
Metabase
Metabase is a SaaS company that provides business intelligence and data visualization tools to help organizations analyze and understand their data.
Pricing Change History
17 changesAI bullet changed from SQL generation to preferred-model AI plus MCP server; Pro security adds required 2FA and IP allowlists alongside SSO
Pro vs Enterprise FAQ answer expanded to newly disclose that air-gapped deployment is available on Enterprise only for an additional fee, previously undisclosed.
Storage add-on pricing dropped from $40 per 500k rows to $2 per 1M rows, with the first 1M rows now always free (~97% per-row cost reduction).
AI and Transforms add-ons moved from flat fees to usage pricing: AI now $3.75/1M tokens (1M free, BYOK option; was $100/mo/500 reqs); Transforms $0.01-0.02/run after 1,000 free (was $250/mo/72k runs).
Quarterly roll-up · includes 4 weeklies
Starter plan support channels expanded from 'email or chat' to 'email, support form, Slack, or Teams', adding more contact options for customers.
Pro plan highlighted feature bullet replaced 'Caching controls' with 'AI controls and token limits', reflecting new AI governance controls as a key Pro differentiator.
SQL transforms and Advanced transforms changed from 'Add-on available' to fully included for Starter, Pro, and Enterprise plans. Transform runs changed from $100/mo flat fee to 1k included then 1¢/run (Starter/Pro Cloud). Advanced transform runs changed from $250/mo to 1k included then 2¢/run (Starter/Pro).
Enterprise plan support label changed from 'Priority support' to '1-day support via Slack, Teams, email', clarifying the specific SLA. 'A dedicated success engineer with a 1-day email SLA' also simplified to '1-day SLA'.
Advanced transforms add-on pricing revealed at $250/mo for 72,000 runs [Metabot AI pricing details now shown in comparison table with $100/mo for Starter/Pro plans; Advanced transforms pricing added to comparison table]
Metabot AI pricing added explicit starting point at $100/mo for 500 requests Added Storage add-on at $40/mo for 500k rows with built-in secure storage (no ETL or connection strings required)
Starter plan per-user price increased from $5/month to $6/month (20% increase) Starter plan base price increased from $85/month to $100/month (17.6% increase)
Development Instances add-on introduced at $100/mo for Pro and Enterprise plans (environment for testing and development)
SCIM account provisioning added to Pro and Enterprise plans SQL snippet controls renamed to Snippet controls
Storage add-on pricing decreased from $75/month for 500K rows to $35/month (53% decrease) Storage add-on renamed from 'Add Storage' to 'Use Metabase without a database'
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Ask the agentCurrent plans
Captured| Plan | Price |
|---|---|
| Open Source | Free |
| Starter | $90 /mobilled annually · $100 billed monthly |
| Pro | $517.5 /mobilled annually · $575 billed monthly |
| Enterprise | $1,666.67 /mobilled annually |
Starter & Pro
- Annual billing 10% off
- Intro offer 14-day free trial
Stacking not stated by Metabase.
Company Facts
How Metabase compares with its peers
| Company | Entry price | Last change |
|---|---|---|
T Tableau![]() | $40 /user/mo, billed annually | Jul 27, 2026 |
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S Sisense![]() | Contact | Jun 2, 2026 |
D Domo | Contact | May 12, 2026 |
M Mode Analytics![]() | Free | — |
G Grafana![]() | $19 /mo + usage | Aug 17, 2026 |
Metabase pricing FAQ
- How much does Metabase cost?
- Metabase pricing starts at $90/mo on Starter, billed annually. Metabase lists 4 plans on its pricing page; the Open Source plan is free.
- Does Metabase have a free plan?
- Yes. Metabase's Open Source plan is free; paid plans start at $90/mo on Starter, billed annually.
- What pricing model does Metabase use?
- Metabase uses subscription pricing across 4 plans, with a free tier.
- When did Metabase last change its pricing?
- Oct 26, 2026: Metabase adds MCP server and preferred-model AI, plus required 2FA on Pro.
- How often has Metabase changed its pricing?
- Pulse has recorded 17 pricing changes for Metabase since it started tracking on Nov 14, 2023; the pricing page was last captured on Oct 27, 2026.




