Metabase vs Power BI
What each one’s own pages state, side by side. Every value is a quote AirStack found on that product’s pages; “Not observed” means AirStack has not found it on that product’s pages.
| Metabase | Power BI | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | Open source AI analytics you can verify metabase.com | Power BI is a unified, scalable platform for self-service and enterprise business intelligence (BI). microsoft.com |
| Starting at | $90 Starter / month | $14.00 Power BI Pro · per user / month |
| Platforms | Not observed | Android, Windows, iOS microsoft.com |
| Deployment | Metabase Cloud, your own infrastructure, Cloud deployment, Self-hosted, cloud-hosted metabase.com | cloud, on-premises microsoft.com |
| Integrations | 100Hires, ActiveCampaign, Adjust, Adyen, Asana, Datadog, GitHub, GitLab, Google Ads, Google AdSense, Google Analytics 4, Google Cloud Billing, Google Kubernetes Engine, Google Play Console, Google Search Console, Google Tag Manager, Gorgias, Grafana, Greenhouse, HubSpot, Jira, Shopify, Salesforce, Slack metabase.com | Microsoft Teams, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Dynamics 365, Microsoft 365, Microsoft Fabric microsoft.com |
| Compliance | CCPA, GDPR, SOC 2 metabase.com | Not observed |
| Free plan | Yes metabase.com | Yes microsoft.com |
| Plans | Enterprise, Pro, Open Source, Starter, Starter and Open Source metabase.com | Power BI Pro, Power BI Premium Per User, Power BI in Microsoft Fabric, Free account, Power BI Embedded microsoft.com |
| Open source | Yes metabase.com | Not observed |
| Pricing basis | Not observed | user/month, paid yearly microsoft.com |
| Customers (their claim) | Trusted by 100,000+ companies metabase.com | Not observed |
Where they differ
- Metabase’s pages state that it is open source; AirStack has not found that on Power BI’s pages.
- Metabase claims GDPR on its own pages; Power BI’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
- Metabase claims SOC 2 on its own pages; Power BI’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
Prices are list prices as written on each pricing page; check them before you buy. Nothing here is a ranking or a recommendation.