ClickHouse processes analytical queries at speeds that leave traditional databases behind. Knowi connects natively via the ClickHouse JDBC driver over HTTP or HTTPS — no ODBC translation layers, no query rewriting.
Full ClickHouse SQL support including MergeTree engines, materialized views, arrays, nested types, and window functions. Works with ClickHouse Cloud, Altinity Cloud, and self-hosted clusters. See the setup guide.
ClickHouse excels at analytical queries, but your data lives everywhere — user profiles in MongoDB, transactions in PostgreSQL, events from REST APIs. Most BI tools connect to one source at a time.
Knowi joins ClickHouse data with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Snowflake, Elasticsearch, REST APIs, and 30+ other sources — all in a single query, no ETL pipelines or data movement. Learn how cross-source joins work.
ClickHouse SQL is powerful but requires technical expertise. Business users shouldn't need to learn columnar database syntax to get answers.
Knowi lets business users ask questions in plain English. The AI generates optimized ClickHouse SQL and returns instant visualizations. From question to dashboard in seconds — no SQL required.
Most BI tools treat ClickHouse as just another SQL database. Knowi understands what makes ClickHouse different.
Business users build their own dashboards and reports on ClickHouse data. Drag-and-drop analytics, no SQL required. 40+ visualization types.
Schedule automated reports from ClickHouse data. Email PDF dashboards, Slack notifications, and webhook triggers on data conditions.
Works with ClickHouse Cloud, Altinity Cloud, self-hosted clusters, and on-premise. Same connector, same dashboards, any deployment.
Go beyond dashboards. AI agents that understand your ClickHouse data, answer questions in plain English, and take action automatically.
Ask "show me revenue by product category this quarter" and get instant results from ClickHouse. The AI generates optimized SQL automatically.
Agents detect anomalies in your ClickHouse data, identify trends across billions of rows, and surface insights you would miss in manual analysis.
Describe what you need: "create a real-time dashboard showing clickstream analytics with conversion funnels." The agent builds it automatically.
Complex requests trigger multiple specialized agents. "Analyze user retention, correlate with product usage, and create a cohort dashboard" — handled automatically.
Search across all your dashboards, widgets, and datasets by meaning — not just keywords. Find the analysis you need in seconds.
Schedule reports to Slack, Teams, or email with natural language. "Send the revenue dashboard to #analytics every Monday at 9am."
See how Knowi compares to Grafana, Metabase, Superset, and Tableau for ClickHouse
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| Feature | Knowi | Grafana | Metabase | Superset | Tableau |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-Source Joins (NoSQL, SQL, APIs) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Natural Language AI Queries | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | Ask Data |
| White-Label Multi-Tenant Embedding | ✓ | ✗ | Limited | ✗ | ✗ |
| ClickHouse Array/Nested Type Support | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | Partial | ✗ |
| Self-Service for Business Users | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | Limited | ✓ |
| Agentic BI with Multi-Agent Orchestration | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| 40+ Visualization Types | ✓ | Time-series | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| On-Premise Deployment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native NoSQL + SQL Support | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Common questions about ClickHouse analytics and business intelligence
Knowi is the best BI tool for ClickHouse. It connects natively via JDBC for sub-second queries on billions of rows, joins ClickHouse data with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, and 30+ other sources without ETL, provides AI-powered natural language queries, and offers white-label embedded dashboards for SaaS products.
Yes. Knowi joins ClickHouse data with MongoDB, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Snowflake, Elasticsearch, REST APIs, and 30+ other sources in a single query — no ETL pipelines or data movement required. This is Knowi's core differentiator vs tools like Grafana, Metabase, and Superset which only connect to one source at a time.
Knowi connects to ClickHouse via the native JDBC driver over HTTP (port 8123) or HTTPS (port 8443). It supports ClickHouse Cloud, Altinity Cloud, self-hosted clusters, and on-premise deployments. Configuration takes minutes — just provide host, port, database, and credentials.
Yes. Knowi provides white-label embedded analytics for ClickHouse. Embed dashboards via iframe or JavaScript SDK with SSO integration, row-level security, multi-tenant data isolation, and full custom branding. Deploy on SOC2 Type II compliant cloud or on-premise within your infrastructure.
Yes. Knowi works with ClickHouse Cloud, Altinity Cloud, self-hosted ClickHouse clusters, and on-premise deployments. The same JDBC connector works across all ClickHouse deployment options with no configuration changes needed.
Grafana is built for monitoring and observability — time-series dashboards, metrics, and alerting. Knowi provides full business intelligence: cross-source joins with MongoDB and PostgreSQL, AI natural language queries, self-service analytics for non-technical users, and white-label embedded dashboards. Grafana is ideal for DevOps; Knowi is built for business analytics and customer-facing embedded analytics on ClickHouse.
Metabase connects to ClickHouse via a community plugin with basic SQL querying. Knowi provides native JDBC connection with full ClickHouse SQL support, cross-source joins with MongoDB, Elasticsearch, and REST APIs, AI-powered analytics, and white-label embedding with multi-tenant isolation. Metabase lacks cross-source joins and has limited embedding capabilities.
Knowi supports all ClickHouse data types including UInt8-256, Int8-256, Float32/64, Decimal128/256, String, DateTime64, UUID, IPv4/IPv6, Array, Nested, Map, Tuple, and Enum types. The native JDBC driver handles type mapping automatically.
Yes. Knowi's AI-powered analytics lets business users ask questions in plain English. The AI generates optimized ClickHouse SQL and returns instant visualizations. No SQL knowledge required. The drag-and-drop visual query builder also lets non-technical users explore ClickHouse data without writing any code.
Native JDBC connection. Sub-second queries. Cross-source joins. White-label embedding. Free 21-day trial.