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Chartbrew vs Metabase: catalog facts
Chartbrew	Metabase
Freemium Free to self-host; the hosted service has a free starting tier and paid plans.	Freemium The open-source edition can be self-hosted for free, and paid cloud and business plans are…
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Connects directly to databases and APIs Reusable datasets that can join multiple sources	Visual query builder for people who do not write SQL SQL editor and dashboards in the same tool
Self-hosting needs Node.js, a SQL database and Redis Less suited to deep ad hoc analysis than full BI suites	You need to run and maintain a server when self-hosting Some features are part of paid plans
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License not stated
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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