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Compare Cube and Metabase 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Mid-Market (50.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.15 1 Cube Compute Unit
$0.00
Cube
Star Rating
(27)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (53.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.15 1 Cube Compute Unit
Browse all 4 pricing plansMetabase
Star Rating
(140)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (50.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$0.00
Browse all 4 pricing plansCube vs Metabase
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Cube easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Metabase, along with administration.
- Cube and Metabase both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Cube is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Cube over Metabase.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cube
Starter
$0.15
1 Cube Compute Unit
Great for getting started and trying Cube. Everything in Cube Core, plus:
- Fully-hosted AWS/GCP
- Development toolset
- Semantic Layer Sync with one BI: Preset or Metabase
Metabase
Open Source
$0.00
The user-friendly BI suite in a box.
- Unlimited charts
- Unlimited dashboards
- Connect to 20+ database types
Free Trial
Cube
Free Trial is available
Metabase
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
23
8.8
97
Ease of Use
8.8
25
8.4
100
Ease of Setup
8.5
14
9.0
40
Ease of Admin
9.0
13
8.9
25
Quality of Support
9.6
23
7.9
72
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.7
10
8.9
20
Product Direction (% positive)
10.0
25
8.3
87
Features by Category
Reports
9.0
12
8.9
45
Feature Not Available
8.4
42
9.0
14
8.6
44
Feature Not Available
8.3
41
9.0
13
9.1
44
Self Service
8.9
19
8.3
42
9.6
17
8.8
42
7.7
11
8.7
43
8.0
9
8.1
42
8.3
10
8.4
40
7.1
12
7.7
36
Advanced Analytics
6.5
8
7.5
41
8.4
15
9.1
45
9.2
11
7.9
41
Building Reports
7.6
7
8.8
13
9.0
10
8.3
13
Feature Not Available
8.8
14
9.4
11
8.7
9
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
9.0
12
8.9
45
Feature Not Available
8.4
42
9.0
14
8.6
44
Feature Not Available
8.3
41
9.0
13
9.1
44
Data Preparation
9.0
13
8.3
47
7.2
10
8.3
46
Data Modeling and Blending
9.3
17
8.6
57
9.4
16
8.8
57
9.5
10
8.3
53
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.9
16
Feature Not Available
7.6
16
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
6.7
8
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.7
8
Self Service
8.9
19
8.3
42
9.6
17
8.8
42
7.7
11
8.7
43
8.0
9
8.1
42
8.3
10
8.4
40
7.1
12
7.7
36
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
8.9
9
Advanced Analytics
6.5
8
7.5
41
8.4
15
9.1
45
9.2
11
7.9
41
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
7.8
9
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.3
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.1
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Not enough data
7.5
8
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
7.9
8
Not enough data
8.8
8
Building Reports
7.6
7
8.8
13
9.0
10
8.3
13
Feature Not Available
8.8
14
9.4
11
8.7
9
Reports
9.0
12
8.9
45
Feature Not Available
8.4
42
9.0
14
8.6
44
Feature Not Available
8.3
41
9.0
13
9.1
44
Self Service
8.9
19
8.3
42
9.6
17
8.8
42
7.7
11
8.7
43
8.0
9
8.1
42
8.3
10
8.4
40
7.1
12
7.7
36
Building Reports
7.6
7
8.8
13
9.0
10
8.3
13
Feature Not Available
8.8
14
9.4
11
8.7
9
Deployment & Integration - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Connectivity & Federation - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Modeling & Metrics - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Governance - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Advanced Intelligence - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI Enablement - Semantic Layer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cube and Metabase are categorized as Analytics Platforms and Embedded Business Intelligence
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cube
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Metabase
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
23.1%
Information Technology and Services
11.5%
Marketing and Advertising
7.7%
Management Consulting
7.7%
Hospital & Health Care
7.7%
Other
42.3%
Information Technology and Services
14.9%
Computer Software
12.7%
Financial Services
9.7%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Internet
4.5%
Other
53.0%
Discussions
Cube has no discussions with answers
Is Metabase free?
1 Comment
GL
YesRead more
Is Metabase secure?
1 Comment
IG
Yes. It provides SSO integration, and a capability to invite users via e-mail where only the user gets to set their password and password reset capability....Read more
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