Our take
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. Pick Rows if ops and marketers who will pay Plus so daily refreshes and more than 500 enrichments sit on one workspace.
Best for
Metabase Charts you start at $100 Cloud or OSS $0
Rows A business sheet that refreshes
Free plan
Metabase $0 · aGPL. Unlimited internal users. No embed SKU. You run it
Rows $0 · manual imports; limited cell enrichment (500 / month); 5 MB file import; 3 guests. No card
Lowest paid
Metabase Transforms $0.01
Rows Plus $6/mo yearly
Next step up
Metabase AI add-on $3.75
Rows Pro $59/mo yearly
Runs where
Metabase Local; you host it
Rows
Watch out
Metabase Starter’s $100 includes 5 users
Rows $6 / $59 are yearly-billed cards
Last checked
Metabase 2026-10-22 · metabase.com/pricing
Rows 2026-10-22 · rows.com/pricing
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 pageops and marketers who will pay Plus so daily refreshes and more than 500 enrichments sit on one workspace.
Read the Rows page
