--- description: Review of Metabase Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Metabase | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice GB --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Business Intelligence Platform](/directory/4336/bi/software) > [Metabase](/software/312574/metabase) # Metabase Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/312574/metabase Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/312574/metabase?page=2) > Metabase is an open-source business intelligence platform that lets users explore and learn from their data. With Metabase, users can view their data in different ways, like charts or tables in order to fully understand what it's telling them. The platform offers a variety of features, including tooling that connects to 20+ data sources, so it can be used right out of the box. > > Verdict: Rated **4.5/5** by 62 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.5/5** | 62 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.4/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Metabase - **Location**: San Francisco, US ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: Contact Metabase for pricing details. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: United States ## Features - Dashboard - Data Visualisation - Key Performance Indicators - Self Service Data Preparation - Visual Analytics ## Category - [Business Intelligence Platform](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/directory/4336/bi/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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Company-wide and across our Organization, we use metabase to keep track of KPIs and manage our 1p data. > > **Cons**: To get started, Metabase is not super easy to comprehend. If you want to create custom dashboards or filter views, some SQL programming experience is definitely required. Furthermore, the larger your database, the longer dashboards or filter views take to load. Page Speed could definitely be improved. ----- ### "Metabase Review" — 5.0/5 > **Christopher** | *28 October 2024* | Commercial Real Estate | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of use - metabase is very straightforward to get set up initially and for new users to create basic items Flexibility with SQL - metabase's best power is still working with it in SQL but the noCode tools are still good as well > > **Cons**: Visualization customizability - there is room to grow on allowing more customization and variety in the visualizations > > Metabase is a great tool if you have analysts proficient in SQL and want a tool you can use to share out across internal and external sources while not requiring too much custom visualization ----- ### "Metabase is terrible" — 2.0/5 > **Alex** | *3 April 2024* | Telecommunications | Recommendation rating: 1.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to ask simple questions using their 'visual' SQL editor > > **Cons**: Absolutely terrible for everything else, ESPECIALLY dashboard creation. > > I hate it and would not recommend it. Bad. ----- ### "Analytics at your fingertips\!" — 5.0/5 > **Amit** | *3 March 2022* | Consumer Goods | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The most liked thing about this software is both tech \& non-tech folks can use it seamlessly, in a hassle-free manner. You can analyze with the help of Query Language or you can do the same analytically manually, much like excel. It's easily integrable with other software via a generic API. They have a self-hosted version as an offering as well, which you get for free :) > > **Cons**: It gets too slow when all your team members start using it simultaneously. Many a time system chokes \& keep loading for sometimes. > > I would rate Metabase 8/10. It's a simple but powerful tool for data visualization \& analytics. ----- ### "A business intelligence tool with a lot of features" — 5.0/5 > **Sahil** | *2 December 2022* | Health, Wellness & Fitness | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: 1. Direct linkage with SQL for visualization.2. Easy to make dashboards. > > **Cons**: Visualization features could be better for adding up sheets in the dashboards. ----- Page: 1 / 4\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/312574/metabase?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.uk/software/312574/metabase) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data