# KNIME

Open-source data analytics platform built around visual workflows, with a K-AI assistant and paid Hub tiers for teams.

- Company: KNIME AG
- Category: Data & Analytics
- Business model: Freemium
- Availability: global
- Launched: 2006
- Tags: data-analytics, open-source, workflow, machine-learning
- Website: https://www.knime.com
- Canonical URL: https://globalaiproductindex.com/products/knime/
- Record updated: 2026-09-10

KNIME (short for "Konstanz Information Miner") is a data analytics, reporting, and integration platform built around visual workflows. Users assemble nodes for data preparation, modeling, analysis, and visualization with little or no coding, and database access uses JDBC. The desktop Analytics Platform is free and open source under GPLv3, while KNIME Hub plans for teams and a Business Hub for governed production use are commercial. Development began in January 2004 at the University of Konstanz and the first version was released in 2006; the company is headquartered in Zurich with offices in Konstanz, Berlin, and Austin.

## Key features

- Visual node-based workflows for ETL, modeling, analysis, and reporting
- Free, open-source desktop Analytics Platform (GPLv3)
- K-AI assistant for building and editing workflows
- KNIME Hub for sharing workflows, collaboration, and deployment
- JDBC database connectivity

## Use cases

- Building data preparation and analytics pipelines without writing code
- Training and evaluating machine learning models in a visual workflow
- Sharing governed workflows and components across a data team

## Pricing

The KNIME Analytics Platform is free and open source. Paid KNIME Hub tiers add collaboration, workflow runtime credits, and higher K-AI limits; KNIME Business Hub is commercial and quote-based, and a free Personal Hub tier includes limited K-AI usage.

## FAQ

**What is KNIME?**

KNIME is an open-source data analytics, reporting, and integration platform built around visual workflows, developed since 2004 and first released in 2006.

**Is KNIME free?**

The desktop KNIME Analytics Platform is free and open source under GPLv3. KNIME Hub plans and the enterprise Business Hub are paid, and a free personal tier includes limited K-AI usage.

**Where is KNIME based?**

KNIME is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, with offices in Konstanz, Berlin, and Austin.

## Sources

- [Official website](https://www.knime.com)
- [Documentation](https://docs.knime.com)
- [KNIME (Wikipedia)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KNIME)

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