Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Metabase
Metabase clearly comes out ahead of Explo on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Metabase has a free tier; Explo does not. Paid plans start at $100/mo for Metabase and $1995/mo for Explo.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | saas tool | saas tool |
| Company | - | Explo |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | easy | - |
| Integration | low | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Data & Analytics | Data & AnalyticsDevelopment |
| Categories | analyticsbusiness-intelligence | analyticsbusiness-intelligence |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Metabase
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| Feature | metabase | explo |
|---|---|---|
| 1-Day Email Sla | ||
| And More! | ||
| 3-Day Support Via Slack, Teams, Or Email | ||
| Architect Product | ||
| Access To Additional Professional Services | ||
| Connect To Multiple Data Sources | ||
| Advanced Caching Controls | ||
| Csv, Pdf, And Excel Data Exports | ||
| Assistance With Procurement | ||
| Custom On-Premise Deployment | ||
| Automatic Upgrades | ||
| Custom Visualizations And Features | ||
| Backups | ||
| Dedicated Slack Support Channels & Priority Support | ||
| Community Support | ||
| Everything In The Pro Plan | ||
| Connection To Any Supported Data Source | ||
| Explore Product | ||
| Core Bi Experience | ||
| Fully White-Labeled Dashboards | ||
| Dedicated Success Engineer | ||
| Tiered Pricing That Scales With Your Customers | ||
| Environment Management (Staging/Production) | ||
| Unlimited Dashboard Templates | ||
| Everything In Pro | ||
| Unlimited Explo Creators | ||
| Everything In Starter | ||
| White-Labeled Viewer Portal | ||
| Full White-Labeling | ||
| Fully Managed Cloud-Hosted Instance |
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On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Metabase comes out ahead overall, though Explo can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Metabase's paid plans start at $100/mo and Explo's start at $1995/mo, so Metabase is the lower entry price. Check the pricing comparison for higher tiers and per-seat costs.
Metabase offers a free tier; Explo does not currently list one.
Metabase scores higher on pricing value in Staquest's analysis. It is the highest-weighted dimension in this comparison.
Metabase is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
