Metabase vs Plotly
| Metabase | Plotly | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | Yes |
| Paid from | $6/mo | $24.17/mo |
| Open source | Yes | No |
| Platforms | self-hosted | self-hosted |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Paid from | $6/user/mo | $29/user/mo |
| Dashboard type | Interactive dashboards | interactive |
| Scheduled refresh | Yes | Yes |
| Embedded dashboards | Yes | Yes |
| Data sources | 20+ database and data warehouse connectors, CSV upload, Built-in storage | Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MotherDuck, Oracle, CSV, and anything Python can connect to |
| Platform | Metabase Cloud and self-hosted | web_and_desktop |
| Viewer limit | — | 10 viewers |
Both are listed in Best Data Visualization Software. On Everything Xiaomi, Metabase scores higher on our published basis.