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Metabase vs EventViewerX
Metabase has 49,312 GitHub stars, 6,824 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. EventViewerX has 731 stars, 69 forks, 19 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. Metabase leads on adoption by 6,646% (49,312 vs 731 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 | ★ 49K | ★ 731 |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Clojure | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-13 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.8K | ⑂ 69 |
| 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 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 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.
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About EventViewerX
EventViewerX is an MIT licensed C engine with a thin PowerShell surface called PSEventViewer that queries, reports on, exports, and automates Windows Event Log data from live channels, remote sessions, Windows Event Collector subscriptions, provider messages, and saved EVTX files, and it is aimed at Windows and PowerShell administrators, .NET developers, and teams doing Active Directory event reporting.
read the full EventViewerX overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or EventViewerX more popular?
Metabase has 49,312 GitHub stars and EventViewerX has 731. 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 (49,312 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose EventViewerX if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.