Metabase quietly reveals Enterprise-only paid air-gapped deployment option
What happened
Between the Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026 captures of Metabase's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Pro vs Enterprise FAQ answer expanded to newly disclose that air-gapped deployment is available on Enterprise only for an additional fee, previously undisclosed. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new add-on) with an upward direction. The current page lists Starter at $90 and Pro at $130.
It lands 20 days after Metabase's previous change, "Metabase: Storage add-on price cut ($40/500k rows → $2/1M rows)" (Aug 3, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Metabase: AI and Transforms add-ons move from flat fees to usage-based pricing" (Jul 3, 2026), "Metabase Starter adds Slack and Teams support channels" (Jun 22, 2026) and "Metabase swaps caching controls for AI governance in Pro plan" (May 27, 2026). Metabase has been tracked since 2023-11-14.
In the same window Grafana, Tableau, Qlik and Sisense also changed their Data & Analytics pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Pro, Enterprise · Add-onNew add-on
Pro vs Enterprise FAQ answer expanded to newly disclose that air-gapped deployment is available on Enterprise only for an additional fee, previously undisclosed.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro, Enterprise | Add-on | Pro vs Enterprise FAQ answer expanded to newly disclose that air-gapped deployment is available on Enterprise only for an additional fee, previously undisclosed. | New add-on | |
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 Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026; the change is marked around the middle of the page.
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Metabase, the last 90 days
Full history- Aug 24, 2026packagingMetabase quietly reveals Enterprise-only paid air-gapped deployment option · this change
- Aug 3, 2026decreaseMetabase: Storage add-on price cut ($40/500k rows → $2/1M rows)
- 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
Across Data & Analytics in the same window
All Data & Analytics changesQuestions about this change
Did Metabase raise prices in August 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new add-on.
What changed on Metabase's pricing page between Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026?
Pro vs Enterprise FAQ answer expanded to newly disclose that air-gapped deployment is available on Enterprise only for an additional fee, previously undisclosed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Aug 17, 2026 and Aug 24, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Metabase change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 4 other pricing-page changes for Metabase in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Metabase: Storage add-on price cut ($40/500k rows → $2/1M rows)" on Aug 3, 2026; Metabase has been tracked since 2023-11-14.