Starter has all the stuff you get in the open source version of Metabase, with hosting taken care of. And you get hands-on support from our expert customer success engineers.
Plug into your data source, invite your team, and start asking questions.
Unlimited charts, dashboards, and questions—no SQL required.
Self-serve analytics without the box-checking.
We really care about security.
Trustworthy, product-grade deployment with our specialist cloud team who maintain thousands of Metabases like it’s their job (because it is their job.)
Automatic backups and restores
Automatic upgrades
Built-in network monitoring
Enterprise grade compliance (SOC 2 Type II)
Ultra-high, multi-zone availability
Preconfigured SMTP Server
Unlimited support from engineers
Metabase's cloud-hosting minimizes our time spent managing infrastructure and allows us to focus on generating insights for our clients - a win-win solution. Plus, as a small business owner, cost is an important factor and Metabase's pricing is far better than other solutions on the market.
CEO, JS Analytics
We don't like to brag, so we'll let our customers do it for us.
With Starter, you'll get access to:
“The expertise and engagement of the Metabase team stands in stark contrast to that which we've received from Looker over the past 18+ months and, in previous lives, Tableau.”
“10/10. Metabase support is the best in the industry and serves as a shining example of what we try to achieve for our own customers.”
“Johannes is a world class support engineer. I really give him 5 stars for the help he provided. All responses were very fast, to the point, and helpful. I couldn't ask for better support. A true expert.”
“I got excellent and timely response to my question. Thank you for the level of detail you provided, you made me feel that if we migrate our installation to your cloud service, we will have your support.”
“Johannes is the best! He always gives thorough responses and next steps that help us manage expectations with our end users.”
“I really appreciated how fast Luis was to respond, and how straightforward his recommendations are. You're awesome!”
“The response was specific on all my raised points and it came back very quickly!”
“The expertise and engagement of the Metabase team stands in stark contrast to that which we've received from Looker over the past 18+ months and, in previous lives, Tableau.”
“10/10. Metabase support is the best in the industry and serves as a shining example of what we try to achieve for our own customers.”
“Johannes is a world class support engineer. I really give him 5 stars for the help he provided. All responses were very fast, to the point, and helpful. I couldn't ask for better support. A true expert.”
“I got excellent and timely response to my question. Thank you for the level of detail you provided, you made me feel that if we migrate our installation to your cloud service, we will have your support.”
“Johannes is the best! He always gives thorough responses and next steps that help us manage expectations with our end users.”
“I really appreciated how fast Luis was to respond, and how straightforward his recommendations are. You're awesome!”
“The response was specific on all my raised points and it came back very quickly!”
Sometimes the best things in life are free, like unconditional love, and awesome open source software. And sometimes it’s worth paying a little extra for convenience and accessible technical support.
| Open Source | Starter | |
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| Unlimited questions | ||
| Unlimited charts | ||
| Unlimited dashboards |  |
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| 15+ visualization types | ||
| Scheduled updates and alerts via email and Slack | ||
| Connects to 20+ database types, including CSV upload | ||
| SOC2 Type II Compliance | ||
| Unlimited technical support | ||
| Fully managed cloud | ||
| Automatic backups and upgrades | ||
| Out-of-the-box SMTP server |
Metabase is an amazing tool for startups that want 90/10 solutions to data analytics at a cost effective price. It continues to be the most effective way for us to build reporting efficiently.
CTO, Pathrise
