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Metabase vs Bdash: catalog facts
Metabase	Bdash
Freemium The open-source edition can be self-hosted for free, and paid cloud and business plans are…	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Web, Self-hosted	macOS
Visual query builder for people who do not write SQL SQL editor and dashboards in the same tool	Saved queries for repeat analysis Built-in charting of query results
You need to run and maintain a server when self-hosting Some features are part of paid plans	Not a full database administration tool Electron app with higher memory use than native clients
Self-hosted, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed	No account 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 October 2, 2026

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