Metabase by metabase
The easy-to-use open source Business Intelligence and Embedded Analytics tool that lets everyone work with data
About Metabase
From the project's README at github.com/metabase/metabase. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
Metabase is the easy, open-source way for everyone in your company to ask questions and learn from data.
[](https://github.com/metabase/metabase/releases) [](https://codecov.io/gh/metabase/metabase) Get started
The easiest way to get started with Metabase is to sign up for a free trial of Metabase Cloud.
You get expert support, backups, upgrades, an SMTP server, SSL certificate, SoC2 Type 2 security auditing, and more (plus your money goes toward improving a major open-source project). Check out our quick overview of cloud vs self-hosting. If you need to, you can always switch to self-hosting Metabase at any time (or vice versa). Key Features Set up in five minutes (we're not kidding), or have us host Metabase for you so you don't even need to think about it. Let an
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 48k | github.com/metabase/metabase |
| GitHub forks | 6.6k | github.com/metabase/metabase |
| Docker Hub pulls | 256M | hub.docker.com / metabase |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 11.4 years | since Feb 2015 |
| Last commit | 5 days ago | Jun 21, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 789 | last: 9 days ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
CVE-2026-27464. What people say on Hacker News
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Replaces these paid SaaS
Metabase is one of the open-source alternatives to:
Ready to self-host Metabase?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
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