Why we chose Apache Superset as our data exploration platform

Dropbox adopted Apache Superset as its primary data exploration platform, consolidating over 10 previous internal tools. The decision was driven by Superset's ability to transform SQL queries into charts, enable quick ad-hoc analysis, facilitate sharing, encourage query reuse, and consume data from Hive/Presto clusters. Key evaluation criteria included security, user-friendliness, and maintainability. Dropbox contributed several features back to Superset, including alert improvements, schema permissions, Slack integration, and Presto/Hive support in CI.