Metabase Product Roadmap

Highlights of what we’re cooking.

Now

Actively being built.

  • Improved embedding onboarding Quicker to get to an embedding proof of concept.

  • Improvements to SSO and Auth SCIM for SAML, AD support, auto-logout and more.

  • Whitelabeling improvements Better control of help links, no “Metabase” mentions anywhere.

  • Authentication with API keys Define API keys, assign them to groups, and manage them centrally.

  • CSV upload improvements Append to existing uploads, manage uploaded tables, Redshift support and more. Some paid, some free functionality.

  • Dashboard improvements Tab-bound filters, filters in the body of dashboards, maximum width, replace cards, duplicate cards/tabs and more.

  • Move visualization improvements Combo stacked bars, moving averages, best fit lines, and more.

  • Revamped Druid database driver Adding support for Druid SQL, custom columns and JSON parsing and querying.

  • Revamped data browser Make it easier to find relevant data, especially models.

  • Revamped trend charts Better comparisons, multiple numbers, more customization.

  • Simplified query builder permissions Cleaner working model. Includes paid-only improvements.

  • Spreadsheet-like custom columns Extract parts of date/times, combine columns and more, without going into the advanced query builder.

Soon

Planned for the next release or two.

  • Better caching Algorithm improvements, clearer and more scalable UX, more granular control.

  • Data quality monitoring Understand the health of your models.

  • Databricks driver A new, officially supported driver.

  • Embedding React SDK Get embedding up-and-running even faster.

  • Organizations as central units in embedding Group users your users by their customers, set permissions, seed collections and more.

  • Better archiving and decluttering Better archive UX, auto-archive, auto-empty archive and more. Includes paid features.

  • CSV uploads and model caching in more databases BigQuery, Snowflake, and more.

  • Faster and fresher fingerprinting Better insight into the shape of your data.

  • Model improvements Faster UX, foreign key mapping, custom filter values.

  • More dashboard improvements Drag cards from the sidebar, reduce manual resizing of elements, zoomed in card view, dashboard templates and more.

  • New charts: sankey and boxplot charts And potentially even more charts.

  • Parameterize date granularity Control group by granularity via dashboard filters, to write fewer queries.

  • Parameters in snippets Ability to include parameters in SQL snippets.

  • Pivot table improvements Better UI, pivoted downloads, and more.

  • Questions Use dashboards as folders themselves for single-use questions, reducing clutter.

  • Static card parameters Hardcode parameters for individual questions in dashboards.

Later

Coming in the next 6 months or so.

  • Action auditing, analytics, and permissions Know who did what, when (and keep it under control).

  • Data warehouse cost insights Know how much your queries cost, optimize (or kill) expensive queries.

  • Faster caching with external providers Memory caching for blazing-fast query results.

  • Granular embedding via SDK Build interactive analytics experiences using only specific parts of Metabase, in your app.

  • Lineage and debugging Understand how you’re getting your results and pinpoint issues.

  • Better maps Plot more metrics, draw polygons, build heatmaps, and more.

  • Consumption in mobile Improvements to dashboards, viz and navigation in mobile contexts.

  • Dynamic goals Define goals using other questions.

  • Even more dashboard improvements Events in dashboards, dashboard verification, more visual customization and more.

  • Improvements to custom filter values Key/value pairs and more flexibility.

  • JSON support for more databases BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, and more.

  • Multi-level schema support

  • Reusable queries Create a query once and visualize in different ways. Pairs well with parameters.

  • Revamped table visualizations Better density, zebra-striping, scrolling, text wrapping, and more.

  • Visual custom expressions Do things like string extraction, concatenation, and basic calculations without writing any formulas.

  • Webhooks Call external services from events in Metabase.

Keep in mind these are non-exhaustive plans and subject to change. Plans are always clearer for the near future than far out.
Features may not be available in all plans.

Recently Shipped

For details about each release, see our release notes.

0.48 Search improvements : Better filters to find what you’re looking for.
0.48 Revamped auditing : Revamped UI, alerting, custom filtering, more events.
0.47 X-Ray Models : Automagic dashboards from your curated data sources.
0.47 Region Selection in Cloud : Pick where to host your Metabase Cloud instance.
0.47 Warehouse-side row-level permissions : Move permission management to your DW by letting Metabase pass user information.
0.47 Dashboard improvements : Tabs, Finer grid, support for smaller cards, link card, images and more.
0.47 Custom homepage : Design your homepage as a dashboard + better building blocks.
0.47 Entity search : Find items in your database (like a customer record) from Metabase search.
0.47 CSV Uploads : Yup, upload and analyze away.
0.47 Export Dashboard to PDFs : Just click download on the app.
0.46 Implicit database actions : Automatically generate and update CRUD actions.
0.46 Download chart as image : From XLS and CSV to PNG, OMG.
0.46 Model detail page : See everything about a model (including where it’s used) from one place.
0.46 See SQL for parameterized queries : Understand the generated SQL for easier debugging.
0.46 Sync/Scan optimizations : Reduced load (and cost) when Metabase understands your table structure, with specific improvements for Snowflake, BigQuery and document-based DBs.
0.46 Major MongoDB Merrymaking : Huge improvements in support for features like joins, models, custom expressions and more.
0.46 Custom dashboard filter values : Define your list manually or pulling from a question.
0.46 Public forms : Share Metabase-hosted forms to gather data like NPS or satisfaction surveys, then analyze it.
0.46 Database Actions : Add buttons to dashboards and other parts of Metabase to write back to your database. Postgres and MySQL to start.
0.46 Individual record visualization : Great for operational dashboards.
0.45 Easy date comparisons : Simplified comparisons over different timeframes.
0.45 Better static visualizations : Charts in emails and Slack which look more like the app.
0.45 Revamped serialization : Unique IDs, selective serialization, hidden secrets, and more.
0.45 Athena Driver
0.45 Load Metabase from a config file : Staging/Prod environments or when using instances on a per-customer bais.
0.45 Arabic localization : سلام.
0.45 Prometheus metrics export
0.45 Visualization improvements : Funnel step reordering, cleaner settings UI, better visual polish and more.
0.44 More embedding customization : Custom fonts, custom colors, locale definition and more.
0.44 Custom domains in Cloud : Bring your own domain name for your Metabase Cloud instance.
0.44 {{field_values} in text cards : For more interactive dashboards.
0.44 Faster and lighter field values processes : Reduced load on your data warehouse.
0.44 Forced session timeouts : To ensure compliance.
0.44 Client-side SSL support in MongoDB and Presto
0.44 Redesigned headers and action menus : Easier to act on questions, dashboards and more.
0.44 More chart colors : Twenty-four!
0.44 Change reply-to headers in Alerts and Dashboard Subscriptions
0.44 Improved filtering experience : More fluid UI, aware of what you’re filtering.
0.43 Personal bookmarks : Bookmark the items you use most often to get to them quickly.
0.43 Selective sync for more DBs : Postgres, Redshift, Snowflake and, as previously supported, BigQuery.
0.43 Revamped date/time filtering : Relative dates, simpler UI and more.
0.42 Google Sheets via BigQuery : Use native BigQuery functionality to view Sheets in Metabase.
0.42 Redesigned collections : Easier to find what matters and nicer on the eyes.
0.42 Selective schema sync : Include/exclude the schemas to include in Metabase. Initially for BigQuery only.
0.42 Refactored Slack integration : Using more current APIs and easier to set up.