Metabase
Metabase: Accessible BI with self-hosting, SQL, dashboards, alerts, and embedded analytics. Ranked #17 of 88 in Business Intelligence Tools by our editors (7.8/10); pricing: Free plan · 14-day trial; best for open-source teams wanting accessible BI.
At a glance
- Editor score7.8 / 10
- PricingFree plan · 14-day trial
- Best forOpen-source teams wanting accessible BI
- Free planYes
- Paid from$65/user/yr
- DeploymentHybrid
- Founded2015
- Facts checked21 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Free self-hosted edition with unlimited questions and dashboards
- Visual query building, SQL, charts, dashboards, and drill-throughs
- Alerts, scheduled subscriptions, embedding, and natural-language questions
Where it doesn't
- Paid plans start at $100 per month
- Advanced permissions and SSO begin with the Pro plan
- Listed integrations focus on email, Slack, and webhooks
Our verdict on Metabase
Metabase is a business intelligence platform for teams that need to connect databases, explore data, create visualizations, and share results. It combines a visual query builder with a SQL editor, interactive dashboards, filters, drill-throughs, alerts, and scheduled subscriptions. The Open Source plan supports self-hosted installation, 20+ supported data sources, unlimited questions and dashboards, and AI questions with SQL generation. Its web and self-hosted deployment options suit teams that want control over where analytics runs.
The pricing structure covers both free self-hosted use and paid cloud or self-hosted deployments. Open Source is free. Starter costs $100 per month and includes the first 5 users, unlimited questions and dashboards, and a 14-day free trial. Pro costs $575 per month and includes the first 10 users, row- and column-level permissions, SSO, caching controls, and multi-tenant embedded analytics. Enterprise uses custom pricing and adds a dedicated success engineer, air-gapped deployment availability, and a 1-day support SLA. Teams should compare the paid tiers based on deployment, access-control, and embedding requirements rather than dashboard creation alone.
Metabase’s strongest fit is an open-source team that wants approachable exploration alongside SQL depth. Natural-language questions through Metabot, CSV upload, email or Slack dashboard subscriptions, and alerts through email, Slack, or webhooks broaden how people consume data. Embedded charts, dashboards, AI chat, and application analytics support product-facing use cases, while row- and column-level security is available through groups and user attributes. Teams seeking a focused BI platform with self-hosting and accessible query building should consider Metabase. It is less suited to buyers whose priority is a broad listed integration ecosystem or advanced permissions and SSO without moving to a higher paid tier.
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Metabase fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | $65/user/yr |
| Deployment | Hybrid |
| Refresh frequency | Real-time |
| Row-level security | Yes |
| Scheduled reports | Yes |
| Viewer seats | Not verified |
| Embedded analytics | Yes |
| Natural-language queries | Yes |
| Free trial | 14 days |
| Deployment | Cloud, Self-hosted |
| Platforms | Web |
| Compliance & security | SOC 2, SSO/SAML |
| Support | Email, Tickets, Community |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 237+ integrations: Slack, Linear, Jira, Notion, Asana, ClickUp … See all → |
| Pricing | Free plan · 14-day trial (source) |
| Website | metabase.com |
| Facts checked | 21 Sep 2026 |
Metabase integrations
Metabase lists 237+ integrations on its own site — the 17 named here are the ones its pages call out.
- Slack
- Linear
- Jira
- Notion
- Asana
- ClickUp
- Trello
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Zendesk
- HubSpot
- Salesforce
- Shopify
- Stripe
- Google Analytics 4
- Amazon ECS
- Kubernetes
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Alternatives to Metabase
- Microsoft Power BIA broad BI platform for Microsoft-centric teams that need modeling, security, sharing, and embedding.9.4
- TableauA broad BI platform for teams that need deep visualization and governed analytics.9.3
- Zoho AnalyticsA flexible, affordable BI platform with broad connectors and practical AI features.9.2
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Metabase is ranked in 11 of our directories; the 6 strongest besides Business Intelligence Tools.
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