# Evidence

> Business intelligence as code: build reports and dashboards with SQL and Markdown.

- Category: [Open-source dashboards & BI tools](https://awesomedataviz.com/categories/dashboards-and-bi/)
- Website: https://evidence.dev
- Repository: https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence
- License: MIT
- Language: TypeScript
- Status: Active (commits in the last 90 days)
- GitHub stars: 6,978
- Commits in the last 12 months: 204
- Contributors: 67
- Last commit: Oct 2, 2026
- Latest release: @evidence-dev/evidence@40.1.8 (Feb 6, 2026)
- Topics: Dashboards & BI

## Overview

Evidence is an open-source dashboard and BI tool released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 6,978 stars, 425 forks, and 67 contributors. It is actively developed with 204 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, @evidence-dev/evidence@40.1.8, was published on Feb 6, 2026.

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