diff --git a/plugins/tech-radar/src/components/RadarComponent.tsx b/plugins/tech-radar/src/components/RadarComponent.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ffa6953986
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/tech-radar/src/components/RadarComponent.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 Spotify AB
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import React, { useEffect, useState, FC } from 'react';
+import { Progress, useApi, errorApiRef, ErrorApi } from '@backstage/core';
+import Radar from '../components/Radar';
+import { TechRadarComponentProps, TechRadarLoaderResponse } from '../api';
+import getSampleData from '../sampleData';
+
+const useTechRadarLoader = (props: TechRadarComponentProps) => {
+  const [state, setState] = useState<{
+    loading: boolean;
+    error?: Error;
+    data?: TechRadarLoaderResponse;
+  }>({
+    loading: true,
+    error: undefined,
+    data: undefined,
+  });
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!props.getData) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    props
+      .getData()
+      .then((payload: TechRadarLoaderResponse) => {
+        setState({ loading: false, error: undefined, data: payload });
+      })
+      .catch((err: Error) => {
+        setState({
+          loading: false,
+          error: err,
+          data: undefined,
+        });
+      });
+  }, []);
+
+  return state;
+};
+
+const RadarComponent: FC<TechRadarComponentProps> = props => {
+  const errorApi = useApi<ErrorApi>(errorApiRef);
+  const { loading, error, data } = useTechRadarLoader(props);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (error) {
+      errorApi.post(error);
+    }
+  }, [error && error.message]);
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      {loading && <Progress />}
+      {!loading && !error && (
+        <Radar
+          {...props}
+          rings={data!.rings}
+          quadrants={data!.quadrants}
+          entries={data!.entries}
+        />
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+};
+
+RadarComponent.defaultProps = {
+  getData: getSampleData,
+};
+
+export default RadarComponent;
diff --git a/plugins/tech-radar/src/index.ts b/plugins/tech-radar/src/index.ts
index 926a7b410f..df22e57558 100644
--- a/plugins/tech-radar/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/tech-radar/src/index.ts
@@ -17,15 +17,11 @@
 export { plugin } from './plugin';
 
 /**
- * The API for configuring the Tech Radar in a Backstage deployment.
+ * The TypeScript API for configuring Tech Radar.
  */
 export * from './api';
 
 /**
- * Load sample data for Backstage users to get setup quickly.
- *
- * @example
- *   import { techRadarApiRef, TechRadar, loadSampleData } from '@backstage/plugin-tech-radar';
- *   builder.add(techRadarApiRef, new TechRadar(800, 500, loadSampleData));
+ * The React component for more advanced use cases.
  */
-export { default as loadSampleData } from './sampleData';
+export { default as TechRadarComponent } from './components/RadarComponent';