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Metabase vs allure-docker-service
Metabase has 49,312 GitHub stars, 6,824 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. allure-docker-service has 750 stars, 208 forks, 44 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. Metabase leads on adoption by 6,475% (49,312 vs 750 stars). Metabase is written in Clojure under a custom or non-standard licence; allure-docker-service is written in Python under Apache-2.0. Metabase has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, allure-docker-service 28%. Metabase was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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 | allure-docker-service | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 49K | ★ 750 |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Clojure | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-07-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.8K | ⑂ 208 |
| 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 allure-docker-service if
- You want the allure-docker-service feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and allure-docker-service 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 allure-docker-service
Allure Docker Service is an open source Docker container for viewing up to date Allure reports from automated tests. It lives in the Allure testing ecosystem, a Python based Apache 2.0 project tagged with topics such as allure, allure docker, docker compose, and allure api. It is intended for report viewing without repeatedly installing and running the Allure server manually on Jenkins or a local machine.
read the full allure-docker-service overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or allure-docker-service more popular?
Metabase has 49,312 GitHub stars and allure-docker-service has 750. Metabase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Metabase and allure-docker-service free?
Both are open source. Metabase has no licence declared in this registry, and allure-docker-service is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Metabase and allure-docker-service?
Metabase is written in Clojure and allure-docker-service 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 allure-docker-service?
Choose Metabase if you want the larger community (49,312 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose allure-docker-service if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.