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Metabase Community

Open-source BI for everyone on your team

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★4.5ratingPricing · FreeRising
The FalcoScan Intel PanelMetabase Community · Data
Data updated 2 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Contested
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.5
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Metabase Community does

Metabase is an open-source business intelligence and embedded analytics product, according to its page. For business intelligence, the page pitches self-service analytics for teams. For embedded analytics, it pitches customer-facing analytics. Named features include Metabase AI, Data Studio, dashboards and reporting, a query builder, a SQL editor, data segregation, usage analytics, and CSV upload. Embedded options include an analytics SDK, white-label analytics, and drill-through. Permissions and Collections are also listed. Pricing is split into Business Intelligence and Embedded Analytics tracks, with plans named Starter and Open Source, Pro, and Enterprise. The page shows no specific prices. It does not name specific data source connectors, and it links to a license page without naming the license type.

How Metabase Community compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Metabase Community does. 3 of the 5 offer an API; FalcoScan's records show none for Metabase Community. Metabase Community offers a web app and a self-hosted version. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a web app and none offers a self-hosted version. Metabase Community was founded in 2010; the alternatives were founded between 2018 and 2022. Metabase Community is based in San Francisco, United States; 3 of its 5 alternatives are in the United States too, and the others in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

Market position · Data

How Metabase Community compares in Data

Metabase Community has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 405 live Data tools on FalcoScan. Across Data, the average opportunity score is 69.2 and the average saturation score 33.3. FalcoScan rates Metabase Community's own market position as contested. 128 of the 405 operating Data tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 8 shutdowns in the category.

Metabase Community compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Metabase CommunityFounded 2010 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFree—YesNoWeb, Self-hostedRising
Causal Finance ModelFounded 2019 · London, United KingdomHighOpenPaid—NoYesWebHot
Coalesce dbt VisualFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateOpenFreemium—YesNoWebRising
Coalesce TransformFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United StatesHighOpenFreemium—YesYesWebRising
Count.co AnalysisFounded 2022 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWebRising
DuckDBFounded 2018 · Amsterdam, NetherlandsHighOpenFree—YesYesAPI, Desktop, CLIHot

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Metabase Community exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
Data Extraction
Industry Verticals
SoftwareFinance
Tagged

Metabase Community shows up when builders search for these

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Count.co Analysis

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Questions

Metabase Community: common questions

Is Metabase Community free?

Yes. FalcoScan lists Metabase Community as free to use.

What are the best alternatives to Metabase Community?

The closest alternatives to Metabase Community that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Causal Finance Model, Coalesce dbt Visual, Coalesce Transform, Count.co Analysis, and DuckDB.

Is Metabase Community still running?

Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Metabase Community as operating at metabase.com.

Where is Metabase Community based?

Metabase Community is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

Does Metabase Community have an API?

FalcoScan's records show no public API for Metabase Community.

Who is Metabase Community for?

Metabase Community is built for data teams.

How do I sign in to Metabase Community?

Sign in on Metabase Community's own website, metabase.com. FalcoScan reviews Metabase Community but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Metabase Community directly.

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