Metabase features: tier-by-tier list (2026)
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Core capabilities (29)
Even if you aren't an analyst, Metabase can
Even if you aren't an analyst, Metabase can make you feel like one. Simple and powerful tools make exploring data second-nature.
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Data exploration for the whole team
Metabase sets up in five minutes, connecting to your database, and bringing its data to life in beautiful visualizations.
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A familiar, intuitive interface
Explore your data with simple, spreadsheet-like controls for common actions like sorting, filtering, and summarizing.
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Bring your data to life
15+ built-in visualizations make it easy to create beautiful live charts and dashboards.
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Visual query builder
Dive deeper with an easy-to-learn visual query builder that brings advanced actions into reach for everyone.
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Advanced embedding
Include Metabase in your own products, including advanced functionality like the query-builder.
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Scale data access
Not all data is meant for everybody. Metabase includes powerful tools to help manage access, assure privacy, and scale data exploration to teams of all sizes.
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Monitor access and exports
Auditing tools show you query logs, downloads, and activity for all your users. See what data is being accessed, and which of your dashboards and questions are being looked at the most.
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Help your team answer their own questions about
Help your team answer their own questions about data in just 5 minutes—no SQL required.
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An intuitive interface makes data exploration feel like
An intuitive interface makes data exploration feel like second nature—opening data up for everyone, not just analysts and developers.
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Working with something really complex
Working with something really complex? No problem—there’s a full editor for those who prefer to write their own SQL.
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Query data
A straight-forward way for everyone to ask questions and get answers from your data on their own.
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Data Studio
The data team’s workbench for cleaning up and curating datasets, defining reusable logic, and managing dependencies.
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Usage-based features
Transform runs Unlimited 1k included then 1¢ per run Self-hosted: Unlimited Cloud: 1k included then 1¢ per run Talk to sales Advanced transform runs 1k included then 2¢ per run Self-hosted: 1k included then 1¢ per run Cloud: 1k included then 2¢ per run Talk to
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Support and License
Support Our friendly community support forums 3-day support via Slack, Teams, email 3-day support via Slack, Teams, email 1-day support via Slack, Teams, email Option to include training License AGPL Cloud: Hosting EULA Cloud: Hosting EULA Self-hosted: Commerc
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An easy way for non-data savvy people to
An easy way for non-data savvy people to put together a query with a few clicks.
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For data specialists who need more flexibility and
For data specialists who need more flexibility and precision of asking with SQL.
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Structured data sources to hand off to your
Structured data sources to hand off to your team to ask questions with the columns they need without doing joins.
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Get super specific about which databases, dashboards, and
Get super specific about which databases, dashboards, and questions to cache, and for how long.
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Create shared definitions of commonly used terms. that
Create shared definitions of commonly used terms. that are unique to your org, like plan names, or abbreviations.
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Analyze how your transforms process data by inspecting
Analyze how your transforms process data by inspecting input and output shapes, join behavior, and column distributions.
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See which entities depends on what so you
See which entities depends on what so you can see the impact of changes before you make them.
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Connect your Metabase to a Git repo so
Connect your Metabase to a Git repo so you can manage content like you manage code
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Contextualize your data with dates and happenings to
Contextualize your data with dates and happenings to help explain why that trend line goes up or down.
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A scratchpad for each user to experiment and
A scratchpad for each user to experiment and try things out (privately, for the self-conscious) without creating clutter.
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Make sure your team is using an accurate
Make sure your team is using an accurate data source with models marked as verified.
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We take the controls around customer data really seriously
We take the controls around customer data really seriously. And we have the badge to prove it.
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Use Metabase with a built-in database and bypass
Use Metabase with a built-in database and bypass ETLing data in. Or combine data stored in CSVs with other data sources for richer analysis.
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Access to engineers who can help with technical
Access to engineers who can help with technical troubleshooting. Not your typical support agents.
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AI features (8)
AI governance
Controls for AI access, cost, and behavior across your instance. Per-group AI access controls Token limits per user and group System prompts Custom AI branding
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Let your team explore data in natural language
Let your team explore data in natural language. Power AI features with your own model, or use our AI service on Cloud-hosted plans.
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Give AI tools direct access to your data
Give AI tools direct access to your data, guided by the permissions and metrics definitions you've set in Metabase
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Enable or restrict access to specific AI features
Enable or restrict access to specific AI features (natural language querying, SQL generation, Metabot) on a per-group basis.
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Set hard caps on AI token consumption per
Set hard caps on AI token consumption per user or per group to keep costs predictable.
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Write custom instructions that shape how Metabot behaves
Write custom instructions that shape how Metabot behaves - its tone, scope, and guardrails.
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See AI feature usage by user, group, and
See AI feature usage by user, group, and tenant, including conversation history and token consumption.
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Let your customers ask questions in natural language
Let your customers ask questions in natural language with an AI-question and answer interface for your data.
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Integrations (4)
Share your insights
Exploration is better with friends. Metabase goes wherever you need it to, with powerful tools to help you publish, share, and embed your findings.
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Multi-tenant data segregation and permissions
Fine-grained control over who sees what. Collection permissions API keys Row- and column-level permissions Database-managed row-level permissions Native support for one-database-per-tenant Application permissions SSO permission mapping Snippet controls Downloa
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Guest embed sessions automatically renew expiring JWT tokens
Guest embed sessions automatically renew expiring JWT tokens, keeping multi-tab dashboards and long sessions alive without errors.
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JS library to customize and embed individual Metabase
JS library to customize and embed individual Metabase components for authenticated users.
