Comparison
BigQuery vs Metabase
Scored side by side on data-analytics, using the same criteria we apply across the category.
BigQuery
Serverless warehouse with no cluster management and pricing by bytes scanned.
4.4(5,200)$6.25 per TB scanned
Metabase
Open-source BI that non-technical users can actually operate without SQL.
4.5(2,800)$0 self-hosted / $85 per month cloud
Scored side by side
Governance
BigQuery
4.2
Metabase
3.6
Value for money
BigQuery
4.2
Metabase
4.9
BigQuery verdict
The simplest warehouse to operate, especially inside Google Cloud. Enforce partitioning early.
- Genuinely serverless with nothing to manage
- Machine learning directly in SQL
- Strong fit inside Google Cloud
Metabase verdict
The best value in BI for teams under a few hundred people. Add a semantic layer before metric disputes start.
- Non-technical users genuinely self-serve
- Free self-hosted edition is fully capable
- Fast to deploy and adopt