Pick Holistics if
data teams who will model once and let operators self-serve.
Read the Holistics pageHolistics vs Metabase
Our take
Pick Holistics if you're on a data team who will model once and let operators self-serve. 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 Holistics if you're on a team
Best for
Holistics Modeled reports you start on a public Entry card
Metabase Charts you start at $100 Cloud or OSS $0
Free plan
Holistics No free plan
Metabase $0 · aGPL. Unlimited internal users. No embed SKU. You run it
Lowest paid
Holistics Standard $1
Metabase Transforms $0.01
Next step up
Holistics Security Compliance Suite $2
Metabase AI add-on $3.75
Runs where
Holistics
Metabase Local; you host it
Watch out
Holistics No lasting $0 plan
Metabase Starter’s $100 includes 5 users
Last checked
Holistics 2026-10-28 · holistics.io/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.
Read the Metabase page