# Metabase

> Metabase is an open source business intelligence and embedded analytics platform that lets anyone - not just analysts - ask questions of their data and build dashboards without writing SQL. Founded in 2014 and spun out of the Expa venture studio, it pairs a friendly visual query builder with a full SQL editor, connects to 20+ databases, and offers white-label embedding so software companies can ship customer-facing analytics. With a free self-hosted edition and paid Cloud and Enterprise tiers, Metabase is used by tens of thousands of companies worldwide.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Sameer Al-Sakran (Co-Founder & CEO), Allen Gilliland (Co-Founder)
- **Team size:** ~140 employees
- **Products:** Metabase Open Source, Metabase Cloud, Embedded Analytics, Enterprise & Pro, Metabot / AI
- **Notable:** Grew from an Expa venture-studio side project into a platform used by 50,000+ companies, Raised $30M Series B led by Insight Partners in 2021, One of the most popular open-source BI projects on GitHub

## Products & services

- **Metabase Open Source** — Free, self-hosted business intelligence software with dashboards, a visual query builder, and a SQL editor.
- **Metabase Cloud** — Fully managed hosting of Metabase with multi-region options, automatic updates, and support.
- **Embedded Analytics** — White-label, customer-facing dashboards and the Embedded Analytics SDK (React and Modular Embedding) for building analytics into your own product.
- **Enterprise & Pro** — Advanced permissions, data sandboxing (row/column-level security), SAML/JWT SSO, audit logs, and white-labeling for larger organizations.
- **Metabot / AI** — AI-assisted querying and data exploration built into the platform.

## Achievements

- Grew from an Expa venture-studio side project into a platform used by 50,000+ companies
- Raised $30M Series B led by Insight Partners in 2021
- One of the most popular open-source BI projects on GitHub
- Pioneered accessible, no-code self-service analytics and affordable embedded analytics

## Latest updates

- **2021-08** — Closed $30M Series B led by Insight Partners to expand worldwide access to its open source BI platform.
- **2025-01** — Continued expansion of embedded analytics, the Embedded Analytics SDK, Data Studio, and AI features like Metabot.

## Links

- Website: https://metabase.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/metabase
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/metabase
- GitHub: https://github.com/metabase/metabase
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Metabase
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/metabasedotcom/

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