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Metabase vs F2
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars, 6,968 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. F2 has 7,995 stars, 637 forks, 303 open issues and last shipped 6 months ago. Metabase leads on adoption by 527% (50,114 vs 7,995 stars). Metabase is written in Clojure under a custom or non-standard licence; F2 is written in JavaScript under MIT. Metabase has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, F2 8%. Metabase was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (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 | F2 | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 50K | ★ 8.0K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Clojure | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-05-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.0K | ⑂ 637 |
| 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 F2 if
- You want the F2 feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and F2 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 F2
F2，一个专注于移动，开箱即用的可视化解决方案，完美支持 H5 环境同时兼容多种环境（node, 小程序，weex）。完备的图形语法理论，满足你的各种可视化需求。专业的移动设计指引为你带来最佳的移动端图表体验。英文 README 在此衷心感谢《The Grammar of Graphics》的作者 Leland Wilkinson，为 F2 的图形语法提供了理论基础！ 安装 特性 专注移动，体验优雅 轻量化呈现，自然反馈 ：在设计上我们以人为本，追求自然简单易懂，有吸引力的表达效果，让用户在碎片化的时间里更快更高效得获取图表信息。同时在可视化的操作我们追求内容和操作有机融合，符合人的自然行为反应，让交互操作更自然。 轻巧流畅 ：F2 一直致力于追求极致的性能，针对移动设备做了大量的优化，在支持丰富（50+）图表的基础上同时保持代码量的小巧（不带交互版本 gzip 压缩后 44k，带所有交互版本 56k），同时提供模块化的设计以支持动态加载，提供更优的大小。 多端异构 ：在完美支持 H5 环境的同时，同时兼容 Node.js，支付宝小程序、微信小程序、React Native以及 Weex 端的渲染，一份代码，多设备多环境渲染。 图表丰富，组件完备 与传统的图表库不同，抛弃了特图特做的封装思路，基于强大的图形语法理论，以数据驱动，通过图形语法的组合灵活构建各类图表，目前可绘制 50+…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or F2 more popular?
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars and F2 has 7,995. Metabase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Metabase and F2 free?
Both are open source. Metabase has no licence declared in this registry, and F2 is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Metabase and F2?
Metabase is written in Clojure and F2 in JavaScript. 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 F2?
Choose Metabase if you want the larger community (50,114 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose F2 if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.