Open-source Power BI alternative: Metabase and Superset

Power BI gets expensive when you want to give many people access to reports. Two open-source platforms offer the same analytics power, on your own server.

Metabase: simple, for the whole team

Metabase is the easiest to use: connect to your database, ask questions in natural language or visually, and build dashboards without writing SQL. Perfect for teams that want fast reports with no training.

Apache Superset: advanced

Apache Superset is the platform for complex cases: dozens of chart types, a SQL Lab for analysts and interactive dashboards over large datasets. It is the project big companies use for self-hosted BI.

How to choose

• Metabase: small to medium teams, business reporting, simplicity.
• Superset: dedicated analysts, large data volumes, advanced customization.

How to start

Both are in the one-click app catalog. Connect them to your database (same server or remote) and in a few minutes you have your first dashboard. The data stays with you, with no per-viewer cost.