Metabase vs. Plotly Dash

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Metabase
Score 7.5 out of 10
N/A
Metabase aims to bring data tools with the simplicity of consumer products to the crufty world of enterprise business intelligence. Their open source analytics and business intelligence applications connect to most commonly used databases to let anyone in a company ask questions, and create dashboards or nightly emails without knowing SQL. Metabase Enterprise enables the user to embed branded analytics into customer applications.
$85
per month
Plotly Dash
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Plotly headquartered in Montreal creates data visualization and UI tools for ML, data science, engineering, and the sciences with language support for Python, R, Julia, and JS. Plotly's Dash aims to empower teams to build data science and ML apps that put Python, R, and Julia in the hands of business users. The vendor states that full stack apps that would typically require a front-end, backend, and dev ops team can be built and deployed in hours by data scientists with Dash.N/A
Pricing
MetabasePlotly Dash
Editions & Modules
Starter
$85
per month (includes 5 users, then $5 per user, per month)
Growth
$749
per month (includes 10 users, then $15 per user, per month)
Open Source
Free
Enterprise
starting at $15,000
per year
Enterprise
Starts at $15,000
per year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
MetabasePlotly Dash
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
MetabasePlotly Dash
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
8.7
2 Ratings
6% above category average
Plotly Dash
-
Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
6.0
2 Ratings
30% below category average
Plotly Dash
-
Ratings
Drill-down analysis8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages2.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration7.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
8.5
1 Ratings
2% above category average
Plotly Dash
-
Ratings
Publish to Web9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
6.5
2 Ratings
22% below category average
Plotly Dash
-
Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.92 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics4.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining3.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
10.0
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Plotly Dash
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
9.0
2 Ratings
12% above category average
Plotly Dash
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
8.5
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Plotly Dash
-
Ratings
REST API7.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform Connectivity
Comparison of Platform Connectivity features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
-
Ratings
Plotly Dash
8.9
3 Ratings
5% above category average
Connect to Multiple Data Sources00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
Extend Existing Data Sources00 Ratings9.33 Ratings
Automatic Data Format Detection00 Ratings8.43 Ratings
MDM Integration00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Data Exploration
Comparison of Data Exploration features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
-
Ratings
Plotly Dash
9.0
4 Ratings
7% above category average
Visualization00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Interactive Data Analysis00 Ratings9.04 Ratings
Data Preparation
Comparison of Data Preparation features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
-
Ratings
Plotly Dash
6.2
2 Ratings
28% below category average
Interactive Data Cleaning and Enrichment00 Ratings4.42 Ratings
Data Transformations00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Data Encryption00 Ratings3.92 Ratings
Built-in Processors00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Platform Data Modeling
Comparison of Platform Data Modeling features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
-
Ratings
Plotly Dash
8.4
2 Ratings
1% below category average
Multiple Model Development Languages and Tools00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Automated Machine Learning00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Single platform for multiple model development00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Self-Service Model Delivery00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
Model Deployment
Comparison of Model Deployment features of Product A and Product B
Metabase
-
Ratings
Plotly Dash
9.7
2 Ratings
12% above category average
Flexible Model Publishing Options00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Security, Governance, and Cost Controls00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
MetabasePlotly Dash
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(2 ratings)
8.0
(4 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
MetabasePlotly Dash
Likelihood to Recommend
Metabase
Very well-suited in growing organizations, at a company of the size I work at it is the perfect solution in terms of functionality and cost. Compared to other solutions like PowerBI etc, which can run into the hundreds of thousands just to implement, Metabase is fantastic. In terms of scalability, as we grow, there will be inevitable questions over how well we can grow with Metabase.
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Plotly
Applicable for data visualization across disciplines. I have used it for data from buildings, building occupancy, public health, and statistics. It is a useful tool to use for big data. It has nice templates and a number of interesting visualization types. If you are familiar with R and python it is easy to use.
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Pros
Metabase
  • Store Data
  • Make Querying easy
  • Quickly ingest data from many sources
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Plotly
  • Powerful visualization options.
  • Ability to create in-browser interactive visualization apps.
  • Ability to create hosted apps.
  • Allows you to develop web-based reporting applications without requiring web application development expertise.
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Cons
Metabase
  • Report Types
  • Updates
  • Colour/Branding
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Plotly
  • Would be good if Dashboard Engine was included in the Enterprise VPC plan
  • Would love to see ready made fintech apps
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Usability
Metabase
Its generally quite easy to use but some SQL is definitely important
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Plotly
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Alternatives Considered
Metabase
I used Looker in a previous role and found it clunky, difficult to navigate, hard to collaborate on, and ultimately massively expensive. I evaluated Looker to see if it would be right to implement it as a solution in my current role, but Metabase was the clear winner - the ease of use, cost, functionality, and simple report exploration made it an easy decision.
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Plotly
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Return on Investment
Metabase
  • We can make great reports for our customers quickly
  • We can store customer data dynamically
  • we can create customer specific metrics
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Plotly
  • A no-cost option as it is open sourced.
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