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Metabase vs FastReport
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars, 6,968 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. FastReport has 3,104 stars, 683 forks, 24 open issues and last shipped 5 days ago. Metabase leads on adoption by 1,514% (50,114 vs 3,104 stars). Metabase is written in Clojure under a custom or non-standard licence; FastReport is written in C# under MIT. Metabase has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, FastReport 22%. 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 | FastReport | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 50K | ★ 3.1K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Clojure | C# |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-29 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.0K | ⑂ 683 |
| 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 FastReport if
- You want the FastReport feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and FastReport 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 FastReport
What is FastReport? FastReport provides free open source report generator for .NET 6/.NET Core/.NET Framework. You can use the FastReport Open Source in MVC, Web API, console applications. Features FastReport is written in C and it is compatible with .NET Standard 2.0 and higher. Extendable FastReport architecture allows creating your own objects, export filters, wizards and DB engines. Report Objects FastReport is a band oriented report generator. There are 13 types of bands available: Report Title, Report Summary, Page Header, Page Footer, Column Header, Column Footer, Data Header, Data, Data Footer, Group…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or FastReport more popular?
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars and FastReport has 3,104. Metabase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Metabase and FastReport free?
Both are open source. Metabase has no licence declared in this registry, and FastReport is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Metabase and FastReport?
Metabase is written in Clojure and FastReport 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 FastReport?
Choose Metabase if you want the larger community (50,114 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose FastReport if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.