Pick Evidence if
data teams who already write SQL and want reports in Git.
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Our take
Pick Evidence if you're on a data team who already write SQL and want reports in Git. Pick Metabase if you're on a ops / data team who will self-host OSS at $0 (unlimited internal users, no embed SKU) while they ask a first Orders question, or start the Cloud Starter 14-day trial and land on $100/month (5 users included, then $6/user) when they do not want to run the stack. Skip Evidence if you're an analyst who
Best for
Evidence Versioned reports you start at OSS $0 or Cloud $2,500/mo
Metabase Charts you start at $100 Cloud or OSS $0
Free plan
Evidence $0 · mIT core; you run the preview and host the output
Metabase $0 · aGPL. Unlimited internal users. No embed SKU. You run it
Lowest paid
Evidence Extra AI credits $0.01
Metabase Transforms $0.01
Next step up
Evidence
Metabase AI add-on $3.75
Coding agent
Evidence Studio editor
Metabase
Runs where
Evidence Local; you host it
Metabase Local; you host it
Watch out
Evidence Team is a $2,500 flat card
Metabase Starter’s $100 includes 5 users
Last checked
Evidence 2026-10-28 · evidence.dev/pricing
Metabase 2026-10-22 · metabase.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Metabase if
ops / data teams who will self-host OSS at $0 (unlimited internal users, no embed SKU) while they ask a first Orders question, or start the Cloud Starter 14-day trial and land on $100/month (5 users included, then $6/user) when they do not want to run the stack.
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