Metabase Launches Data Studio and Storage Add-Ons, Expands Free AI Access
What happened
Between the Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026 captures of Metabase's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: Open Source plan gains limited Metabot AI access ('Single-shot SQL generation only'). Additionally, 'Dashboard permissions' row removed from the multi-tenant permissions section of the compare table; Data Studio added as a new section in the compare plans table: an analyst workbench with SQL/Python transforms, AI code generation, Measures, Segments, Glossary, Library, Dependencies graph, and Diagnostics; Embedded analytics compare table restructured: Static embedding renamed to Guest embeds; Interactive embedding replaced by Modular/Full-app embedding; Content translation and Embedded analytics JS rows removed; Two new add-ons introduced in the add-ons section: Storage at $40/mo for 500k rows and Advanced transforms at $250/mo for 72,000 runs. Both available self-serve without talking to sales. Pulse files it as a packaging change (feature change, feature added, new add-on) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 24, 2026) lists Starter at $90 and Pro at $130.
It lands 40 days after Metabase's previous change, "Metabase reveals Advanced Transforms add-on at $250/mo for 72K runs" (Feb 23, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Metabase launches $40 storage add-on and $100 AI pricing for businesses" (Feb 9, 2026). Metabase has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Grafana and Tableau also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Open Source · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo limited Metabot AI access
Afterlimited Metabot AI access
- — · FeatureAddedNo Data StudioData Studio
- — · FeatureRenamedStatic embeddingGuest embeds
- — · Add-onAddedNo Two new add-onsTwo new add-ons
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Source | Feature | No limited Metabot AI access | limited Metabot AI access | Added |
| — | Feature | No Data Studio | Data Studio | Added |
| — | Feature | Static embedding | Guest embeds | Renamed |
| — | Add-on | No Two new add-ons | Two new add-ons | Added |
Values as written on Metabase's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Metabase's pricing page (metabase.com) from Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page, where limited Metabot AI access now appears.
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Metabase, the last 90 days
Full history- May 27, 2026improvedMetabase swaps caching controls for AI governance in Pro plan
- May 19, 2026improvedMetabase includes SQL transforms free, cuts transform run costs
- May 5, 2026improvedMetabase Enterprise now promises 1-day support via Slack, Teams, and email
- Apr 4, 2026improvedMetabase Launches Data Studio and Storage Add-Ons, Expands Free AI Access · this change
- Feb 23, 2026packagingMetabase reveals Advanced Transforms add-on at $250/mo for 72K runs
- Feb 9, 2026packagingMetabase launches $40 storage add-on and $100 AI pricing for businesses.
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
All Data & Analytics changes- GrafanaApr 3Grafana Splits Log Pricing Into Three Stages, Cuts Kubernetes Costs 33%
- TableauApr 2Tableau adds currency converter, moves Creator pricing to FAQ
- GrafanaFeb 23Grafana splits observability pricing into Process/Write/Retain model
- TableauJan 12Tableau Boosts Value with 20% Discount on Enterprise Edition Licenses and Launches AI-Powered Tableau+ Analytics
- TableauJan 12Tableau Restructures Pricing with New Three-Tier Edition Model and Removes 20% Discount on Enterprise Licenses
Questions about this change
Did Metabase raise prices in March 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: feature change, feature added, new add-on.
What changed on Metabase's pricing page between Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026?
Open Source feature: No limited Metabot AI access → limited Metabot AI access, added; feature: No Data Studio → Data Studio, added; feature: Static embedding → Guest embeds, renamed; add-on: No Two new add-ons → Two new add-ons, added. Pulse compared the captures it took on Dec 29, 2025 and Mar 30, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Metabase change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Metabase in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Metabase reveals Advanced Transforms add-on at $250/mo for 72K runs" on Feb 23, 2026; Metabase has been tracked since 2023-11-14.