Vivek
Founder at Draxlr
Vivek is a coder and the founder of Draxlr who cares deeply about building good products. He works at the intersection of AI, SQL, dashboards, and embedded analytics, with a strong focus on making complex data workflows feel simple, useful, and fast for real teams.
Vivek has published 56 articles on the Draxlr blog, covering embedded analytics, SQL, dashboards, and self-service BI for SaaS teams.
Articles by Vivek
Supabase vs Neon (2026): Pricing, Features and When to Pick Each
Supabase vs Neon in 2026: pricing math, branching, scaling and analytics. At 2 GB RAM and 10 GB data, Neon is cheaper under about 505 active hours a month.
Embed SQL Dashboards in Your SaaS App: One Dashboard or Full App?
Embed SQL dashboards as one fixed view or a full self-serve workspace? Compare 3 levels by cost, risk and support load, and learn when one dashboard is enough.
How to Chat With Your SQL Data Using ChatGPT (Step-by-Step)
Connect ChatGPT to your SQL database with Draxlr's MCP server and ask questions in plain English. Setup steps, example prompts, per-customer access, and safety.
Best Customer-Facing SQL Analytics Tools for SaaS Teams in 2026
Compare 9 customer-facing SQL analytics tools for SaaS on tenant isolation, cost at 5,000 users, latency, and whether you need a warehouse, with real pricing.
How to Chat With Your SQL Data Using Claude (Step-by-Step Guide)
Connect Claude to your SQL database with Draxlr's MCP server, then ask questions in plain English. A 4-step guide with example prompts, safety tips, and setup.
Real-Time vs. Near-Real-Time Dashboards: What "Live Data" Actually Requires
Real-time vs near-real-time dashboards: what each one requires, where latency really comes from, and how to tell which your product needs before you build.
Schema-Aware Prompting for Text-to-SQL: How Much Schema an LLM Needs
GPT-4o solves 10.1% of Spider 2.0 tasks versus 86.6% on the original Spider — real schemas, not model skill, are the bottleneck. How to feed just enough.
Embedded Analytics Cost: A SaaS Team's Budget Guide
A senior engineer costs $135,980+ a year in salary alone (BLS, 2025) — what to actually budget for, whether you buy embedded analytics or build it yourself.
White-Labeling Embedded Dashboards: Theming, Domains, Branding
Let's Encrypt caps issuance at 50 certs per domain weekly. How to build white-label theming, custom domains, and branding without forking your analytics tool.
MCP Servers for SQL: Read-Only, Tenant-Aware Access
A single COMMIT statement bypassed read-only mode in the official Postgres MCP server, one of 14 MCP servers found vulnerable — how to actually enforce it.
Row-Level vs Schema vs Database Multi-Tenant Isolation
Row-level, schema, and database multi-tenant isolation compared: tradeoffs, tenant-count limits, and why schema-per-tenant hits PostgreSQL catalog bloat.
Self-Serve Analytics: 5 Signs Your SaaS Customers Are Ready
Five signals your SaaS customers are ready for self-serve analytics, from repeat report requests to RFP asks, plus a readiness checklist before you build.
Embedded Analytics Without a Data Warehouse: Replicas, RLS, Caching
Ship customer-facing analytics without a data warehouse or ETL: query a read replica, isolate tenants with row-level security, and cache repeated queries.
Secure Token-Based Dashboard Embedding: How to Build It Without Leaking Tenant Data
Secure token-based dashboard embedding: mint short-lived signed JWTs, validate them server-side, and avoid the common mistakes that leak data across tenants.
Building a Natural Language SQL Interface with MCP: Architecture and Pitfalls
MCP lets an LLM query your database via typed tools, not raw SQL — the top model scores 0.824 on BIRD-SQL under blind review, still not production-safe alone
PostgreSQL Row-Level Security for Multi-Tenant Analytics
PostgreSQL RLS (since v9.5) enforces tenant isolation at the database level — covers schema design, policy syntax, context passing, and indexing for analytics
8 SQL Subqueries Example Patterns for 2026
Explore 8 SQL subqueries example patterns for 2026, including scalar, correlated, IN, EXISTS, and HAVING subqueries, with practical tips for cleaner analysis.
