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GitHub stars
50k
Last commit
today
Repository age
11 years
Version
v0.63.19
Licence
Custom
Self-hosted
Yes

About Metabase

Metabase is an open-source business intelligence and embedded analytics tool meant for everyone in a company, not only analysts. People can ask questions about their data without knowing SQL, while an SQL editor is available for more complex queries. Written in Clojure, it connects to databases such as PostgreSQL and MySQL.

Its features include interactive dashboards with filters, auto-refresh and custom click behavior, plus documents for long-form analysis that colleagues can comment on. An AI assistant called Metabot helps answer questions and write queries, and you can build your own AI agent against your data. Data Studio supports transforming raw data into analytics-ready tables and defining canonical metrics. Alerts and scheduled dashboard subscriptions go to email, Slack or a webhook, and a Library plus Git integration help version your work.

Metabase can also be embedded in your own product with components for charts, dashboards, a data browser and AI chat, and granular permissions work for internal teams and embedded customers. You can self-host it or use Metabase Cloud, which the project says includes support, backups, upgrades and a free trial. The repository license is listed as 'Other', so review its terms.

Key features

  • Question builder that needs no SQL
  • SQL editor for complex queries
  • Interactive dashboards with filters and auto-refresh
  • Alerts and scheduled subscriptions to email or Slack
  • Embedding of charts and dashboards in apps
  • Granular permissions for teams and customers
  • Metabot AI assistance for queries

Good fit for

  • →Self-serve analytics for non-technical teams
  • →Embedding dashboards in a SaaS product
  • →Scheduled data reports to Slack or email
Tags
business-intelligence
analytics
dashboards
embedded-analytics
sql
data-visualization
reporting
self-hosted

Metabase: questions and answers

What is Metabase used for?
Metabase is an open-source BI and embedded analytics tool for exploring data, building dashboards and asking questions without SQL, self-hosted or through Metabase Cloud. It is a good fit for self-serve analytics for non-technical teams, embedding dashboards in a SaaS product and scheduled data reports to Slack or email.
Is Metabase open source?
Yes. Metabase is open source under a custom licence. Its source code is on GitHub at metabase/metabase and is written mainly in Clojure.
Is Metabase free?
Yes. Metabase is open source, so the software itself is free to use under the terms of its own licence. A managed cloud version is also available, with paid plans from $100 per month.
Can I self-host Metabase?
Yes. Metabase can be self-hosted on your own server or infrastructure.
What is Metabase an alternative to?
Metabase is an open-source alternative to Tableau, Data Studio, Sisense and Zoho Analytics. Other open-source alternatives to Tableau include Superset, Lightdash and DataEase.
Is Metabase actively maintained?
Yes. The most recent commit to Metabase was on 2 October 2026, and the latest release is v0.63.19, published on 1 October 2026. The project has 50k stars on GitHub.

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