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Metabase
TrendingA BI tool that lets non-analysts query the warehouse without SQL.
Metabase is a business intelligence tool aimed at the people who have questions rather than the people who write SQL. It connects to a database, reads the schema, and presents a point-and-click query builder alongside a native SQL editor for users who want one. The product's distinguishing choice is that it does not require a modelled semantic layer before it is useful. Connect a database and the tables are immediately explorable, with questions saved as reusable cards and assembled into dashboards. Alerts and subscriptions push a saved question to email or Slack on a schedule. Metabase is open source with a paid enterprise edition that adds features such as granular permissions, sandboxing, and audit logging. It is a good fit for a team that needs self-service reporting over an existing database; it is a weaker fit for heavy financial modelling or for organisations that need a governed semantic layer with versioned metric definitions.