Metabase Embedded Analytics Pricing
What does embedding Metabase really cost? Free tier lacks the security features you need. Pro tier ($575/mo) solves that. But self-hosting adds $18k-48k annually in hidden engineering time. Discover the real price of embedded analytics and why managed hosting eliminates the math.
Metabase's Free Tier Breaks at Scale
Metabase is free. But only if you don't need security.
The free tier bans interactive dashboards, white-labeling, row-level security, and SSO. If you're embedding Metabase into a SaaS product serving 10+ customers, free is not an option. You're asking your customers to see a "powered by Metabase" badge and sharing data across tenants with no sandboxing. That is not a production deployment.
So you upgrade to Pro: $575/month. That covers 10 users and interactive embedding. Good. But you still own the infrastructure. Or you use Metabase Cloud, which costs the same $575/month and still requires you to manage upgrades, backups, and scaling as usage grows.
Metabase Pricing Tiers
Feature matrix for embedded analytics. Pro is the minimum for production; Enterprise requires custom contracts.
Free tier requires DIY infrastructure and full engineering responsibility. Pro tier ($575/mo) available via Metabase Cloud or self-hosted.
What Self-Hosting Metabase Really Costs
Metabase Cloud at $575/month looks expensive until you price a DIY deployment.
Infrastructure: Compute ($48-80/mo), load balancer ($12/mo), managed database ($40-60/mo), monitoring/SMTP ($12+/mo). Total baseline: $112-164/month.
Engineering: Initial deployment and data security setup (40-80 hours at $150-200/hour). Ongoing maintenance, user provisioning, version upgrades, and support (10-20 hours/month). Annual total: $18,000-48,000 depending on team size and complexity.
Security liability: DIY multi-tenancy without proper row-level security sandboxing puts data leakage on you. At 50+ customers, the risk alone justifies outsourcing.
Opsily managed hosting: Flat monthly rate covers infrastructure, backups, scaling, GDPR compliance, and support. No per-user fees. No hidden hours.
All plans include
Metabase Pro with full production infrastructure. No hidden costs.
Opsily Pricing
Flat-rate managed Metabase hosting. No per-user seats. Scale without paying more.
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Trust & Security
Your embedded analytics data stays protected.
EU Data Residency
All data stored in Frankfurt data centers. No US hosting.
GDPR Compliant
Full GDPR compliance. Data processing agreements included. User consent and deletion workflows enforced.
Daily Encrypted Backups
Automatic daily backups with AES-256 encryption. Recovery time < 1 hour.
Audit Logs
Every dashboard view, user action, and data access logged. Required for compliance audits.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Metabase embedded analytics pricing and Opsily managed hosting.
Metabase Pro ($575/month or $517.50 billed annually) adds the features required for production embedded analytics: interactive dashboards, white-labeling, row-level security (data sandboxing), SSO, audit logs, and email/Slack subscriptions. The free tier bans all of these. If you are embedding Metabase into a SaaS product or serving multiple customers, Pro is mandatory. Free works only for internal tools at small teams that do not need white-labeling or multi-tenant data isolation.