Metabase is a business intelligence and analytics platform that helps people explore data, build dashboards, and share results.
It supports both visual and code-based workflows. The query builder lets users filter, summarise, join, and visualise data without writing SQL, while the SQL editor provides direct access for more complex analysis. Reusable models and metrics help teams establish consistent definitions across reports.
Metabase also offers interactive dashboards, drill-through, alerts, subscriptions, a schema viewer, and tools for embedding analytics in other applications. Its newer developer-oriented functionality includes command-line tools, an MCP server, and support for custom visualisations.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Visual query builder for exploring data without writing SQL.
- SQL editor for advanced queries and database-specific functionality.
- Interactive dashboards with filters and drill-through.
- Reusable models and metrics for consistent analytics.
- Data Studio tools for managing metadata and the semantic layer.
- Interactive schema viewer for examining tables and relationships.
- Alerts and scheduled dashboard subscriptions.
- Custom visualisations through a plugin SDK.
- Command-line interface for developer and automation workflows.
- MCP support for working with Metabase data from compatible clients.
- Supports a wide range of databases and data warehouses.
Website: github.com/metabase/metabase
Support:
Developer: Metabase, Inc.
License: GNU Affero General Public License v3.0
Metabase is written in Clojure. Learn Clojure with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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