Klipfolio vs Metabase

Klipfolio8.8Visit Metabase8.7Visit

Higher score Klipfolio #4 in Realtime Dashboards 8.8/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Klipfolio

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Metabase #5 in Realtime Dashboards 8.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Metabase

• Klipfolio fits best

  Teams needing shared dashboards and scheduled reports

• Metabase fits best

  Budget-conscious teams needing flexible BI

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Side by side

Feature	Klipfolio 8.8/10 Visit ↗	Metabase 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.7
Ranking	#4 in Realtime Dashboards	#5 in Realtime Dashboards
Best for	Teams needing shared dashboards and scheduled reports	Budget-conscious teams needing flexible BI
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	$120/mo	$65/user/yr
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Free trial length	14 days	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Community, Docs	Email, Tickets, Community
Compliance	SOC 2, SSO/SAML	SOC 2, SSO/SAML
Integrations	130+ integrations	237+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Klipfolio 0/3 · Metabase 0/3
Streaming data sources	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Custom data sources	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Metric alerts	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Minimum refresh interval	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Dashboard sharing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Connects to 130+ integrations, including spreadsheets, SQL, and APIs Supports dashboard permissions, published links, and embedded visualizations Scheduled reports and faster refresh arrive on higher plans	Choose a graphical query builder or write queries in the native SQL editor. Deploy on your own infrastructure or use managed Metabase Cloud hosting. Build interactive dashboards with automatic refresh at one-minute intervals.
Cons	No free plan; Base starts at $120 per month with annual billing Base includes 3 dashboards and refreshes data every 4 hours Up-to-the-minute refresh requires the $600-per-month Team+ annual plan	The Open Source edition is self-hosted, so teams manage their own deployment. Advanced permissions and SSO are available on Pro, not Starter. Enterprise pricing is custom rather than a fixed per-user price.
Our verdict	Klipfolio is a cloud business intelligence product for connecting services, spreadsheets, databases, and APIs to customizable dashboards and reports. It suits teams, agencies, and organizations that need centralized reporting for internal… Read the review →	Metabase is an open-source business intelligence product for teams that need to query databases, create charts and dashboards, share reports, or embed analytics in an application. Its graphical query builder gives non-SQL users a way to… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Klipfolio — where it wins

  • Connects to 130+ integrations, including spreadsheets, SQL, and APIs
  • Supports dashboard permissions, published links, and embedded visualizations
  • Scheduled reports and faster refresh arrive on higher plans

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; Base starts at $120 per month with annual billing
  • Base includes 3 dashboards and refreshes data every 4 hours
  • Up-to-the-minute refresh requires the $600-per-month Team+ annual plan

• Metabase — where it wins

  • Choose a graphical query builder or write queries in the native SQL editor.
  • Deploy on your own infrastructure or use managed Metabase Cloud hosting.
  • Build interactive dashboards with automatic refresh at one-minute intervals.

  Where it doesn't

  • The Open Source edition is self-hosted, so teams manage their own deployment.
  • Advanced permissions and SSO are available on Pro, not Starter.
  • Enterprise pricing is custom rather than a fixed per-user price.

• Klipfolio8.8/10 · 14-day trial

  Flexible cloud dashboards with broad integrations, but faster refresh and reporting cost more.

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• Metabase8.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  Flexible BI with real-time dashboards, open-source self-hosting, and paid cloud plans.

  Visit MetabaseFull verdict →