# Metabase / Apache Superset

Dashboards you host. Metabase is AGPL (OSS edition); Apache Superset is Apache-2.0 — Tableau and Power BI without the seat.

**Replaces:** Tableau / Power BI

**Tier:** Medium

## Problem

Power BI Pro is $14/user/month paid yearly; Premium Per User is $24. Tableau is a Creator/Viewer seat you do not own. Metabase's open-source edition is AGPL; enterprise/ is a commercial license — ship the OSS edition. Apache Superset is Apache-2.0 SQL-first dashboards. Neither clones DAX or Tableau's viz language.

## Stack

- [Metabase](https://www.metabase.com) — AGPL OSS business intelligence (enterprise/ is commercial)
- [Apache Superset](https://superset.apache.org) — Apache-2.0 SQL dashboards

## Estimated SaaS cost saved

| You stop paying | Typical / year | Self-host instead |
|---|---:|---|
| Power BI Pro (10 seats) | $1,680 | Metabase OSS or Superset |
| Tableau Creator / Viewer (small team) | $8,400 | Same box; no per-viewer seat |

**About $8,400 / year** on a small team, before you count lock-in.

## Deploy on Railway

Placeholder: Metabase (OSS JAR or Docker + Postgres) or Superset (web + Postgres + Redis + Celery). Point at the warehouse you already have. Product analytics stays on /stacks/swetrix-analytics.

[Start on Railway](https://c17.io/go/railway/metabase-bi?from=%2Fstacks%2Fmetabase-bi.md)

[Swetrix if this is site analytics, not BI](https://c17.io/stacks/swetrix-analytics)

## AGENT_PROMPT

```
Replace Tableau or Power BI with Metabase OSS (preferred for business users) or Apache Superset (SQL-first).

- Do not deploy Metabase enterprise/ without a commercial license. OSS edition + an app database.
- Connect one warehouse. Rebuild the three dashboards people actually open. Lock signups.
- Write AGENT_PROMPT.md. Do not claim DAX or Tableau viz parity.
```

## FAQ

### Metabase or Superset?

Metabase if people click questions. Superset if people write SQL. Grafana is ops metrics — /replace/datadog.

### Will this import a .pbix?

No. Rebuild the queries. Treat it as a cutover, not a file converter.

Source: https://c17.io/stacks/metabase-bi