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Ada: An AI business intelligence software from CSV and Excel(yes LLMs but more)

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Why This Matters

ADA introduces an open-source, AI-powered business intelligence tool that simplifies data analysis for users without requiring complex configuration. By transforming simple CSV or Excel files into interactive dashboards with transparent calculations, ADA empowers both novices and experts to understand and act on their data more effectively. Its focus on transparency, ease of use, and detailed evidence makes it a significant advancement in accessible business analytics.

Key Takeaways

ADA — AI-powered business intelligence from CSV and Excel

Drop in a business file. Get a dashboard, the evidence behind it, and the next action.

Try the live dashboard · Read the engineering story · See the roadmap · Contribute · Report a bug

ADA is an open-source automated data analyst for operators who need answers without configuring a BI tool. Upload a CSV, XLSX, or XLSM file and ADA cleans it, detects its business schema, creates an interactive Plotly dashboard, flags anomalous periods, projects a guarded baseline forecast, explains material changes, recommends what to investigate next — and answers plain-English questions about the data with the calculation behind every reply.

It is designed for the simple use case analytics software often makes difficult: even a first-time user should be able to upload a spreadsheet and understand what is happening in the business.

See ADA in action

Ask a business question. Get the number and its calculation.

Focus on one segment. Watch the entire analysis regroup itself.

Anomalies, forecasts, drivers, and evidence stay inspectable instead of disappearing behind generated prose.

For the architecture, tradeoffs, and failure modes behind the product, read I Built an AI Data Analyst That Tells You When It Hallucinates.

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