---
title: "Analytics"
slug: "analytics"
excerpt: "Analyse your node data for effective node management."
hidden: false
createdAt: "2022-12-09T09:54:38.377Z"
updatedAt: "2023-02-21T13:39:32.669Z"
---
## Using SQL plugin

Since version 23.02, Core Lightning ships with a powerful SQL plugin that allows you to query your node and analyse data for channel / liquidity management, accounting and audit. 

See [lightning-sql](ref:lightning-sql) for a full primer on its usage.

## Using third-party software

There are a handful of third-party GUI tools that provide analytics on the top of your node, apart from helping you manage your node:

- [Ride-the-Lightning](https://www.ridethelightning.info/)
- [Umbrel](https://getumbrel.com/)
- [bolt.observer](https://bolt.observer)
- <https://lnnodeinsight.com/>