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Metabase vs VTable
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars, 6,968 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. VTable has 3,681 stars, 492 forks, 536 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Metabase leads on adoption by 1,261% (50,114 vs 3,681 stars). Metabase is written in Clojure under a custom or non-standard licence; VTable is written in TypeScript under MIT. Metabase has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, VTable 13%. Metabase was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 3 topic tags (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 | VTable | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 50K | ★ 3.7K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Clojure | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.0K | ⑂ 492 |
| 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 VTable if
- You want the VTable feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and VTable 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 VTable
VTable VTable is not just a high performance multidimensional data analysis table, but also a grid artist that creates art between rows and columns. Introduction • demo • Tutorial • API • English 简体中文 日本語 （video） Introduction VTable is based on visual rendering engine VRender. The core capabilities are as follows: 1. Extreme performance: Supports fast computation and rendering of millions of data points. 2. Multidimensional analysis: Automatically analyzes and presents multidimensional data. 3. Strong expressiveness: Provides flexible and powerful graphic capabilities, seamlessly integrating with charts of…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or VTable more popular?
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars and VTable has 3,681. Metabase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Metabase and VTable free?
Both are open source. Metabase has no licence declared in this registry, and VTable is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Metabase and VTable?
Metabase is written in Clojure and VTable 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 VTable?
Choose Metabase if you want the larger community (50,114 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose VTable if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.