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Metabase vs DeepBI
Metabase has 49,338 GitHub stars, 6,832 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped today. DeepBI has 2,383 stars, 370 forks, 71 open issues and last shipped 23 days ago. Metabase leads on adoption by 1,970% (49,338 vs 2,383 stars). Metabase is written in Clojure under a custom or non-standard licence; DeepBI is written in Python under MIT. Metabase has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, DeepBI 16%. Metabase was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (bi, data, mysql), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Metabase | DeepBI | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 49K | ★ 2.4K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Clojure | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-08-28 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.8K | ⑂ 370 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Metabase if
- You weight community size — 49K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Clojure
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick DeepBI if
- You want the DeepBI feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and DeepBI fits your workflow better
About Metabase
Metabase is an open source business intelligence and embedded analytics tool, written in Clojure, that lets everyone in a company ask questions of their data and build dashboards without needing to know SQL.
read the full Metabase overview →
About DeepBI
DeepBI is an open source Python AI native data analysis platform in the business intelligence and data analytics ecosystem. It uses large language models to help users explore, query, visualize, and share data from connected sources. The MIT licensed project presents itself as a conversational data scientist for data driven decisions.
read the full DeepBI overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or DeepBI more popular?
Metabase has 49,338 GitHub stars and DeepBI has 2,383. Metabase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Metabase and DeepBI free?
Both are open source. Metabase has no licence declared in this registry, and DeepBI is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Metabase and DeepBI?
Metabase is written in Clojure and DeepBI in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Metabase or DeepBI?
Choose Metabase if you want the larger community (49,338 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose DeepBI if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.