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Metabase

Metabase is a self-hostable, open-source alternative to Looker / Tableau. This page compiles its license, stack, deployment, maintenance and hosting details from public sources (updated 2026-06-15).

At a glance

category (analytics, CRM, file-storage, BI, etc.)
BI
SaaS-tool-it-replaces (e.g. 'Google Analytics', 'Notion')
Looker / Tableau
license type (MIT, AGPL, GPL, BSL, etc.)
AGPL-3.0 (+ commercial)
primary language/stack
Clojure, React
deployment method (Docker, Helm/K8s, bare-metal, one-click)
Docker, JAR, bare-metal
GitHub stars (snapshot, dated)
~39k (2025-06)
last-commit recency / maintenance activity
Very active
managed-hosting-available (yes/no + who offers it)
Yes - Metabase Cloud (official)
minimum RAM/CPU footprint
~1-2 GB RAM (JVM)
has-active-community (Discord/forum size tier)
Large - forum + Discourse

Easy BI dashboards; JVM-based so needs decent RAM.

Official site / source ↗

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Alternatives in BI

Grafana

FAQ

What does Metabase replace?
Metabase is a self-hostable alternative to Looker / Tableau.

What's notable about Metabase?
Easy BI dashboards; JVM-based so needs decent RAM.

Is the data here verified?
Yes — every entry is compiled from public sources and links out to its source.