporter preview of the rewritten v2 self-hosting CLI and a fix that keeps saved reports' filters and cohort ids.
◆ Where it's heading
OpenPanel now ships continuously on the self-hosted path, using the rewritten CLI's upgrade command as the delivery channel and paying supporters as the early ring. Version numbers are moving faster than any documented change, so the bumps describe the release process more than the product. What 3.x changes for analytics users remains undocumented.
◆ Prediction
Expect more notes-free builds of main and an eventual public 3.x release through the self-hosting tag. Without notes, it's unclear whether 3.x adds analytics features or mostly reworks self-hosting infrastructure.
Alternatives to Evidence and OpenPanel
Other Analytics products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Evidence or OpenPanel.
Basedash
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OpenReplay
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Tinybird
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OpenCTI
OpenCTI's weekly train now merges entities in the knowledge view and reads defanged IOCs.
Fulcrum
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Recent activity from Evidence and OpenPanel
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 21h agoOpenPanelOpenPanel 3.3.1 patch build, no release notes, ships to supporters
- 1d agoOpenPanelOpenPanel 3.3.0 build, no release notes, ships to supporters
- 1d agoOpenPanelOpenPanel 3.2.0 build, no release notes, ships to supporters
- 1d agoOpenPanelOpenPanel 3.1.2 patch build ships to supporters
- 1d agoOpenPanelOpenPanel 3.1.1 patch build ships to supporters
- 1d agoOpenPanelOpenPanel 3.1.0 build follows 3.0 within hours
- 8mo agoEvidenceSQLite connector picks up CVE-patched shared dependency
- 8mo agoEvidencePreprocessor package updates to resolve CVEs
- 8mo agoEvidenceTrino connector picks up CVE-patched shared dependency
- 8mo agoEvidenceSDK patches CVEs and removes Evidence Cloud references
- 8mo agoEvidenceRedshift connector picks up CVE-patched dependencies
- 8mo agoEvidenceSnowflake connector picks up CVE-patched shared dependency
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Evidence and OpenPanel?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. OpenPanel is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Evidence better than OpenPanel?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. OpenPanel is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 5.0 vs 0.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Evidence?
Top Evidence alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Evidence alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/evidence for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to OpenPanel?
Top OpenPanel alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "OpenPanel alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/openpanel for the full list with editorial commentary on each.