Jetro
Jetro: A free, canvas-based dashboard tool with timer refreshes, data connections, alerts, and URL sharing. Ranked #16 of 20 in Realtime Dashboards by our editors (7.3/10); pricing: Free plan; best for individuals building free data-monitoring dashboards.
At a glance
- Editor score7.3 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forIndividuals building free data-monitoring dashboards
- Free planYes
- Paid fromFree
- Facts checked24 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Free plan includes live refresh dashboards, unlimited canvases, and projects
- Connects to databases, REST APIs, and common data files
- Supports threshold-based alerts and dashboard sharing by URL
Where it doesn't
- Refreshes are timer-based rather than documented as streaming or push-driven
- Private-sharing controls are not described
- Dashboard use is part of a broader visual workspace, not a focused dashboard-only product
Our verdict on Jetro
Jetro is a visual workspace for building dashboards alongside charts, notes, PDFs, and other canvas elements. For solo users and small teams who want a free way to monitor data, it offers a canvas frame that can refresh from a Python script or scheduled prompt. It runs on the web and also works as a VS Code extension in compatible editors with an AI coding agent, so it may suit people whose dashboard work sits near coding and analysis rather than a dedicated business intelligence workflow.
Its free Jetro plan is listed at $0 forever and includes live refresh dashboards, unlimited canvases and projects, unlimited connectors and document parsing, and shareable links. The product connects to PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, DuckDB, Snowflake, and BigQuery, as well as REST APIs including custom services. CSV, Excel, Parquet, and JSON files can be imported as queryable tables. That breadth gives individuals multiple ways to bring data into a monitoring canvas without a paid tier separating core refresh and connection features.
The refresh model is timer-based: users can schedule Python-script canvas frames or prompt bindings, and the live-dashboard description also refers to API polling. A minimum refresh interval is not specified, and streaming or push-source support is not described, so buyers needing tightly controlled real-time latency should compare alternatives. Threshold-based alerts and URL sharing cover basic monitoring and distribution, but share links are described as public and private-sharing controls are not established. Jetro is a practical fit for free, flexible personal monitoring; teams needing documented private access or streaming updates should look elsewhere.
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Jetro fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Free |
| Minimum refresh interval | Not verified |
| Streaming data sources | Not verified |
| Custom data sources | Yes |
| Dashboard sharing | Public |
| Metric alerts | Yes |
| Data retention | Not verified |
| Deployment | Desktop, Cloud |
| Platforms | Web |
| Built for | Solo, Small business (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 11 integrations: PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQLite, DuckDB, Snowflake, BigQuery … |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | jetro.ai |
| Facts checked | 24 Sep 2026 |
Jetro integrations
Jetro lists 11 integrations on its own site.
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- SQLite
- DuckDB
- Snowflake
- BigQuery
- REST APIs
- CSV
- Excel
- Parquet
- JSON
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