Metabase vs Tableau
Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.
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- Pricing
- Metabase$85/mo (Cloud Starter)
- Tableau$15/user/mo (Viewer)
- Pricing model
- MetabaseFreemium
- TableauPaid
- Founded
- Metabase2015
- Tableau2003
- Location
- Metabase—
- Tableau—
- Bootstrapped
- Metabase—
- Tableau—
- Open source
- MetabaseYes
- Tableau—
- Category
- MetabaseBusiness Intelligence & Data
- TableauBusiness Intelligence & Data
- Indie alternatives
- Metabase6
- Tableau8
- Founders
- MetabaseSameer Al-Sakran
- TableauPat Hanrahan, Chris Stolte, Christian Chabot
Key differences
Pricing
Tableau starts cheaper at $15/user/mo (Viewer); Metabase starts at $85/mo (Cloud Starter).
Funding
Metabase is bootstrapped / open source; Tableau is venture-backed.
Open source
Metabase is open source; Tableau is closed source.
Founded
Tableau (2003) is 12 years older than Metabase (2015).
Category
Both compete in Business Intelligence & Data.
Indie alternatives
Metabase has 6 curated indie alternatives in our directory; Tableau has 8.
Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.
Founders of Tableau
- Pat HanrahanCo-founder
- Chris StolteCo-founder
- Christian ChabotCo-founder & former CEO
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