Metabase vs Redash
| Feature | Metabase | Redash |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Low-Code | Analytics |
| Sub-category | BI / Dashboard | BI / Dashboard |
| Maturity | stable | mature |
| Complexity | beginner | intermediate |
| Performance tier | medium | medium |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| License type | copyleft | permissive |
| Pricing | fully free | fully free |
| GitHub stars | 40.0K | 27.0K |
| Contributors | 0 | 0 |
| Commit frequency | weekly | weekly |
| Plugin ecosystem | none | none |
| Docs quality | good | good |
| Backing org | Metabase | Redash (archived) |
| Funding model | open_core | community |
| Min RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Min CPU cores | 1 | 1 |
| Scaling pattern | single_node | single_node |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| K8s native | No | No |
| Offline capable | No | No |
| Vendor lock-in | none | none |
| Languages | Clojure, TypeScript | Python |
| API type | REST | REST |
| Protocols | HTTP | HTTP |
| Deployment | docker | docker |
| SDK languages | — | — |
| Team size fit | solo, small, medium | small, medium |
| First release | 2020 | 2020 |
| Latest version | — | — |
When to use Metabase
- ✓ Primary: self-serve-analytics
- ✓ Primary: dashboard-building
- ✓ Primary: data-exploration
When to use Redash
- ✓ Ad-hoc SQL queries across multiple data sources
- ✓ Automated report dashboards with alerts
- ✓ Team data sharing and collaboration
Metabase anti-patterns
- ✕ Clojure codebase limits contributors
- ✕ Complex queries need SQL knowledge
- ✕ Embedding requires paid plan
Redash anti-patterns
- ✕ Development has slowed (Databricks acquired)
- ✕ No no-code query builder
- ✕ Self-hosted only — no official cloud