Self-hostable open-source BI with dashboards and questions
Metabot AI helps write queries and answer questions
Agent API for building custom data agents
AGPL edition free to deploy
Metabase — straight answers
What is Metabase?
Metabase is listed under Business Intelligence, in the Data Analysis & Business category on Flocci AI Tools. Self-hostable open-source BI with dashboards and questions. It is free, with no paid plan attached, and it lives at github.com.
Is Metabase free?
Metabase is listed as fully free — there is no paid tier attached to it in the catalog. That makes it one of the 397 entries on Flocci AI Tools with no upgrade path built in.
Can I use Metabase in a browser, or is there an app?
Metabase works in a normal browser tab with no install. It is available on self-hosting and the web.
What can Metabase do?
Metabase does 4 things the catalog singles out: Self-hostable open-source bi with dashboards and questions; metabot ai helps write queries and answer questions; agent api for building custom data agents; agpl edition free to deploy.
What is the best free alternative to Metabase?
Databricks Genie is the closest free alternative: it sits in the same Business Intelligence sub-category and is free tier + paid plans. Sigma Computing and Zoho Analytics also start free. The full list is on the alternatives page.