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Metabase vs Redash
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars, 6,968 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Redash has 28,860 stars, 4,634 forks, 805 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Metabase leads on adoption by 74% (50,114 vs 28,860 stars). Metabase is written in Clojure under a custom or non-standard licence; Redash is written in TypeScript under BSD-2-Clause. Metabase has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, Redash 16%. Metabase was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 5 topic tags (analytics, bi, business-intelligence, dashboard), 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 | Redash | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 50K | ★ 29K |
| License | Custom / other | BSD-2-Clause |
| Written in | Clojure | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 7.0K | ⑂ 4.6K |
| 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 Redash if
- You want the Redash feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the BSD-2-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Redash 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 Redash
Redash is designed to enable anyone, regardless of the level of technical sophistication, to harness the power of data big and small. SQL users leverage Redash to explore, query, visualize, and share data from any data source. Their work, in turn, enables anybody in their organization to use the data. Every day, millions of users at thousands of organizations around the world use Redash to develop insights and make data driven decisions. Redash features: 1. Browser based : Everything in your browser, with a shareable URL. 2. Ease of use : Become immediately productive with data without the need to master complex…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or Redash more popular?
Metabase has 50,114 GitHub stars and Redash has 28,860. Metabase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Metabase and Redash free?
Both are open source. Metabase has no licence declared in this registry, and Redash is licensed under BSD-2-Clause. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Metabase and Redash?
Metabase is written in Clojure and Redash 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 Redash?
Choose Metabase if you want the larger community (50,114 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Redash if its feature set, stack or BSD-2-Clause licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.