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Alternatives to Metabase

Compare healthier or more active tools in the same use case using ToolVitals public evidence.

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  • Metabase currently shows at least one risk or watch signal in ToolVitals data.
  • Maintenance and shipping signals are strong.
  • Health score: 100/100.
  • Shipping score: 100/100.
  • 3 pricing changes have been tracked.

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Best alternatives by need

Best overallApache Superset

Highest organic ToolVitals fit for this use case.

Verified open/source-visibleApache Superset, Lightdash, Rill, Nao

Useful when portability and inspectability matter.

License unknown, source-visible signalsWrenAI, Cube, Chartbrew

Public source signals exist, but ToolVitals has not verified the license class.

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Best-fit bi & dashboards options

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WrenAI

Open-source text-to-SQL and text-to-chart GenBI agent with a semantic layer.

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Health100
Shipping100
Score100
Confidence100
Stars16.7k
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Cube

📊 Cube Core is open-source semantic layer for AI, BI and embedded analytics

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Health95
Shipping100
Score98
Confidence100
Stars20.5k
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Rill

The fastest business intelligence tool for humans and agents.

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Health96
Shipping100
Score98
Confidence100
Stars2.8k
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Nao

👾 nao is an open source analytics agent. (1) Create context with nao-core cli, (2) deploy nao chat interface for everyone

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Health98
Shipping100
Score99
Confidence100
Stars1.5k
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Chartbrew

Open-source reporting platform to build and share live dashboards from APIs, SQL and NoSQL databases, with powerful AI assistant, scheduling, and embeddable charts 📈📊

Active
Health87
Shipping77
Score87
Confidence100
Stars4k
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Deepnote

Deepnote is a drop-in replacement for Jupyter with an AI-first design, sleek UI, new blocks, and native data integrations. Use Python, R, and SQL locally in your favorite IDE, then scale to Deepnote cloud for real-time collaboration, Deepnote agent, and deployable data apps. https://deepnote.com/

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Health90
Shipping65
Score85
Confidence100
Stars3k
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bagofwords

Chat with your data - with memory, rules, and observability built in. Deploy in 2 minutes

Active
Health77
Shipping95
Score88
Confidence94
Stars446
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DecisionBox

AI platform that connects to a data warehouse, runs autonomous SQL agents, and surfaces validated insights and recommendations.

Active
Health79
Shipping78
Score83
Confidence95
Stars88
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