BI & dashboards Category leader

Metabase

Open-source BI with a visual query builder and SQL

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Metabase lets teams explore data through a visual query builder or SQL and share the results as dashboards. It can be self-hosted as open source or run on Metabase Cloud, and offers an embedding SDK for customer-facing analytics.

  • Data source connectors
  • Interactive dashboards (not listed)
  • Self-service report building (not listed)
  • Scheduled reports and alerts
  • Embedded analytics
  • Row-level security (not listed)

Also includes

  • SQL editor
  • Natural language queries
  • Semantic data model
  • Spreadsheet and CSV upload
  • White labeling
  • Self-hosting

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Basedash

$1,000/month + AI usage 2–500 people

AI-native analytics with embedded dashboards and a managed warehouse

Key features

  • Data source connectors
  • Scheduled reports and alerts
  • Embedded analytics
  • Row-level security

BI & dashboards Rising

Evidence

$2,500/month 2–500+ people

BI as code: dashboards written in Markdown and SQL

Key features

  • Scheduled reports and alerts
  • Embedded analytics
  • Row-level security

BI & dashboards Category leader

Microsoft Power BI

Free plan· $14/user/mo 2–500+ people

Microsoft's BI tool for interactive reports and dashboards

Key features

  • Data source connectors
  • Interactive dashboards
  • Embedded analytics