Metabase

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First Added:May 28, 2026 Updated: July 2, 2026

Metabase. Is open source business intelligence and embedded analytics.

Blurb

Query in natural language and give your team AI-powered analytics built on your metrics and permissions. Deploy in minutes.

Summary

Garden stance: We hold Metabase for our estate.

Key points: | Topic | Notes | |——-|——–| | Deploy | Hold path: Docker/JAR self-hosted (prefer Grafana OSS instead for new work). SaaS path: Metabase Cloud when federated data or ops cost dominates | | Data model | Live queries against connected databases; extracts optional via caching settings | | Auth | Google, LDAP, SAML; row-level sandboxing on supported plans |

Practices: Use read-only DB credentials; separate analytics replicas from OLTP; audit public links and embedded iframe origins.

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Details

TopicNotes
DeployHold path: Docker/JAR self-hosted (prefer Grafana OSS instead for new work). SaaS path: Metabase Cloud when federated data or ops cost dominates
Data modelLive queries against connected databases; extracts optional via caching settings
AuthGoogle, LDAP, SAML; row-level sandboxing on supported plans

Practices: Use read-only DB credentials; separate analytics replicas from OLTP; audit public links and embedded iframe origins.

References