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Metabase vs Chartbrew: catalog facts
MetabaseChartbrew
Freemium

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

Freemium

Free to self-host; the hosted service has a free starting tier and paid plans.

Web, Self-hosted Web, Self-hosted
  • Visual query builder for people who do not write SQL
  • SQL editor and dashboards in the same tool
  • Connects directly to databases and APIs
  • Reusable datasets that can join multiple sources
  • You need to run and maintain a server when self-hosting
  • Some features are part of paid plans
  • Self-hosting needs Node.js, a SQL database and Redis
  • Less suited to deep ad hoc analysis than full BI suites
Self-hosted, Hosted service Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source Open source
License not stated License: MIT
Not stated if an account is needed Account needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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