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Metabase vs open-dronelog
Metabase has 49,323 GitHub stars, 6,824 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. open-dronelog has 1,532 stars, 210 forks, 29 open issues and last shipped 12 days ago. Metabase leads on adoption by 3,120% (49,323 vs 1,532 stars). Metabase is written in Clojure under a custom or non-standard licence; open-dronelog is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. Metabase has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, open-dronelog 14%. Metabase was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (dashboard, data-analysis, data-visualization, database), 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 | open-dronelog | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 49K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | Custom / other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Clojure | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-07 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.8K | ⑂ 210 |
| 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 open-dronelog if
- You want the open-dronelog feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and open-dronelog 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.
read the full Metabase overview →
About open-dronelog
Open Drone Log is a free, AGPL 3.0 licensed dashboard that imports DJI and Litchi flight logs into a local DuckDB database and analyzes them through a Tauri v2 desktop app or a self hosted web deployment, for pilots and drone teams that want private flight analytics without a subscription.
read the full open-dronelog overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or open-dronelog more popular?
Metabase has 49,323 GitHub stars and open-dronelog has 1,532. Metabase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Metabase and open-dronelog free?
Both are open source. Metabase has no licence declared in this registry, and open-dronelog is licensed under AGPL-3.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Metabase and open-dronelog?
Metabase is written in Clojure and open-dronelog in TypeScript. 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 open-dronelog?
Choose Metabase if you want the larger community (49,323 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose open-dronelog if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.