Observable
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Observable vs Zepl:
a side-by-side comparison for 2024
Comparing two data science notebooks.
Zepl
WebsiteNotebook-powered analytics for enterprise teams.
Observable
Zepl
Setup
Is it managed?
Is it managed?
Fully managed (setup in minutes)
Fully managed (setup in hours)
Can you self-host?
Can you self-host?
No, you must use a managed offering
No, you must use a managed offering
Features
Is it Jupyter compatible?
Is it Jupyter compatible?
Not Jupyter-compatible
Unknown
Programming languages
Programming languages
JS
Python
R
What kind of data sources can you connect to?
What kind of data sources can you connect to?
Connect with JS libraries (e.g. REST APIs)
Connect to databases (MySQL, Postgres)
Connect to data warehouses (BigQuery, Snowflake)
Provided file storage
Unknown
What kind of data visualization can you do?
What kind of data visualization can you do?
JS data visualization (e.g. D3, Vega)
Unknown
Reactivity
Reactivity
Full, realtime reactivity
Unknown
Notebook scheduling
Notebook scheduling
No notebook scheduling
Notebook scheduling is built in
Management
Reproducibility
Reproducibility
Environments are reproducible by default
Execution is reproducible by default
Environments are reproducible by default
Version history
Version history
Version history is built in
Version history is built in
Collaborative editing
Collaborative editing
Multiple editors at the same time
Multiple editors at the same time
Comments
Comments
Comment on items within a notebook
Comment on items within a notebook
Notebook organization
Notebook organization
View notebooks in a list
Unknown
Licensing
License
License
Proprietary
Proprietary
Price
Price
Free tier
Free trial (1 month)
Pay-per-user
Unknown