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Automation and workflows (1)
Automated reports
Get your favorite dashboard, right in your inbox or slack channel. Schedule ahead or set triggers for timely alerts.
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Collaboration (2)
Reporting and analytics (22)
Querying beyond the SQL barrier
Help everyone dive deeper with an easy-to-use visual query builder. It can handle the complexity of joins, aggregations, and more, freeing your team to focus on uncovering their next insight, rather than picking through SQL.
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Interactive dashboards and visualizations
Share visualizations individually, or collect them together into a dashboard. Either way, sharing is as easy as sending a URL.
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Light on its feet and easy on your servers
Smart results caching keeps your Metabase feeling nimble. And performance management tools help you track down intensive queries and optimize at the database, dashboard, or question level.
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No database? No data team? No problems
Get Metabase with built-in storage for self-service analytics that starts as soon as you set it up. No tricky installs or connection strings, just the click of a few buttons. Upload your CSVs and start visualizing and querying your data.
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Data visualization and sharing
Dashboards and charts that people will actually use. Charts and visualizations Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Dashboards Documents Dashboard filters Cross-filters Interactive drill-through menu Custom-click behavior Automatic x-ray reports Scheduled d
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Organization
Analytics with a bit of order, so it’s easy to find and return to important stuff.
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Embedded analytics
Let your customers see and explore data with as much (or as little) flexibility as you want.
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Data sources
Put a simple, intuitive interface between your data and your business-users for easier analytics. 20+ database and data warehouse connectors CSV upload Built-in storage Add-on available Add-on available Add-on available
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Add filter widgets to let people slice the
Add filter widgets to let people slice the data a different way with just a click.
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Guide people to more related, relevant stuff
Guide people to more related, relevant stuff. Could be another dashboard, chart, or URL.
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An automatically generated dashboard of questions about your
An automatically generated dashboard of questions about your data with none of the heavy lifting of thinking.
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Send scheduled updates to yourself, your team, or
Send scheduled updates to yourself, your team, or even people outside of your org.
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No screenshots required
No screenshots required. Save and share dashboards and charts in your preferred format.
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Share a question or dashboard in or outside
Share a question or dashboard in or outside of your org with a link or embedded iframe.
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A separate database connection for write operations like
A separate database connection for write operations like Transforms, so the main analytics connection can stay read-only for better security
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A curated space for your most trusted analytics
A curated space for your most trusted analytics tables, metrics, and SQL snippets
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See which dashboards and questions are being viewed
See which dashboards and questions are being viewed, downloaded and subscribed to most.
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Track embedding sessions by client type, SDK version
Track embedding sessions by client type, SDK version, hostname, auth method, and tenant ID.
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Basic embedding of dashboards and charts for unauthenticated
Basic embedding of dashboards and charts for unauthenticated users via Modular Embedding.
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Let your customers compose queries with clicks for
Let your customers compose queries with clicks for fully customized access to their data.
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Metabase made to look like you, with your
Metabase made to look like you, with your logo, colors, even name and domain name.
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Full control over your Metabase’s look, down to the copy
Full control over your Metabase’s look, down to the copy. Choose from our library or upload your own fonts and colors.
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Security and compliance (12)
Open up data access, safely
Control who can access what. Set permissions at the row, table, and dashboard levels.
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SOC 2 Type II Compliant
Our SOC 2 Type II report attests to the controls we have in place governing the security of customer data as they map to Trust Service Principles (TSPs) established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
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Manage hundreds or thousands of users
Integrate Metabase with your SSO of choice to automatically handle user signups and group permissions.
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Security and Single sign-on
Secure your perimeter and stay compliant with all the best practices. SOC2 Type II Compliance N/A Google Auth LDAP Basic Auth only Basic Auth only Advanced Sync user attributes Advanced Sync user attributes SAML JWT SLO SCIM account provisioning Approved domai
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Meta analytics
See who did what, when to ensure your data’s being put to good use, and to meet compliance needs.
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First-class compliance
SOC 2 Type II Our SOC 2 Type II report attests to the controls we have in place governing the security of customer data as they map to Trust Service Principles (TSPs) established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA).
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Group questions, models, and dashboards in folders
Group questions, models, and dashboards in folders. Set permissions per collection if you wanna.
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Authenticate your users with LDAP and automatically map
Authenticate your users with LDAP and automatically map permissions. OSS and Starter include basic LDAP auth; Pro and Enterprise add advanced LDAP with user-attribute sync.
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Authenticate your users and maps permissions with Okta
Authenticate your users and maps permissions with Okta, Auth0, Google, Keycloak, and more.
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Isolate data, users, and content per customer when
Isolate data, users, and content per customer when embedding analytics without duplicating dashboards or permissions.
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General Data Protection Regulation At Metabase, we’ve worked
General Data Protection Regulation At Metabase, we’ve worked to make our products, processes, and procedures GDPR-compliant.
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Metabase acts as
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Metabase acts as a service provider to customers under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and we support our customers’ compliance with the CCPA.
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See Metabase pricing in detail
This page lists what Metabase does. For per-seat math, tier comparison, and the full hidden-fee list, see the Metabase pricing breakdown.
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Features evolve. Confirm directly with the vendor before purchase decisions. This list was last refreshed on 2026-05-27.
Frequently asked questions
What features does Metabase include?
This page tracks 78 verified Metabase features across 7 categories, sourced from Metabase's official site.
Which tier do I need for Metabase?
Metabase's feature availability varies by plan. Compare the public Metabase tiers, calculator, and hidden fees on the Metabase pricing page.
How does Metabase compare on features to alternatives?
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