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Metabase: the best Open Source alternative to Looker in 2026
Metabase lets you build dashboards and queries over your databases with a visual (no-SQL) interface or direct SQL, as an accessible alternative to Looker and Tableau.
Technical profile
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Category
- Web Analytics
- Replaces
- Looker, Tableau
- Tech stack
- ClojurePostgreSQL
Preview
Public image provided by Metabase on its own website.
Key features
- Visual queries without SQL
- Dashboards and scheduled alerts
- Connects to most SQL databases
Metabase vs. Looker
Pros
- Very low learning curve for non-technical teams
Things to consider
- Advanced data governance features are Enterprise-edition only
Quick Docker installation guide
Copy this docker-compose.yml, adjust the example passwords and run docker compose up -d on your server. See the full step-by-step guide →
docker-compose.yml
version: "3.9"
services:
metabase:
image: metabase/metabase:latest
restart: unless-stopped
ports:
- "3000:3000"
environment:
- MB_DB_TYPE=postgres
- MB_DB_HOST=metabase-db
- MB_DB_USER=metabase
- MB_DB_PASS=metabase
- MB_DB_DBNAME=metabase
depends_on:
- metabase-db
metabase-db:
image: postgres:15-alpine
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
- POSTGRES_USER=metabase
- POSTGRES_PASSWORD=metabase
- POSTGRES_DB=metabase
volumes:
- metabase_pg_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
volumes:
metabase_pg_data: