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Alternatives to Metabase

Open-source BI for anyone.

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What is Metabase?
Metabase is an open-source business intelligence tool for querying databases and building dashboards.
What does it do?
Connects to your database and lets non-technical staff build questions, charts and dashboards through a point-and-click editor, with raw SQL available when needed. Handles scheduled reports, filters, permissions and embedded analytics.
Who is it for?
Small and mid-size companies that want self-serve analytics without a dedicated BI team, and engineers who would rather self-host than adopt a closed platform.

Pricing

$85/mo (Cloud Starter)

Self-host OSS free

Freemium

About

Founded 2015

Open source

Founder

The people behind Metabase.

Sameer Al-SakranCo-founder & CEO

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Smaller, founder-led tools that quietly compete with Metabase.

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OSS SQL dashboards.

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Git-based BI.

Builds a static site out of SQL embedded in Markdown, instead of a clickable app.

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Notebook BI.

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Operational dashboards.

Dashboards are defined as code and query an embedded DuckDB engine underneath.

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