Comparison

Metabase vs Redash

On the evidence we track, Metabase leads this comparison with a composite score of 56/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Metabase full profile →Redash full profile →

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★Metabase56

Redash51

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	MetabaseLeader	Redash
Vioscale score	56 / 100high · 75%	51 / 100medium · 64%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	commercial	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	27	41
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.9	6.1
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
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	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40redash%2Fviz&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	1	66
Github starsadoption.github_stars	48,944	28,768
Stackoverflow questionsadoption.stackoverflow_questions	1,000	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	4
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	21	52
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	BSD-2-Clause
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	Clojure	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US, EU	-
Content
Faqcontent.faq	8 items	-

Score

Vioscale score

Metabase56 / 100high · 75%

Redash51 / 100medium · 64%

Pricing

Free tier

Metabase✓

Redash✓

Model

Metabasecommercial

Redashopen_source

Price level

Metabaselow

Redashfree

Transparent

Metabase✗

Redash✓

Integrations

Count

Metabase27

Redash41

Security

Gdpr

Metabase✓

Redash–

Scorecard

Metabase5.9

Redash6.1

Soc2

Metabase✓

Redash–

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

RedashCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40redash%2Fviz&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Metabase✓

Redash–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Metabase1

Redash66

Github stars

Metabase48,944

Redash28,768

Stackoverflow questions

Metabase1,000

Redash–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Metabase100

Redash4

Release

Cadence days

Metabase21

Redash52

History

Metabase20 items

Redash20 items

License

Spdx

Metabase–

RedashBSD-2-Clause

Language

Primary

MetabaseClojure

RedashPython

Market

Availability

MetabaseAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, EU

Redash–

Content

Faq

Metabase8 items

Redash–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for BI Software
Capability	Metabase	Redash
Core
BI paradigm	Governed dashboards	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	Broad database and warehouse support via SQL connectors and MCP servers	40+ databases (SQL, NoSQL, Big Data) and API data sources

Core

BI paradigm

MetabaseGoverned dashboards

RedashGoverned dashboards

Semantic / modelling layer

MetabaseBuilt-in

RedashBuilt-in

Engine

Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)

Metabase✓

Redash✓

Deployment

Self-hostable / OSS core

Metabase✓

Redash✓

Managed cloud available

Metabase✓

Redash✗

Intelligence

Natural-language query / AI copilot

Metabase✓

Redash-

Delivery

Embedded / white-label analytics

Metabase-

Redash✓

Scheduled reports / alerting

Metabase✓

Redash✓

Governance

Row-level security & SSO/SAML

Metabase-

Redash✓

Commercial

Per-seat pricing published

Metabase-

Redash-

Free tier / free desktop

Metabase✓

Redash✓

Ecosystem

dbt-native integration

Metabase-

Redash-

Data-source connector breadth

MetabaseBroad database and warehouse support via SQL connectors and MCP servers

Redash40+ databases (SQL, NoSQL, Big Data) and API data sources

What each one is

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

Metabase

Leader

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

Redash

An open-source data visualization platform that lets teams query data from various databases and APIs using SQL, create interactive dashboards with multiple visualization types, and share data insights across the organization. Includes collaboration features like schema browsing, query snippets, caching, and alerts.

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 ↗

Redash

Open sourceFree 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	Redash
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✓
HybridDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Metabase✓

Redash✓

CLI

Metabase✓

Redash✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Metabase✓

Redash✗

Self-hosted

Metabase✓

Redash✓

Hybrid

Metabase✓

Redash✗

Integrations

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

Metabase

Leader

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

Redash

31 total

Amazon Athena
Amazon Aurora
Amazon DynamoDB
Amazon Redshift
Azure Data Explorer
Cassandra
ClickHouse
Databricks
Druid
Elasticsearch
Google BigQuery
Greenplum
Hive
Impala
InfluxDB
Microsoft SQL Server
MongoDB
MySQL
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Presto
Snowflake
Google Analytics
Google Spreadsheets
+7 more

Independently observed

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