Metabase
BI & dashboards · Open source
About
An open-source BI tool for asking questions of your database and building dashboards without SQL.
Key features
- Visual query builder
- SQL editor
- Dashboards and alerts
- AI query help
Best for
- — Startups wanting self-serve BI
- — Self-hosted dashboards
- Pricing
- Open source
- Platforms
- Web, Self-hosted
- Works with
- Slack, Postgres
- Last checked
- 2026-10-29
- Status
- Listed, not yet tested
Our take
Easiest open-source BI. Advanced governance needs paid plans.
Features and pricing change often — confirm on metabase.com before you commit.
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