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Metabase vs vizzu-lib
Metabase has 49,323 GitHub stars, 6,824 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. vizzu-lib has 2,035 stars, 87 forks, 3 open issues and last shipped 5 months ago. Metabase leads on adoption by 2,324% (49,323 vs 2,035 stars). Metabase is written in Clojure under a custom or non-standard licence; vizzu-lib is written in JavaScript under Apache-2.0. Metabase has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, vizzu-lib 4%. Metabase was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (dashboard, data-analysis, 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 | vizzu-lib | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 49K | ★ 2.0K |
| License | Custom / other | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Clojure | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-04-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.8K | ⑂ 87 |
| 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 vizzu-lib if
- You want the vizzu-lib feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and vizzu-lib 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 vizzu-lib
Vizzu is a free, open source JavaScript and C++ library that renders animated data visualizations and data stories, and it is aimed at developers who build charts, dashboards, and interactive data explorers for the web.
read the full vizzu-lib overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or vizzu-lib more popular?
Metabase has 49,323 GitHub stars and vizzu-lib has 2,035. Metabase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Metabase and vizzu-lib free?
Both are open source. Metabase has no licence declared in this registry, and vizzu-lib is licensed under Apache-2.0. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Metabase and vizzu-lib?
Metabase is written in Clojure and vizzu-lib in JavaScript. 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 vizzu-lib?
Choose Metabase if you want the larger community (49,323 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose vizzu-lib if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.