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Metabase vs Superset
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars, 6,968 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Superset has 15,847 stars, 1,411 forks, 666 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Metabase leads on adoption by 216% (50,114 vs 15,847 stars). Metabase is written in Clojure under a custom or non-standard licence; Superset is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Metabase has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Superset 9%. 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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Side by side
| Metabase | Superset | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 50K | ★ 16K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | Clojure | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.0K | ⑂ 1.4K |
| 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 Superset if
- You want the Superset feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Superset 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 Superset
Run 100+ Coding Agents in Parallel 🌐 Read this in other languages English 日本語 简体中文 繁體中文 한국어 Français Español Deutsch Português Italiano Русский Türkçe Polski Nederlands Bahasa Indonesia Čeština Tiếng Việt Claude Code, Codex, or any CLI agent, each in its own isolated worktree. Spend your time shipping, not waiting. Download for macOS • Documentation • Changelog • Discord Code 10x Faster With No Switching Cost Superset runs CLI based coding agents in parallel across isolated git worktrees, with built in terminal, review, and open in editor workflows. Run multiple agents simultaneously without…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or Superset more popular?
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars and Superset has 15,847. Metabase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Metabase and Superset free?
Neither Metabase nor Superset declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Metabase and Superset?
Metabase is written in Clojure and Superset 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 Superset?
Choose Metabase if you want the larger community (50,114 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Superset if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.