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Metabase vs graphic
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars, 6,968 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. graphic has 1,791 stars, 185 forks, 85 open issues and last shipped 8 months ago. Metabase leads on adoption by 2,698% (50,114 vs 1,791 stars). Metabase is written in Clojure under a custom or non-standard licence; graphic is written in Dart under MIT. Metabase has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, graphic 10%. 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 | graphic | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 50K | ★ 1.8K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Clojure | Dart |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-02-25 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.0K | ⑂ 185 |
| 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 graphic if
- You want the graphic feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Dart
- You evaluated both and graphic 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 graphic
Graphic Graphic is a grammar of data visualization and Flutter charting library. Flexible declarative grammar : This visualization grammar derives from Leland Wilkinson's The Grammar of Graphics , and tries to balance between theoretical beauty and practicability. Data processing steps and mark shapes can be composed freely in a declarative specification, not limited to certain chart types. And shape draw methods are customizable. Interaction : With the event and selection definition, the chart is highly interactive, such as highlighting selected items, popping a tooltip, or scaling the coordinate. Animation…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or graphic more popular?
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars and graphic has 1,791. Metabase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Metabase and graphic free?
Both are open source. Metabase has no licence declared in this registry, and graphic is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Metabase and graphic?
Metabase is written in Clojure and graphic in Dart. 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 graphic?
Choose Metabase if you want the larger community (50,114 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose graphic if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.