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Holistics vs OpenCTI
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Holistics and OpenCTI — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Holistics vs OpenCTI: at a glance
What is Holistics?
Holistics lets admins put a key dashboard on everyone's Home page.
Holistics is shipping weekly changes on both the modeling and consumption sides of its BI product. Recent modeling work added Data Lineage in the IDE, two-way conversion between AML and Apache Ossie, and branches in place of the Production/Development switch. For viewers it added field descriptions on hover, in-dashboard trend and reference lines, and now an admin-configurable Home with a full-view dashboard and pinned shortcuts.
What is OpenCTI?
OpenCTI rebuilds its knowledge graph: keyboard control, grouping by type, SVG export.
Filigran shipped four OpenCTI weeklies in a week. 7.261021.1 (replacing a deleted 7.261021.0) lets Ask Ariane show and download decks, reports and videos made by XTM One and overhauls every graph surface. 7.261023.0 adds keyboard control of graphs, grouping of same-type objects and higher-resolution or SVG graph export, plus fixes for live-stream resource leaks. 7.261023.1 and 7.261026.0 are fix releases.
Holistics vs OpenCTI: editorial side-by-side
Holistics
6.3ANALYTICS
Holistics lets admins put a key dashboard on everyone's Home page.
◆ Current state
Holistics is shipping weekly changes on both the modeling and consumption sides of its BI product. Recent modeling work added Data Lineage in the IDE, two-way conversion between AML and Apache Ossie, and branches in place of the Production/Development switch. For viewers it added field descriptions on hover, in-dashboard trend and reference lines, and now an admin-configurable Home with a full-view dashboard and pinned shortcuts.
◆ Where it's heading
The release stream keeps putting analysis and context where business users already are, on dashboards and Home, rather than sending them into Explore. Modeling changes meanwhile make the semantic layer more portable and more like a code workflow.
◆ Prediction
Expect further admin-level controls over what viewers see first, and more semantic-layer metadata surfaced on dashboards.
OpenCTI
5.0ANALYTICS
OpenCTI rebuilds its knowledge graph: keyboard control, grouping by type, SVG export.
◆ Current state
Filigran shipped four OpenCTI weeklies in a week. 7.261021.1 (replacing a deleted 7.261021.0) lets Ask Ariane show and download decks, reports and videos made by XTM One and overhauls every graph surface. 7.261023.0 adds keyboard control of graphs, grouping of same-type objects and higher-resolution or SVG graph export, plus fixes for live-stream resource leaks. 7.261023.1 and 7.261026.0 are fix releases.
◆ Where it's heading
The knowledge graph is getting the attention dashboards got the week before, closing feature requests that date back years (some issue numbers are under 2000). In parallel, XTM One output keeps moving into the chat, and organization segregation and connector catalog hygiene keep appearing in fix lists.
◆ Prediction
Expect further graph work in coming weeklies and the Material UI 9 migration to finish, with occasional regressions. The entries do not indicate when a new LTS line will be cut.
Alternatives to Holistics and OpenCTI
Other Analytics products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Holistics or OpenCTI.
OpenReplay
OpenReplay moves its Go backend to pgx v5 and patches vulnerable deps across 1.25–1.27.
Basedash
Basedash automations can now attach scheduled CSV exports to Slack and email.
OpenPanel
OpenPanel tags three more note-free builds in one evening, reaching 3.16.4.
Fulcrum
Fulcrum turns on Insights, its AI assistant for field data, for every customer.
OpenHouse
OpenHouse locks down its column-defaults capability flag as default values near completion.
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Recent activity from Holistics and OpenCTI
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 2d agoHolisticsPick your own color for the "Others" chart group
- 3d agoOpenCTIOpenCTI 7.261026.0: bulk-update and dashboard access fixes
- 3d agoHolisticsCustom homepage: put key dashboards where everyone lands
- 6d agoOpenCTIOpenCTI 7.261023.1: saved-filter switching fix
- 6d agoOpenCTIOpenCTI 7.261023.0: keyboard graph control, grouping, SVG export
- 7d agoOpenCTIOpenCTI 7.261021.1: XTM One outputs in Ask Ariane, graph refresh
- 8d agoOpenCTIOpenCTI 7.261021.0 (withdrawn, replaced by 7.261021.1)
- 9d agoHolisticsDashboard viewers see field descriptions on column hover
- 10d agoOpenCTIDashboard variables and XTM One decks and videos in chat
- 10d agoHolisticsData Lineage panel traces models and dashboards in the IDE
- 12d agoHolisticsAML converts to and from Apache Ossie semantic models
- 15d agoHolisticsBranch selector replaces the Production/Development mode switch
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Holistics and OpenCTI?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Holistics is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Holistics better than OpenCTI?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Holistics is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Holistics?
Top Holistics alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Holistics alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/holistics for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to OpenCTI?
Top OpenCTI alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "OpenCTI alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/opencti for the full list with editorial commentary on each.