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Open Source Alternatives to Connected Papers

7 open source Academic Research Tools options similar to Connected Papers, ranked by named competitors first, sector overlap, and our 0-100 AI-readiness score. Every company listed publishes its source: each one carries an open source sector tag and a public GitHub repository.

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Grafana Labs80
ObservabilityNew York, United States
Commercializes the open-source Grafana observability platform with AI features.
Open source · Self-hostable
Grafana Cloud69
ObservabilityNew York, United States$2.1B
Full-stack observability platform built on open standards for unifying telemetry and accelerating troubleshooting.
Open source · Self-hostable
Nomic AI59
AI Infrastructure StackNew York City, United States$19.0M
Nomic AI builds tools to make AI explainable and accessible, focusing on data curation and visualization.
Open source · Self-hostable
Data Commons AI35
Data PlatformMountain View, United States$15.0M
Google's open-source platform that organizes and makes public data accessible and useful for societal challenges through a unified knowledge graph.
Open source · Self-hostable
ChartDB26
Software DevelopmentTel Aviv, Israel
Visualize, edit, and collaborate on database schemas instantly with a powerful DB diagram editor.
Open source · Self-hostable
Superset LLC19
Business Intelligence
An open-source data visualization and exploration platform for business intelligence.
Open source
Superset OÜ13
Data Exploration
Open-source data exploration and visualization platform for data professionals.
Open source · Self-hostable

Company	Sector	License	HQ	Funding	Score
Grafana LabsCommercializes the open-source Grafana observability platform with AI features.	Observability	Open source · Self-hostable	New York, United States	—	80
Grafana CloudFull-stack observability platform built on open standards for unifying telemetry and accelerating troubleshooting.	Observability	Open source · Self-hostable	New York, United States	$2.1B	69
Nomic AINomic AI builds tools to make AI explainable and accessible, focusing on data curation and visualization.	AI Infrastructure Stack	Open source · Self-hostable	New York City, United States	$19.0M	59
Data Commons AIGoogle's open-source platform that organizes and makes public data accessible and useful for societal challenges through a unified knowledge graph.	Data Platform	Open source · Self-hostable	Mountain View, United States	$15.0M	35
ChartDBVisualize, edit, and collaborate on database schemas instantly with a powerful DB diagram editor.	Software Development	Open source · Self-hostable	Tel Aviv, Israel	—	26
Superset LLCAn open-source data visualization and exploration platform for business intelligence.	Business Intelligence	Open source	—	—	19
Superset OÜOpen-source data exploration and visualization platform for data professionals.	Data Exploration	Open source · Self-hostable	—	—	13