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Metabase vs react-simple-maps
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars, 6,968 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. react-simple-maps has 3,390 stars, 461 forks, 170 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. Metabase leads on adoption by 1,378% (50,114 vs 3,390 stars). Metabase is written in Clojure under a custom or non-standard licence; react-simple-maps is written in TypeScript under MIT. Metabase has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, react-simple-maps 14%. 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 | react-simple-maps | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 50K | ★ 3.4K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Clojure | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-09-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.0K | ⑂ 461 |
| 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 react-simple-maps if
- You want the react-simple-maps feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and react-simple-maps 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 react-simple-maps
React Simple Maps Compose map charts the same way you would write any other layout. Fully typed mature api with high test coverage, built on d3 geo and topojson. Read the docs to get started with React Simple Maps. Why React Simple Maps aims to make working with svg maps in react easier. It handles tasks such as panning, zooming and simple rendering optimization, and takes advantage of parts of d3 geo and topojson client instead of relying on the entire d3 library. Since React Simple Maps leaves DOM work to react, it also plays nicely with other react component libraries. Install Usage React simple maps exposes…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or react-simple-maps more popular?
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars and react-simple-maps has 3,390. Metabase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Metabase and react-simple-maps free?
Both are open source. Metabase has no licence declared in this registry, and react-simple-maps is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Metabase and react-simple-maps?
Metabase is written in Clojure and react-simple-maps 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 react-simple-maps?
Choose Metabase if you want the larger community (50,114 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose react-simple-maps if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.