Metabase today
At 5 seats
$100
Starter plan
- Contract
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- Free plan
- Free to self-host: Open Source is free with unlimited users, questions and dashboards, AI on your...
Cheaper than Metabase (6)
Compared at 5 seats, same currency.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Metabase | States that Metabase doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amazon QuickSightReader, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$15$3 × 5 seats | $85 less | Automatic chart generation | Annual commitments required for annual capacity plans | Not found |
 AI2SQLTeam, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$39$39 flat, unlimited users | $61 less | Text-to-SQL generation | Subscription cancellable anytime from account page | Free plan: 3 SQL queries a day on a demo database; connecting your own... |
 RowsPlus, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$40$8 × 5 seats | $60 less | Nothing extra found | Monthly or annual; cancel anytime, stays on plan until end of... | Free forever: 5 AI tasks/month, manual data table import, 10 integration... |
 IBM Cognos AnalyticsOn Demand, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$56.25$11.25 × 5 seats | $43.75 less | Automatic chart generation | Not found | Trial: Free trial available, duration not stated |
 PowerdrillTeam Pro, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$66.35$13.27 × 5 seats | $33.65 less | Automatic chart generation | Monthly or annual billing cycles, billed in advance | Free plan at $0 with 1,000 credits refreshed daily, file upload, open data... |
 Microsoft Power BIPower BI Pro, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$70$14 × 5 seats | $30 less | Automatic chart generation | Pro and Premium Per User are paid yearly | Free account to create reports with visual analytics; no credit card... |
Other options (12)
No computed reason to switch, listed for completeness.
| Alternative | At 5 seats | Against Metabase | States that Metabase doesn't | Contract | Free plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 ThoughtSpotEssentials, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$125$25 × 5 seats | $25 more | Automatic chart generation | Not found | Developer plan for embedded analytics is free for up to 10 users and 25M... |
 HexProfessional, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$180$36 × 5 seats | $80 more | Text-to-SQL generation, Automatic chart generation, HIPAA BAA | Professional and Team can cancel or change plan anytime; access... | Community plan is free: Hex agent trial, connect any data source, all cell... |
 DeepnoteTeam, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$195$39 × 5 seats | $95 more | Text-to-SQL generation, Automatic chart generation | Enterprise offers custom contract and SLA | Free forever: up to 3 editors, 5 projects, limited Deepnote AI, unlimited... |
 QlikStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$300$300, includes 10 users | $200 more | Nothing extra found | Annual billing | Trial: Free trial offered; length not stated |
 SQLAI.aiStarter, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$6/moStarter plan, starting price | Not comparable | Text-to-SQL generation | Not found | Trial: 7-day free trial, card required at checkout, not charged until trial ends |
 PolymerBasic, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$10/moBasic plan, starting price | Not comparable | Automatic chart generation | Not found | Trial: 7-day free trial, no credit card required (Pro plan also shown with a 14... |
 Julius AIPlus, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$20/moPlus plan, starting price | Not comparable | Automatic chart generation | Not found | Free plan with a daily credit allowance, Julius Lite models, Google... |
 Vanna AIExplorer, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$50/moExplorer plan, starting price | Not comparable | Text-to-SQL generation | Annual subscriptions get a 20% discount | Not found |
 WrenAIEssential Cloud, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$259/moEssential Cloud plan, starting price | Not comparable | Text-to-SQL generation, Automatic chart generation | Enterprise Plus is annual contract only | Trial: 7-day free trial on Essential Cloud and Enterprise Cloud; credit card required |
 QuerioCore, read Oct 29, 2026 |
$2,499/moCore plan, starting price | Not comparable | Text-to-SQL generation, Automatic chart generation, HIPAA BAA | Enterprise is annual per Order Form; Core is monthly or annual... | Free forever: unlimited users and data connections, 500 AI credits a month... |
 DefogEnterprise (Cloud Hosted), read Oct 29, 2026 |
$5,000/moEnterprise (Cloud Hosted) plan, starting price | Not comparable | Text-to-SQL generation | Self-hosted Enterprise requires annual commitment | Not found |
 Lookerread Oct 29, 2026 |
$3/1M tokensUsage price | Not comparable | Text-to-SQL generation, Automatic chart generation | Annual subscriptions in one, two, and three-year terms | Not found |
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Questions
What is the cheapest alternative to Metabase?
Amazon QuickSight, at $15 at 5 seats, $85 less than Metabase. Computed from each vendor's published prices.
Is there a free alternative to Metabase?
Yes. 9 AI data analytics tools have a free plan, including AI2SQL, Rows, Powerdrill, Microsoft Power BI, ThoughtSpot.
How this page is made
Alternatives come from Metabase's own category, AI data analytics tools. Prices come from each vendor's pricing page and are compared at the same volume where both can be computed, and by starting price where neither can. "States that Metabase doesn't" lists what we found on the other vendor's site and didn't find on Metabase's, which doesn't prove Metabase lacks it. How prices are read.