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Streamlit

Open-source Python framework for turning scripts into shareable data apps and dashboards without front-end code.

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Streamlit is a Python library that turns a plain script into an interactive web app: adding a widget or chart is a single function call, and the app re-runs top to bottom whenever an input changes, with no HTML, CSS, or JavaScript required. It's aimed at data scientists and analysts who want to share a model, dataset, or dashboard as a working app rather than a notebook or static report. Streamlit is free and open source and can be self-hosted anywhere; Streamlit Community Cloud offers free hosting for public apps deployed straight from GitHub, while Streamlit in Snowflake runs apps inside a Snowflake account, billed through Snowflake compute credits, for teams that need governed, private deployment. Snowflake acquired Streamlit in 2022 and continues to maintain it as open source.

At a glance

Vendor Snowflake
Pricing model Free tier + paid plans
Free tier Yes
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted
Open source Yes (Apache-2.0)
Best for Python users who want to ship a data app or dashboard quickly without front-end development.

Pricing

The framework is free and open source to self-host; Community Cloud hosts public apps for free, and Streamlit in Snowflake is billed via Snowflake compute credits.

Plan Price Notes
Community Cloud Free public apps only, deployed via GitHub, one-click updates on push

Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget.

Features

  • Pure-Python app definition with no front-end code required
  • Automatic top-to-bottom re-run on input change
  • Built-in widgets, charts, and layout components
  • Session state for multi-step and stateful apps
  • One-click deployment to Community Cloud from GitHub
  • Streamlit in Snowflake for governed, in-account deployment
  • Large ecosystem of community components

Integrations

Profile last reviewed September 21, 2026

Head to head

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