Embedded Analytics
Introduction
Embedded Analytics helps you integrate sophisticated data analytics directly into your applications, making analytics feel like a native part of your product rather than a separate tool.
Whether you're a B2B SaaS platform serving thousands of customers or an internal team needing targeted dashboards, Holistics embedded analytics provides the flexibility and power to deliver exactly the analytics experience your users need.
Key Benefits:
- No custom development required — your engineers don't need to build analytics from scratch
- Seamless user experience — viewers access their data from your app without logging into Holistics
- Secure multi-tenancy — strict data boundaries between organizations, with users identified through your existing user system
- Self-service analytics — users can explore data, build dashboards, and collaborate within your app
- Complete white-labeling — customize appearance, domain, and branding to match your application
- Developer friendly — define portals as code with Git integration, sandbox testing, and preview environments
Two approaches to Embedded Analytics
Holistics provides two distinct approaches to embedded analytics, each designed for different business objectives and user requirements:
🚀 Embed Portal (Beta)
Complete analytics platform for SaaS and customer-facing applications
Embed a mini BI application within your application where users can explore data, create dashboards, and collaborate with their teams. Think of it as embedding an entire BI application with full self-service capabilities.
→ Overview | → Getting Started | → Interactive Embedding
📊 Single Dashboard
Quick integration for targeted dashboard embedding
Targeted embedding of specific dashboards using secure iframes. Think of it as embedding individual views exactly where you need them in your existing workflows. Perfect for quick implementation and specific use cases.
→ Overview | → Getting Started | → Settings & Configuration
Key differences
| Aspect | Single Dashboard | Embed Portal (Beta) |
|---|---|---|
| User Experience | Single dashboard view only | Multi-dashboard navigation with built-in UI |
| User Capabilities | View and filter only | View, filter, create, explore, and collaborate |
| Development Approach | Fast setup with minimal configuration | As-code approach following software development best practices |
| Best For | Static reporting without self-service requirements | Self-service analytics where users create their own dashboards |
Ready to get started? Head to the Quickstart to embed your first dashboard in minutes.