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Metabase vs. Pendo

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The short version

Metabase starts at Free per seat, versus Pendo at Custom pricing. Pendo carries the higher aggregate rating (4.5/5 vs 4.4/5). Pendo lists more integrations (85+ vs 20+).

Full comparison

Metabasefrom Free
Pendofrom Custom pricing
Audyense Score62ASFair69ASFair
PositioningOpen-source BI that makes dashboards and self-serve analytics approachable.Product analytics and engagement platform
Free tierYesYes
DeploymentCloud / SaaS, On-premiseCloud / SaaS
Best fitStartup, SMB, Mid-market, EnterpriseSMB, Mid-market, Enterprise
Pricing plans
  • Open SourceFree
  • Starter$85
  • Pro$500
  • EnterpriseCustom pricing
  • FreeFree
  • BaseCustom pricing
  • CoreCustom pricing
  • UltimateCustom pricing
Embedded analyticsYes—
SSOYesSAML/OIDC are commercial features.—
Open-source deploymentYes—
SQL editorYes—
Scheduled reports and alertsYes—
AI-assisted analyticsYesMetabot and AI controls available on paid plans.—
No-code query builderYes—
Row-level permissionsYesCommercial tiers add row- and column-level permissions.—
Integrations verified20+85+
Aggregate rating4.4 · 144 reviews4.5 · 1.8k reviews
Integrations
PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBSnowflakeAmazon RedshiftGoogle BigQuery+9 more
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Security & compliance
SOC 2 Type II
SOC 2GDPRHIPAA
Pros
  • Open-source edition is always free and can be self-hosted.
  • Friendly interface for both SQL users and business stakeholders.
  • Supports internal dashboards, scheduled subscriptions, alerts, and embedded analytics.
  • Broad database coverage and a clear path to AI-assisted querying.
  • In-app capabilities
  • Behavioral insights
Cons
  • Visualization customization and advanced analytics lag heavyweight BI suites.
  • Large or complex workloads can expose database and query-performance bottlenecks.
  • SSO, audit logs, fine-grained permissions, and some embedding controls are paid-plan features.
  • Self-hosting adds upgrade, availability, and security-operations responsibility.
  • Implementation time
  • Pricing complexity
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