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Metabase vs. Supaboard

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The short version

Metabase starts at Free per seat, versus Supaboard at $85. Supaboard carries the higher aggregate rating (5.0/5 vs 4.4/5). Supaboard lists more integrations (700+ vs 20+).

Full comparison

Metabasefrom Free
Supaboardfrom $85 per user/month (monthly billing; $99/user/month billed monthly, cheaper with annual)
Audyense Score62ASFair52ASLow
PositioningOpen-source BI that makes dashboards and self-serve analytics approachable.AI-Powered Business Intelligence, Governed Self-Serve Analytics
Free tierYesNo
DeploymentCloud / SaaS, On-premiseCloud / SaaS
Best fitStartup, SMB, Mid-market, EnterpriseStartup, SMB, Mid-market, Enterprise
Pricing plans
  • Open SourceFree
  • Starter$85
  • Pro$500
  • EnterpriseCustom pricing
  • Individual$85
  • Business$199
  • EnterpriseCustom 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+700+
Aggregate rating4.4 · 144 reviews5.0 · 2 reviews
Integrations
PostgreSQLMySQLMongoDBSnowflakeAmazon RedshiftGoogle BigQuery+9 more
SlackMicrosoft TeamsClaudeCursorChatGPT
Security & compliance
SOC 2 Type II
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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.
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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.
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