Metabase Pricing Plans and Tiers 2026
An open-source BI tool that lets anyone ask questions of their data, create dashboards, and share insights without writing SQL.
All Plans & Pricing
Best for: Start here
- ✓Self-hosted deployment
- ✓Visual query builder
- ✓SQL editor
- ✓50+ database connectors
- ✓Unlimited charts and dashboards
- ✓Fully hosted by Metabase
- ✓Includes 5 users ($5/user/mo for additional)
- ✓Automatic backups and updates
- ✓Email support
- ✓Visual query builder
- ✓Includes 10 users ($15/user/mo for additional)
- ✓SAML/SSO and LDAP integration
- ✓Advanced data permissions
- ✓Audit logs and activity tracking
- ✓White-labeling and embedding
Best for: Adds permissions and embedding features useful for SaaS companies that want to embed analytics in their own product for customers.
- ✓Dedicated account manager
- ✓SLA guarantees
- ✓Custom contracts and invoicing
- ✓Technical account manager
- ✓Premium support
Pricing Analysis
Overview
Metabase open-source is free to self-host and covers the needs of most small and mid-size teams. Metabase Cloud starts at $500/month for the Pro tier. Enterprise adds SSO, audit logs, and SLA support at custom pricing.
Cost Per User
Which Plan Is Right for You?
Start here. A single Docker container handles most small team needs and you pay nothing until you need SSO or audit logs.
Only makes sense if your engineering team has no bandwidth for infra - otherwise self-host and put that $500 elsewhere.
Adds permissions and embedding features useful for SaaS companies that want to embed analytics in their own product for customers.
vs. Category Average
467% above the analytics & bi average
Our Verdict
Self-hosted Metabase is among the best values in BI tooling; the Cloud pricing is harder to defend against Redash or self-hosted Superset at the same budget.
Is Metabase Worth the Price?
Strengths
- 1Intuitive 'Question Builder' for non-SQL users to explore data
- 2Generous free, self-hosted open-source plan for core BI features
- 3Semantic layer ('Models') simplifies complex data for business users
- 4Powerful embedding options for sharing analytics in other apps
- 5X-rays feature automatically generates insights from your data
Considerations
- 1Advanced chart types (Sankey, network graphs) are not available
- 2Limited version control and CI/CD integration for dashboard development
- 3Performance can degrade on very large datasets without careful tuning
- 4Customization and white-labeling are restricted to paid tiers
- 5Complex data modeling and transformations require an external tool (dbt)
Ideal For
Teams empowering non-technical users
Which plan fits you
Pricing Takeaway
★ 4.4/5Self-hosted Metabase is among the best values in BI tooling; the Cloud pricing is harder to defend against Redash or self-hosted Superset at the same budget.
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Sources & Data Trail · Metabase
- 1.Official Pricing Page·Source of verified tiers(Checked: 2026-05-21)
- 2.Official Website·Official vendor website
- 3.G2·G2 verified user reviews · 4.4/5 · 145 reviews
- 4.Capterra·Capterra verified user reviews · 4.6/5
- 5.TrustRadius·TrustRadius verified reviews
- 6.PeerSpot·PeerSpot enterprise peer reviews