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SandDance

Visual data exploration and presentation with animated unit visualizations, from Microsoft Research.

Website GitHub
GitHub stars
7.1K#90 in the directory
Commits, last 12 months
67
Contributors
23
Last commit
Latest release
v3Aug 3, 2022

Overview

SandDance is an open-source data visualization app released under the MIT license. Its GitHub repository has 7,147 stars, 574 forks, and 23 contributors. It is actively developed with 67 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v3, was published on Aug 3, 2022.

Its GitHub description: Visually explore, understand, and present your data.

GitHub topics: data-visualizationpowerbideck-glvegavisualizationmsr-vida

Development activity

Commits per month to the default branch over the last 12 complete months.

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67 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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Mar 202613
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Popularity among Data visualization apps & tools

ChartDB 23K FlameGraph 19.8K Data Formulator 17.5K Sampler 14.8K QGIS 14.5K Gource 13.2K SandDance 7.1K
ChartDB 23K FlameGraph 19.8K Data Formulator 17.5K Sampler 14.8K QGIS 14.5K Gource 13.2K SandDance 7.1K
GitHub stars for SandDance and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
ChartDB22,987
FlameGraph19,785
Data Formulator17,525
Sampler14,810
QGIS14,461
Gource13,159
SandDance7,147

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SandDance FAQ

Is SandDance open source?

Yes. SandDance is released under the MIT license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is SandDance still maintained?

Yes. SandDance is actively developed, with 67 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 6 days ago.

What are the best alternatives to SandDance?

The most popular alternatives listed in Data visualization apps & tools are ChartDB, FlameGraph, and Data Formulator. See the full ranking.

What language is SandDance written in?

SandDance is primarily written in TypeScript, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API. Updated Oct 4, 2026.