Knowage
Engineering's open source platform for business intelligence and data visualization.
Why Choose Knowage for Your Business Intelligence?
Today, data sits at the core of every business action. Analytics and business intelligence platforms support us in exploring information and performing interactive analysis, allowing us to observe the market from multiple perspectives and at different levels of detail. We use analytical tools not only to understand the present, but above all to define future strategies.
Knowage is the secure, reliable, made‑in‑Italy solution for advanced organizational data analysis.
It enables organizations to aggregate and analyze data from heterogeneous systems and to intuitively visualize information on any device, with customizable charts, maps, KPIs, and interactive dashboards.
It empowers data‑driven decision‑making, improving operational efficiency and forecasting capabilities.
Thanks to solid data governance, it ensures that data never leave the organizational perimeter, with full security, traceability, and access control.
An AI‑powered virtual assistant based on EngGPT supports users in interacting with data—answering questions, guiding analysis, and making advanced analytics intuitive and accessible to everyone, regardless of technical expertise.
Key Features
KNOWAGE natively supports both structured governance and controlled publication of information, as well as free data exploration by business users.
It manages access security along with content and data profiling based on user roles.
The platform offers robust metadata management, enabling abstraction from source systems and tracking how each analytical tool is used.
A built‑in business glossary strengthens a business‑oriented view and supports data‑lineage analysis.
Knowage is cloud‑ready: a fully web‑based application with no desktop tools, ready to run in any cloud environment in IaaS mode.
Thanks to its open‑source model and adoption of open standards, KNOWAGE can be easily integrated into third‑party applications, enriching them with embedded analytics capabilities.
Choose the Edition That Fits Your Needs
COMMUNITY EDITION
Knowage offers a complete set of analytical capabilities, with a strong focus on data visualization and self‑service features that empower business users to independently create their own analyses.
With Knowage you can:
- produce and distribute static reports, dashboards, and interactive maps
- monitor KPIs and scorecards in real time
- combine internal and external data sources, even in a simple and intuitive way
- support forecasting activities through simulations and take advantage of Python script embedding
ENTERPRISE EDITION
Enhanced by Private Generative AI, Knowage represents a fully made‑in‑Italy Business Intelligence and data visualization solution that is secure, private, and enterprise‑ready.
The enterprise edition of Knowage includes:
- natural language interaction for intuitive user queries
- advanced administrative tools
- additional customization options
- advanced widgets for dashboards
- preconfigured function libraries
Eng’s team of professionals supports you throughout the entire adoption journey, deployment, usage, and maintenance, through dedicated services tailored to your organization.
Business Benefits
INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE: Knowage enhances user autonomy by enabling each person to explore their own data space and create the views and insights most relevant to their work.
COLLABORATION: Built as a platform for information sharing, Knowage fully supports both institutional data management needs and individual autonomy, promoting seamless communication and collaboration between users.
FLEXIBILITY: Thanks to its modular structure and high level of customization, Knowage adapts easily to different usage contexts and customer requirements
TRUST: The solution incorporates Engineering Group’s extensive expertise in data management and data visualization across all industries, ensuring robust security standards and reliable performance.
Our Communities
OW2
OW2 is an independent industry community dedicated to the development of open‑source software infrastructure (middleware and generic applications) and to fostering a vibrant community and business ecosystem. The OW2 consortium hosts around one hundred technology projects, including KNOWAGE. Engineering Group, co‑founder and member of the OW2 consortium, serves on both the Board of Directors and the Technology Council, actively participating in numerous activities throughout the consortium’s lifecycle.
OSI
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) maintains the Open Source Definition (OSD) and is the community‑recognized authority responsible for reviewing and approving OSD‑compliant licenses.
It is also deeply involved in building open‑source communities, advancing education, and promoting public awareness about the importance of non‑proprietary software.
Engineering Group is a sponsor of OSI.
Our Customers
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FAQ
KNOWAGE is designed according to Privacy by Design principles.
Thanks to the possibility of deploying the platform on‑premise or on a private cloud located in Italy or within the EU, data never leave EU jurisdiction.
The platform provides:
- advanced anonymization tools,
- role‑based access control (RBAC),
- complete traceability through detailed audit logs of every operation performed on the data
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