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Metabase vs unovis
Metabase has 49,323 GitHub stars, 6,824 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. unovis has 2,852 stars, 70 forks, 100 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Metabase leads on adoption by 1,629% (49,323 vs 2,852 stars). Metabase is written in Clojure under a custom or non-standard licence; unovis is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0. Metabase has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, unovis 2%. 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 | unovis | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 49K | ★ 2.9K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Clojure | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.8K | ⑂ 70 |
| 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 unovis if
- You want the unovis feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and unovis 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 unovis
Unovis is a modular, tree shakable data visualization framework for React, Angular, Svelte, Vue, Solid and vanilla TypeScript or JavaScript, built for front end developers who need charts, maps and network graphs rendered inside their own applications.
read the full unovis overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or unovis more popular?
Metabase has 49,323 GitHub stars and unovis has 2,852. Metabase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Metabase and unovis free?
Both are open source. Metabase has no licence declared in this registry, and unovis is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Metabase and unovis?
Metabase is written in Clojure and unovis 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 unovis?
Choose Metabase if you want the larger community (49,323 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose unovis if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.