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Metabase vs open-dronelog
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars, 6,968 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. open-dronelog has 1,579 stars, 218 forks, 29 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Metabase leads on adoption by 3,074% (50,114 vs 1,579 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 | ★ 50K | ★ 1.6K |
| License | Custom / other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Clojure | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.0K | ⑂ 218 |
| 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 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 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 open-dronelog
OPEN DRONELOG A high performance application for analyzing drone flight logs (DJI and Litchi CSV formats). Available as a Tauri v2 desktop app or a Docker deployable web app. Built with DuckDB and React. [!IMPORTANT] DJI is a registered trademark of SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. DroneLogbook® is a registered trademark of DroneAnalytics Inc. Litchi is a trademark of VC Technology Ltd. Airdata or Airdata UAV is a trademark of Airdata UAV, Inc. This project is independent and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, authorized by, or endorsed by SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd., DroneAnalytics Inc., VC Technology Ltd…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or open-dronelog more popular?
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars and open-dronelog has 1,579. 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 (50,114 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.