White Label Analytics: What's Actually Included and What Is Not
What is white label analytics? See what it includes, what vendors gate behind higher tiers, how SaaS teams use it, and where vendor pricing starts in 2026.
Best Databricks Reporting Tools in 2026: Top 6 Compared
Compare the best Databricks reporting tools in 2026, including Draxlr, Power BI, Tableau, Sigma, and Looker, for dashboards, internal reporting, and embedding.
Best Neon Reporting Tools
Compare the best Neon reporting tools in 2026, like Draxlr, Metabase, Grafana, and Hex, for dashboards and reporting on your Neon serverless Postgres data.
Best ClickHouse Reporting Tools
Compare the best ClickHouse reporting tools in 2026, including Draxlr, Metabase, Grafana, and Superset, for dashboards, internal reporting, and embedding.
Best Snowflake Reporting Tools
Compare the best Snowflake reporting tools in 2026, like Draxlr, Sigma, Tableau, Metabase, and Holistics, for dashboards and reporting on your Snowflake data.
Best BigQuery Reporting Tools
Compare the best BigQuery reporting tools in 2026, including Draxlr, Looker Studio, Tableau, and Metabase, for dashboards, internal reporting, and embedding.
Best Amazon Redshift Reporting Tools
Looking for Amazon Redshift reporting tools? Explore the best options for dashboards, analytics, and internal reporting on your Redshift data warehouse.
Best CockroachDB Reporting Tools
Compare the best CockroachDB reporting tools in 2026, including Draxlr, Grafana, Metabase, and Power BI, for dashboards, internal reporting, and embedding.
Best YugabyteDB Reporting Tools
Compare the best YugabyteDB reporting tools in 2026, like Draxlr, Metabase, Grafana, and Superset, for dashboards and reporting on your distributed SQL data.
Best PlanetScale Reporting Tools
Compare the best PlanetScale reporting tools in 2026, like Draxlr, Grafana, Retool, and Metabase, for dashboards, internal reporting, and embedded analytics.
Best MSSQL Reporting Tools
Compare the best MSSQL reporting tools in 2026, including Draxlr, Power BI, Metabase, and Tableau, for dashboards and reporting on Microsoft SQL Server data.
Best MariaDB Reporting Tools
Compare the best MariaDB reporting tools in 2026, like Draxlr, Metabase, Grafana, and Superset, for dashboards, internal reporting, and embedded analytics.
Best MySQL Reporting Tools
Compare the best MySQL reporting tools in 2026, like Draxlr, Metabase, Looker Studio, Grafana, and Redash, for dashboards, internal reports, and embedding.
Best Yellowfin BI Alternatives in 2026
Compare the best Yellowfin BI alternatives in 2026, like Draxlr, Tableau, Power BI, and Looker, by pricing, AI features, embedded analytics, and ease of use.
Best AI SQL Tools in 2026
Compare the best AI SQL tools and clients in 2026, including Draxlr, Vanna AI, and Chat2DB, for text-to-SQL, filtering, querying, dashboards, and pricing.
Natural Language to SQL: How It Works Under the Hood
How natural language to SQL works under the hood: input normalization, schema retrieval and linking, SQL generation, prompting, and execution validation.
Best PostgreSQL Reporting Tools
Compare the best PostgreSQL reporting tools in 2026, like Draxlr, Metabase, Grafana, Tableau, and Superset, for dashboards, internal reporting, and embedding.
Best Apache Superset Alternatives in 2026
Compare the best Apache Superset alternatives in 2026, with verified pricing, the real cost of self-hosting Superset, and what migrating off it involves.
