Comparison

Metabase vs Qlik

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.

Metabase full profile →Qlik full profile →

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★Metabase60

Qlik49

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	MetabaseLeader	Qlik
vioscaleAI score	60 / 100medium · 73%	49 / 100low · 36%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	quote
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✗
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	27	8
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	SOC 2 Type II	ISO 42001
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.1	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://www.metabase.com/blog/security-update	https://www.qlik.com/us/trust/ai
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
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	49,544	-
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	1,000	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	-
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	21	-
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Clojure	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	5 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Metabase60 / 100medium · 73%

Qlik49 / 100low · 36%

Pricing

Free tier

Metabase✓

Qlik✓

Model

Metabasecommercial

Qlikquote

Price level

Metabaselow

Qliklow

Transparent

Metabase✗

Qlik✗

Integrations

Count

Metabase27

Qlik8

Security

Certifications

MetabaseSOC 2 Type II

QlikISO 42001

Disclosure policy

Metabase✓

Qlik–

Gdpr

Metabase✓

Qlik–

Scorecard

Metabase7.1

Qlik–

Soc2

Metabase✓

Qlik–

Trust center

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

Qlikhttps://www.qlik.com/us/trust/ai

Vulnerabilities

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

Qlik–

Reliability

Status page

Metabase✓

Qlik–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Metabase1

Qlik–

Github stars

Metabase49,544

Qlik–

Stackoverflow questions

Metabase1,000

Qlik–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Metabase100

Qlik–

Release

Cadence days

Metabase21

Qlik–

History

Metabase20 items

Qlik–

Language

Primary

MetabaseClojure

Qlik–

Market

Availability

MetabaseAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU

Qlik–

Content

Faq

Metabase8 items

Qlik5 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for BI Software
Capability	Metabase	Qlik
Core
BI paradigm	Governed dashboards	Governed dashboards
Semantic / modelling layer	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	Broad database and warehouse support via SQL connectors and MCP servers	Hundreds of data sources including databases, data warehouses, structured files,

Core

BI paradigm

MetabaseGoverned dashboards

QlikGoverned dashboards

Semantic / modelling layer

MetabaseBuilt-in

Qlik-

Engine

Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)

Metabase✓

Qlik-

Deployment

Self-hostable / OSS core

Metabase✓

Qlik✓

Managed cloud available

Metabase✓

Qlik✓

Intelligence

Natural-language query / AI copilot

Metabase✓

Qlik✓

Delivery

Embedded / white-label analytics

Metabase✓

Qlik-

Scheduled reports / alerting

Metabase✓

Qlik✓

Governance

Row-level security & SSO/SAML

Metabase-

Qlik-

Commercial

Per-seat pricing published

Metabase✗

Qlik✗

Free tier / free desktop

Metabase✓

Qlik✓

Ecosystem

dbt-native integration

Metabase-

Qlik-

Data-source connector breadth

MetabaseBroad database and warehouse support via SQL connectors and MCP servers

QlikHundreds of data sources including databases, data warehouses, structured files,

What each one is

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

Metabase

Leader

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

Independently observed

Qlik

Cloud-based platform combining data integration, data quality capabilities, and AI-driven analytics to help organizations prepare data and generate insights for decision-making and AI applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

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 ↗

Qlik

Quote-basedFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Platforms

Web

Metabase✓

Qlik✓

CLI

Metabase✓

Qlik✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Metabase✓

Qlik✓

Self-hosted

Metabase✓

Qlik✗

Integrations

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

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

Qlik

12 total

Amazon Web Services
Google Cloud
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft
SAP
Confluent
Apache Kafka
Databricks
AWS
Google
Snowflake
Cloudera

Independently observed

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