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Evidence vs Metabase: catalog facts
EvidenceMetabase
Freemium

The open-source tool is free under MIT; hosting on Evidence Studio is a paid service.

Freemium

The open-source edition can be self-hosted for free, and paid cloud and business plans are…

Windows, macOS, Linux, Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Reports are plain SQL and Markdown kept under version control
  • Builds a static site you can host anywhere
  • Visual query builder for people who do not write SQL
  • SQL editor and dashboards in the same tool
  • Requires writing SQL rather than point-and-click building
  • Hosted features and the analytics agent belong to the paid service
  • You need to run and maintain a server when self-hosting
  • Some features are part of paid plans
Downloadable app, Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License: MIT License not stated
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked September 23, 2026

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