{"id":1363,"slug":"metabase-pricing-tiers-2026","title":"Metabase pricing (2026): Open Source free (AGPL v3 self-host); Cloud Starter $100/mo (5 users included, +$6/user); Pro $575/mo (10 users, +$12/user; white-label + embedded + RLS + SSO); Enterprise from ~$20K/yr","kind":"reference","scope":"business","status":"current","audiences":["kevin","smb-owner","candid-team"],"topics":["dashboards","bi-tools-landscape","embedded-analytics"],"reference_body":"**Claim:** **Metabase** — **Open Source free (self-host, AGPL v3)**; **Cloud Starter $100/month** (+~$6/user, **5 included**); **Pro $575/month** (10 users included, +$12/user; **unlocks white-label, interactive embedding, RLS, SSO**); **Enterprise from ~$20,000/year**. (As of ~March-April 2026.)\n\n**Source:** metabase.com/pricing\n\n**Confidence:** Verified.\n\n**Why this matters for Candid:** The right Candid default for **mixed / SQL-comfortable teams that may want embedding later**. Metabase Pro at $575/mo unlocks interactive embedding cheaper than the dedicated embedded-analytics platforms ([[luzmo-explo-cube-embedded-pricing]]) — useful intermediate path when client requirements grow.","rationale_body":null,"metadata":null,"links":{"outgoing":[{"slug":"power-bi-pricing-april-2025","title":"Power BI pricing (April 2025): Pro $14/user/mo, Premium Per User $24/user/mo (both raised from $10/$20); Fabric F2 ~$262/mo to F64 ~$5,000/mo (viewers no per-user); Embedded A1 ~$735/mo","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"}],"incoming":[{"slug":"research-brief-dashboards-smb-june-2026","title":"Research brief: dashboards for SMBs — what's worth showing, and when an embedded one earns its keep (June 2026)","kind":"reference","scope":"business","link_type":"relates-to"},{"slug":"rule-for-internal-default-cheapest-tool-that-fits-stack","title":"R2 — For internal dashboards, default to the cheapest tool that fits the existing stack: Power BI Pro for M365 shops, free Looker Studio for Google/marketing data, Metabase for SQL-comfortable / future-embedding","kind":"rule","scope":"business","link_type":"depends-on"}]},"created_at":"2026-06-20T18:03:12.165Z","updated_at":"2026-06-20T18:03:12.165Z"}