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Querybook vs Metabase: catalog facts
Querybook	Metabase
Free Free and open source; you host it yourself.	Freemium The open-source edition can be self-hosted for free, and paid cloud and business plans are…
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Collaborative notebooks that combine queries, notes and charts Schema-aware autocompletion in the query editor	Visual query builder for people who do not write SQL SQL editor and dashboards in the same tool
Needs a server deployment, not a simple desktop install Geared to team data warehouses more than quick local database work	You need to run and maintain a server when self-hosting Some features are part of paid plans
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Hosted service
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License not stated
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 October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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