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Comparison

Hex vs Metabase

No clear leader: Metabase (56.2) and Hex (55.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Hex full profile →Metabase full profile →
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Hex56
Metabase56
Score
Vioscale score
Hex56 / 100medium · 72%
Metabase56 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Hex✓
Metabase✓
Model
Price level
Hexlow
Metabaselow
Transparent
Hex✗
Metabase✗
Integrations
Count
Hex8
Metabase27
Security
Disclosure policy
Hex✓
Metabase–
Gdpr
Hex✓
Metabase✓
Hipaa
Hex✓
Metabase–
Scorecard
Hex–
Metabase5.9
Soc2
Hex✓
Metabase✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Hex✓
Metabase✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hex–
Metabase1
Github stars
Hex–
Metabase48,944
Stackoverflow questions
Hex–
Metabase1,000
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hex–
Metabase100
Release
Cadence days
Hex–
Metabase21
History
Hex–
Metabase20 items
Language
Primary
Hex–
MetabaseClojure
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Hex–
Metabase8 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for bi software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
BI paradigm
HexNotebook
MetabaseGoverned dashboards
Semantic / modelling layer
HexBuilt-in
MetabaseBuilt-in
Engine
Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)
Hex✓
Metabase✓
Deployment
Self-hostable / OSS core
Hex✗
Metabase✓
Managed cloud available
Hex✓
Metabase✓
Intelligence
Natural-language query / AI copilot
Hex✓
Metabase✓
Delivery
Embedded / white-label analytics
Hex✓
Metabase-
Scheduled reports / alerting
Hex-
Metabase✓
Governance
Row-level security & SSO/SAML
Hex-
Metabase-
Commercial
Per-seat pricing published
Hex✗
Metabase-
Free tier / free desktop
Hex✓
Metabase✓
Ecosystem
dbt-native integration
Hex✓
Metabase-
Data-source connector breadth
HexDatabricks, dbt, Git repos, warehouse tables, Unity Catalog metrics
MetabaseBroad database and warehouse support via SQL connectors and MCP servers

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Hex

An AI analytics platform for building interactive data products and sharing insights. Features agentic notebooks, natural language query capabilities, and semantic modeling with AI agents.

Independently observed

Metabase

A business intelligence tool that enables data teams and analysts to query and visualize data through AI chat or visual interfaces, while maintaining transparency through a curated semantic layer of verified metrics and governed data access.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Hex

from $36/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $36/editor/month. Free tier. 14-day free trial on Team plan.

  • CommunityFree
    • Notebook agent trial
    • Connect any data source
    • Up to 5 notebooks
    • Build with all cell types
    • Small compute
  • Professional$36/editor/month
    • Notebook agent
    • Standard credits
    • Unlimited notebooks
    • Up to 5 published apps
    • 30-day version history
    • +1 more
  • Team$75/editor/month, 14-day free trial
    • Threads agent
    • Semantic model agent
    • Extended credits
    • Unlimited published apps
    • Visual exploration and drill down
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Explorer seat add-on
    • Audit logs
    • Premium credits
    • OAuth database connections
    • Observability API
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Metabase

from $6/moHybridFree tier14-day trial

Free tier with unlimited users. Starter from $100/month (5 users included). Pro from $575/month (10 users included). Enterprise custom, starts $20,000/year. Usage-based pricing for optional features.

  • Open SourceFree
    • Ask questions with AI
    • SQL generation
    • 20+ supported data sources
    • Unlimited questions & dashboards
    • Write SQL or explore by clicking
    • +2 more
  • Starter$100/month or $90/month yearly (first 5 users included, then $6/user/month)
    • All Open Source features
    • Ask questions with AI
    • SQL generation
    • Unlimited questions & dashboards
    • 3-day email support
    • +1 more
  • Pro$575/month or $517.50/month yearly (first 10 users included, then $12/user/month)
    • All Starter features
    • Embed unlimited charts and dashboards
    • Multi-tenant data segregation
    • Row and column level permissions
    • SSO
    • +4 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Pro features
    • Custom pricing aligned with business model
    • Procurement assistance
    • Dedicated success engineer
    • Air gap deployment available
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Hex✓
Metabase✓
CLI
Hex✓
Metabase✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hex✓
Metabase✓
Self-hosted
Hex✗
Metabase✓
Hybrid
Hex✗
Metabase✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Hex

8 total
  • Databricks
  • Databricks Unity Catalog
  • dbt
  • Slack
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • MCP
  • Git
Independently observed

Metabase

27 total
  • Vanta
  • Drata
  • Okta
  • Pendo
  • Contentsquare
  • PostHog
  • Amplitude
  • Mixpanel
  • Zendesk
  • Intercom
  • Front
  • Freshdesk
  • Gorgias
  • Kustomer
  • Pylon
  • Plain
  • LiveAgent
  • Jitbit
  • Crisp
  • Drag
  • Productboard
  • Aha!
  • Canny
  • Typeform
  • +3 more
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.