Best Zoho Analytics Alternatives in 2026
Compare top Zoho Analytics alternatives in 2026, like Draxlr, Tableau, Power BI, Looker, Domo, and Sigma, by AI features, pricing, and live database access.
Best Metabase Alternatives in 2026
Compare the best Metabase alternatives in 2026, from Draxlr and Superset to Tableau, Power BI, and Looker, by pricing, AI features, and embedded analytics.
How to Build a Supabase Dashboard and Visualize Your Data
Build a Supabase dashboard with Draxlr: connect your project, query it with no-code, SQL, or AI, visualize it as bar to Sankey charts, and set data alerts.
Supabase Business Intelligence: The Complete Guide
A complete Supabase business intelligence guide: common BI challenges for Supabase teams and how Draxlr adds AI SQL, dashboards, automations, and embedding.
How SaaS Startups Use Embedded Dashboards to Retain Customers
Learn how SaaS startups use embedded dashboards to retain customers, with use cases like usage tracking and ROI visibility that help users see value faster.
Embed SQL Dashboards in Dark and Light Mode
Embed SQL dashboards in light or dark mode with Draxlr. Match your app's theme dynamically with a few lines of configuration, with React and Vue SDK examples.
7 Best Sigma Computing Alternatives in 2026
Sigma publishes no pricing and queries your warehouse live. Compare 7 Sigma Computing alternatives for 2026 with verified pricing and flat-rate plans.
How to Create a Public Dashboard URL for Your SQL Database
Create a public dashboard URL for your SQL database with Draxlr. Build a dashboard, protect it with a PIN code, and share live data without requiring logins.
Pull data from API Third-party to Supabase
Learn how to pull data from third-party APIs into Supabase with Edge Functions: create a table, write and deploy the function, and build Draxlr dashboards.
How to create a Pivot Table from SQL Data
Create pivot tables from SQL data with SQL statements or without code in Draxlr. Build, analyze, and share pivot tables, with use cases and when to use each.
Supabase SQL Query Cheat Sheet
Supabase SQL Query Cheat Sheet – A quick reference for CRUD, joins, RLS, indexing, triggers, and performance optimization to enhance your Supabase workflow
Business Intelligence tools for SaaS Owners or Companies
Learn how BI tools help SaaS owners build dashboards, track MRR and churn, and make data-driven decisions, plus a look at Draxlr, Tableau, Power BI, and more.
5 Best Redash Alternatives in 2026
Hosted Redash shut down in 2021, but the open-source project is alive. Compare Draxlr, Metabase, Superset, Grafana, and Power BI with verified 2026 pricing.
Ensuring seamless adoption of self-service BI in your organization
Discover how to ensure seamless self-service BI adoption in your organization. Learn strategies to overcome challenges & boost user engagement effectively!
7 Best Tableau Alternatives in 2026
Compare 7 Tableau alternatives in 2026, like Draxlr, Power BI, Qlik, Data Studio, and Domo, with verified pricing, drawbacks, and a 20-seat cost comparison.
How to build Dashboards from Excel Sheet
Build dashboards from Excel sheets with Draxlr. Upload a workbook, with each sheet imported as a table, then create visualizations and dashboards with no code.
How to build Dashboards from ClickHouse data
Build dashboards from ClickHouse data with Draxlr. Connect your database, use the no-code query builder for filters and joins, then visualize and share results.
How to set up alerts for SQL data
Learn how to set up alerts for SQL data, either with custom code and scheduled queries or with Draxlr Slack and email alerts, to catch metric changes early.
How to build SQL dashboards with AI
Build SQL dashboards with AI in Draxlr by generating individual SQL queries or an entire dashboard from a prompt, for real-time insights your team can share.
How to generate SQL query with AI
Learn how to generate SQL queries with AI using Draxlr. Describe what you need in plain English, review and run the SQL, and turn the results into dashboards.
How to build Dashboards from Cockroach DB data
Build dashboards from Cockroach DB data with Draxlr. Use the no-code query builder to filter, join, and summarise data, then share or embed your dashboard.
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