BI platformSample
Metabase
Metabase
Open-source BI where anyone can ask questions with a visual query builder or SQL, then save the answers to dashboards.
Licence
Open source
Built by
Business users
Languages
SQL, Visual query builder
Runs on
Self-hosted, Metabase Cloud
Scores
Out of 5. The tick marks the average for BI platforms in the library.
- Ease of use
- 5
- Visual control
- 2
- Interactivity
- 3
- Sharing
- 4
- Governance
- 3
- Low cost
- 5
- Data scale
- 3
Strengths
- Very quick to set up and to learn
- The question builder works without SQL
- A free self-hosted edition
Limitations
- Limited visual customisation
- Advanced permissions and embedding need paid plans
- Not built for very complex semantic models
Best for
- Startups and small data teams
- Internal self-service on one or two databases
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