Helical InsightvsMetabase
Two self-hosted Business Intelligence projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Helical Insight | Metabase | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 58/100 | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #10 of 15 in Business Intelligence | #2 of 15 in Business Intelligence |
| GitHub stars | 1 105 | 49 919 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +507 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 30 |
| Latest release | v7.0.0 · 30 Jul 2026 | v0.64.1 · 6 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | JavaScript | Clojure |
Which one should you pick?
Metabase scores 83/100 against 58/100 for Helical Insight, so it is the safer default.
Metabase ships more often: 30 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Helical Insight.
Metabase is growing faster right now (+507 stars in 30 days).
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