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Metabase vs Apache Superset: catalog facts
Metabase	Apache Superset
Freemium The open-source edition can be self-hosted for free, and paid cloud and business plans are…	Free Free and open source as an Apache Software Foundation project.
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Visual query builder for people who do not write SQL SQL editor and dashboards in the same tool	No-code chart builder alongside a SQL IDE Connects to many SQL-based databases and engines
You need to run and maintain a server when self-hosting Some features are part of paid plans	Must be installed and operated on a server More of a BI platform than a quick desktop database client
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
Not stated if an account is 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 September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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