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Open-source business intelligence tool that lets anyone in a company ask questions of their data without writing SQL, with dashboards and embedded analytics.

Open-source alternative to:TableauLookerPower BI

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What is it?

Metabase is an open-source business intelligence and analytics tool. It connects to your existing databases and lets non-technical team members ask questions through a visual query builder, while users who prefer SQL can use a built-in SQL editor for more complex queries.

Results can be turned into charts and interactive dashboards with filters and scheduled subscriptions delivered by email, Slack, or webhook. Alerts can notify people when data changes. The project also covers data modeling features such as transforms, canonical metrics, and a content library, with optional Git-based version control of work.

Metabase can be self-hosted or run as a managed cloud service. Its embedding components let developers place charts, dashboards, and an AI chat interface inside their own applications, with granular permissions for internal teams and per-customer data. The repository contains the open-source edition alongside commercial editions under a separate license.

Key features

  • 01Visual query builder lets users ask questions without writing SQL.
  • 02Built-in SQL editor for complex queries.
  • 03Interactive dashboards with filters and scheduled email, Slack, or webhook subscriptions.
  • 04Embedding components for charts, dashboards, and AI chat in other applications.
  • 05Granular permissions for internal teams and embedded customer access.
  • 06Alerts on data, plus data transforms and canonical metric definitions.

Use cases

  • Giving a company's non-technical staff self-service access to sales or product data.
  • Adding analytics dashboards to a SaaS product for end customers.
  • Sending scheduled KPI reports to executives through Slack or email.
  • Centralizing reporting across multiple PostgreSQL or MySQL databases.

Quick start

  1. 1

    Sign up for a free trial of Metabase Cloud

  2. 2

    Or follow the official installation guides to self-host

Things to know

  • The repository includes commercial editions under a separate proprietary license, so some features are not open source.
  • The README does not give a single self-hosting command; setup depends on the installation guides.

Topics

#business-intelligence#data-visualization#dashboard#sql#analytics#postgresql#mysql#embedded-analytics#bi#businessintelligence

FAQ

What is metabase?
Open-source business intelligence tool that lets anyone in a company ask questions of their data without writing SQL, with dashboards and embedded analytics. Metabase is an open-source business intelligence and analytics tool. It connects to your existing databases and lets non-technical team members ask questions through a visual query builder, while users who prefer SQL can use a built-in SQL editor for more complex queries.
Is metabase free to use? What license does it have?
metabase is open source under the Other license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.
Is metabase still maintained?
Actively maintained. The last commit to metabase was on Oct 21, 2026.
What can I use metabase for?
Giving a company's non-technical staff self-service access to sales or product data. Adding analytics dashboards to a SaaS product for end customers. Sending scheduled KPI reports to executives through Slack or email. Centralizing reporting across multiple PostgreSQL or MySQL databases.
How do I install metabase?
Sign up for a free trial of Metabase Cloud Or follow the official installation guides to self-host
Where can I get metabase?
The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/metabase/metabase

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