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Metabase vs VTable
Metabase has 49,338 GitHub stars, 6,832 forks, 4,346 open issues and last shipped today. VTable has 3,662 stars, 486 forks, 536 open issues and last shipped today. Metabase leads on adoption by 1,247% (49,338 vs 3,662 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%. VTable 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 | ★ 49K | ★ 3.7K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Clojure | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-20 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 6.8K | ⑂ 486 |
| 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 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 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 VTable
VTable is an MIT licensed TypeScript data grid library that renders and analyses multidimensional data on canvas, built for front end developers and data teams who need tables that stay fast at millions of rows.
read the full VTable overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Metabase or VTable more popular?
Metabase has 49,338 GitHub stars and VTable has 3,662. 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 (49,338 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose VTable if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.