MetabaseExplore business data with queries, charts and shared dashboards.
100% free open-source edition (AGPLv3). Unlimited queries and dashboards.
Developer tools
Apache Superset
Free softwareOpen sourceBrowser
Explore data with SQL queries, interactive charts and dashboards.
What you can use it for
Explore data with SQL queries, interactive charts and dashboards.
- Massive library of beautiful visualizations and geospatial charts (deck.gl integration).
- High-performance SQL IDE with rich metadata browsing and query history.
- Enterprise-grade role-based access control (RBAC) included in open source.
Workflow coverage and comparison notes
Connect to diverse SQL engines, inspect data tables and assemble enterprise dashboards with Apache Superset instead of commercial Basedash workspaces.
Before you switch
Steeper setup learning curve; running at scale requires Celery worker queues, Redis cache, and PostgreSQL metadata backend.
Alternatives to these paid apps
Each comparison covers the workflow described above, rather than every paid feature.
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CubeDefine shared business metrics and serve them to analytics tools through APIs.
100% free open-source core (Apache-2.0). Unlimited metrics and queries.