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Metabase pricing: tiers, seat costs, and hidden fees

Short answer

Open-source BI with a hosted tier under $200 and a Pro jump to $575/mo. Watch transform-run and AI token meters on Pro.

Last verified: 2026-05-17 Model: month Official pricing

Public pricing tiers

TierMonthlyAnnual monthly equivalentNotes
Open Source $0 month $0 month Self-hosted, unlimited questions and dashboards
Starter $100 month $90 month $100/mo + $6/user/mo; 5 users included; 3-day support SLA
Pro $575 month $518 month $575/mo + $12/user/mo; 10 users; SSO, row-level perms, embedding
Enterprise Custom $1,667 month Custom; starts at $20K/year, dedicated success engineer

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$90 / month

For 10 seats on Starter, current public pricing implies $90 per month when annual pricing is available, or $100 month-to-month.

Hidden fees and quote risks

  • Pro transform runs $0.01 each after 1K/month
  • Pro AI service $3.75 per 1M tokens
  • Single-tenant hosting and dev instances extra ($100/mo each)

Enterprise notes

Enterprise starts at $20K/year and adds dedicated success engineer, 1-day SLA, air-gap option and procurement support.

Closest alternatives

Other business intelligence tools buyers shortlist when they compare Metabase.

Preset Managed apache superset
Hex Collaborative data notebooks
Looker (Google Cloud) Business intelligence and embedded analytics

Sources

Pricing changes frequently. Confirm directly with the vendor before purchase.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Metabase cost?

Metabase pricing depends on its Base fee plus per-user with usage extras. The page lists public tiers and flags custom or usage-based items that require vendor confirmation.

What is the main hidden fee risk for Metabase?

Pro transform runs $0.01 each after 1K/month

Which Metabase alternatives should buyers compare?

Preset, Hex, Looker are the closest alternatives most procurement teams compare against Metabase.