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Metabase vs FastReport
Metabase has 49,312 GitHub stars, 6,824 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. FastReport has 3,086 stars, 679 forks, 24 open issues and last shipped 7 days ago. Metabase leads on adoption by 1,498% (49,312 vs 3,086 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 | ★ 49K | ★ 3.1K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Clojure | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-11 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.8K | ⑂ 679 |
| 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 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 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 FastReport
FastReport is free open source reporting tool for .NET 6, .NET Core, and .NET Framework. It lives in .NET ecosystem, written in C , licensed under MIT. Project targets Data & Analytics and Business Intelligence & Reporting use.
read the full FastReport overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or FastReport more popular?
Metabase has 49,312 GitHub stars and FastReport has 3,086. 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 (49,312 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose FastReport if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.