Metabase includes SQL transforms free, cuts transform run costs
What happened
Between the May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026 captures of Metabase's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: 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); SQL transforms and Advanced transforms changed from 'Add-on available' to fully included for Starter, Pro, and Enterprise plans. Pulse files it as a packaging change (metric change, feature change) with a neutral direction. Pulse's latest capture (Aug 24, 2026) lists Starter at $90 and Pro at $130.
It lands 14 days after Metabase's previous change, "Metabase Enterprise now promises 1-day support via Slack, Teams, and email" (May 5, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Metabase Launches Data Studio and Storage Add-Ons, Expands Free AI Access" (Apr 4, 2026) and "Metabase reveals Advanced Transforms add-on at $250/mo for 72K runs" (Feb 23, 2026). Metabase has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Domo, 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.
- Starter, Pro · Pricing model—$250/mo1k
- Starter, Pro, Enterprise · FeatureChanged'Add-on available'fully included
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starter, Pro | Pricing model | $250/mo | 1k | — |
| Starter, Pro, Enterprise | Feature | 'Add-on available' | fully included | Changed |
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 May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026; the change is marked in the lower part of the page, where starter, pro pricing model reads $250/mo and then 1k.
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Metabase, the last 90 days
Full history- Jul 3, 2026packagingMetabase: AI and Transforms add-ons move from flat fees to usage-based pricing
- Jun 22, 2026improvedMetabase Starter adds Slack and Teams support channels
- May 27, 2026improvedMetabase swaps caching controls for AI governance in Pro plan
- May 19, 2026improvedMetabase includes SQL transforms free, cuts transform run costs · this change
- 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
- Feb 23, 2026packagingMetabase reveals Advanced Transforms add-on at $250/mo for 72K runs
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
All Data & Analytics changesQuestions about this change
Did Metabase raise prices in May 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: metric change, feature change.
What changed on Metabase's pricing page between May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026?
Starter, Pro pricing model: $250/mo → 1k; Starter, Pro, Enterprise feature: 'Add-on available' → fully included, changed. Pulse compared the captures it took on May 11, 2026 and May 18, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Metabase change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 3 other pricing-page changes for Metabase in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Metabase Enterprise now promises 1-day support via Slack, Teams, and email" on May 5, 2026; Metabase has been tracked since 2023-11-14.