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Metabase vs Deepnote
Metabase has 49,312 GitHub stars, 6,824 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Deepnote has 3,008 stars, 197 forks, 33 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Metabase leads on adoption by 1,539% (49,312 vs 3,008 stars). Metabase is written in Clojure under a custom or non-standard licence; Deepnote is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Metabase has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Deepnote 7%. Metabase was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (data, data-analysis, data-visualization), 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 | Deepnote | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 49K | ★ 3.0K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Clojure | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.8K | ⑂ 197 |
| 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 Deepnote if
- You want the Deepnote feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Deepnote 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 Deepnote
Deepnote is an open source data notebook for Python, SQL, and AI workflows, positioned as a drop in replacement for Jupyter. The project lives in the Jupyter ecosystem, using a Deepnote kernel that is described as backwards compatible while adding an AI agent, new block types, and native data integrations. It is written in TypeScript and licensed under Apache 2.0, with the repository presenting itself as the local foundation for working before scaling to Deepnote Cloud.
read the full Deepnote overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or Deepnote more popular?
Metabase has 49,312 GitHub stars and Deepnote has 3,008. Metabase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Metabase and Deepnote free?
Both are open source. Metabase has no licence declared in this registry, and Deepnote is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Metabase and Deepnote?
Metabase is written in Clojure and Deepnote in TypeScript. 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 Deepnote?
Choose Metabase if you want the larger community (49,312 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Deepnote if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.