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DaC

Dashboard-as-code: build interactive dashboards with YAML and JSX and a built-in semantic layer.

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What is DaC?

DaC is a dashboard-as-code tool from Bruin. Build interactive dashboards using YAML and JSX with a built-in semantic layer, and have your agents produce standardised, reviewable dashboards.

Pros

  • Dashboards are versioned and reviewable
  • Agents can build them consistently
  • Built-in semantic layer

Cons

  • AGPL-3.0 licence has strict terms for modified versions
  • Code-based rather than drag and drop

Who should use DaC

Data teams who want dashboards in version control.

Who may not need it

People who prefer point-and-click BI tools.

DaC alternatives

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23rd

Opinionated UI components for people who ship, as a shadcn/ui registry.

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Beautiful UI

Extremely crafted, copy-paste components for AI-native interfaces — chat agents, thinking states and approvals.

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n8n

Open-source automation you can host and shape yourself.

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Free alternatives to DaC

Free resources that cover similar ground.

mira

Self-hosted AI code reviewer with indexed PR reviews, walkthroughs, vulnerability scanning and dependency graphs.

AI ToolAI ProductivityCross-Platform, WebFree

preloop

The open-source AI agent control plane: MCP firewall, model gateway with budgets, human approvals and runtime observability.

AI ToolAI ProductivityCross-Platform, WebFree

dbt-charts

Declarative YAML dashboards for dbt, easy for agents to write.

Automation ToolAutomationWeb, Cross-PlatformFree

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