Comparison

Looker vs Metabase

On the evidence we track, Metabase leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Looker52

★Metabase60

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Looker	MetabaseLeader
vioscaleAI score	52 / 100medium · 53%	60 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✗	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	6	27
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	ISO/IEC 27001	SOC 2 Type II
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	7.1
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://www.metabase.com/blog/security-update
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fmetabase%2Fmetabase&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	99.9	-
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	1
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	49,544
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	2,000	1,000
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	30	21
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Clojure
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	8 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Looker52 / 100medium · 53%

Metabase60 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Looker✗

Metabase✓

Model

Lookercommercial

Metabasecommercial

Price level

Looker–

Metabaselow

Transparent

Looker✗

Metabase✗

Integrations

Count

Looker6

Metabase27

Security

Certifications

LookerISO/IEC 27001

MetabaseSOC 2 Type II

Disclosure policy

Looker–

Metabase✓

Gdpr

Looker✓

Metabase✓

Iso27001

Looker✓

Metabase–

Scorecard

Looker–

Metabase7.1

Soc2

Looker✓

Metabase✓

Trust center

Looker–

Metabasehttps://www.metabase.com/blog/security-update

Vulnerabilities

Looker–

MetabaseCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Fmetabase%2Fmetabase&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Sla pct

Looker99.9

Metabase–

Status page

Looker✓

Metabase✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Looker–

Metabase1

Github stars

Looker–

Metabase49,544

Stackoverflow questions

Looker2,000

Metabase1,000

Activity

Commits last 30d

Looker–

Metabase100

Release

Cadence days

Looker30

Metabase21

History

Looker–

Metabase20 items

Language

Primary

Looker–

MetabaseClojure

Market

Availability

LookerAvailable worldwide

MetabaseAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU

Content

Faq

Looker8 items

Metabase8 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for BI Software
Capability	Looker	Metabase
Core
BI paradigm	NLQ / search	Governed dashboards
Semantic / modelling layer	Built-in	Built-in
Engine
Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable / OSS core	✓	✓
Managed cloud available	✓	✓
Intelligence
Natural-language query / AI copilot	✓	✓
Delivery
Embedded / white-label analytics	✓	✓
Scheduled reports / alerting	✓	✓
Governance
Row-level security & SSO/SAML	✓	-
Commercial
Per-seat pricing published	✗	✗
Free tier / free desktop	✓	✓
Ecosystem
dbt-native integration	-	-
Data-source connector breadth	Cloud data warehouses (Snowflake confirmed), OAuth-authenticated data sources	Broad database and warehouse support via SQL connectors and MCP servers

Core

BI paradigm

LookerNLQ / search

MetabaseGoverned dashboards

Semantic / modelling layer

LookerBuilt-in

MetabaseBuilt-in

Engine

Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)

Looker✓

Metabase✓

Deployment

Self-hostable / OSS core

Looker✓

Metabase✓

Managed cloud available

Looker✓

Metabase✓

Intelligence

Natural-language query / AI copilot

Looker✓

Metabase✓

Delivery

Embedded / white-label analytics

Looker✓

Metabase✓

Scheduled reports / alerting

Looker✓

Metabase✓

Governance

Row-level security & SSO/SAML

Looker✓

Metabase-

Commercial

Per-seat pricing published

Looker✗

Metabase✗

Free tier / free desktop

Looker✓

Metabase✓

Ecosystem

dbt-native integration

Looker-

Metabase-

Data-source connector breadth

LookerCloud data warehouses (Snowflake confirmed), OAuth-authenticated data sources

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.

Looker

A business intelligence and analytics platform offering self-service dashboards, data exploration through LookML models, and embedded analytics capabilities with support for cloud and self-hosted deployment.

Independently observed

Metabase

Leader

Open source tool for business intelligence and embedded analytics that enables users to work with data from connected databases

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Looker

Pricing not documented yet.

Metabase

Leader

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 2026-08-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Looker	Metabase
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Looker✓

Metabase✓

CLI

Looker✗

Metabase✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Looker✓

Metabase✓

Self-hosted

Looker✓

Metabase✓

Integrations

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

Looker

10 total

Snowflake
GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket
BigQuery
Dataplex
Cloud Storage
GitHub Actions
GitLab CI
Bitbucket Pipelines

Independently observed

Metabase

Leader

32 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
+8 more

Independently observed

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