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Metabase vs EventViewerX
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars, 6,968 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. EventViewerX has 734 stars, 69 forks, 19 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Metabase leads on adoption by 6,728% (50,114 vs 734 stars). Metabase is written in Clojure under a custom or non-standard licence; EventViewerX is written in C# under MIT. Metabase has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, EventViewerX 9%. 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 | EventViewerX | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 50K | ★ 734 |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Clojure | C# |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.0K | ⑂ 69 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Metabase if
- You weight community size — 50K 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 EventViewerX if
- You want the EventViewerX feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and EventViewerX fits your workflow better
About Metabase
Metabase Metabase is the easy, open source way for everyone in your company to ask questions and learn from data. Get started The easiest way to get started with Metabase is to sign up for a free trial of Metabase Cloud. You get expert support, backups, upgrades, an SMTP server, SSL certificate, SoC2 Type 2 security auditing, and more (plus your money goes toward improving a major open source project). Check out our quick overview of cloud vs self hosting. If you need to, you can always switch to self hosting Metabase at any time (or vice versa). Key Features Set up in five minutes (we're not kidding), or have…
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About EventViewerX
EventViewerX High performance Windows Event Log tooling for .NET and PowerShell. PSEventViewer is the thin PowerShell surface. EventViewerX is the reusable C engine underneath it. Live channels, remote sessions, WEC, provider messages, and Windows configuration use the Windows Event Log APIs. Saved EVTX files can also use an explicitly selected portable adapter. In this project, offline means reading a saved .evtx file instead of an active channel. The default saved file path still uses Windows Eventing APIs. EventViewerX.Evtx is an optional dependency backed adapter for Linux, macOS, and Windows; it plugs into…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or EventViewerX more popular?
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars and EventViewerX has 734. Metabase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Metabase and EventViewerX free?
Both are open source. Metabase has no licence declared in this registry, and EventViewerX is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Metabase and EventViewerX?
Metabase is written in Clojure and EventViewerX in C#. 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 EventViewerX?
Choose Metabase if you want the larger community (50,114 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose EventViewerX if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.