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Metabase vs allure-python
Metabase has 49,312 GitHub stars, 6,824 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. allure-python has 815 stars, 260 forks, 129 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. Metabase leads on adoption by 5,951% (49,312 vs 815 stars). Metabase is written in Clojure under a custom or non-standard licence; allure-python is written in Python under Apache-2.0. Metabase has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, allure-python 32%. 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-python | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 49K | ★ 815 |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Clojure | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-07-10 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.8K | ⑂ 260 |
| 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-python if
- You want the allure-python 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-python 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-python
allure python is the official set of Allure Report adapters for Python test frameworks — pytest, behave, Robot Framework, pytest bdd, and nose2 — built for Python teams that run automated tests and want Allure's report model without writing their own result formatting layer.
read the full allure-python overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or allure-python more popular?
Metabase has 49,312 GitHub stars and allure-python has 815. Metabase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Metabase and allure-python free?
Both are open source. Metabase has no licence declared in this registry, and allure-python is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Metabase and allure-python?
Metabase is written in Clojure and allure-python 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-python?
Choose Metabase if you want the larger community (49,312 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose allure-python if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.