Metabase

## Overview Metabase is an open-core BI platform emphasizing ease of setup, intuitive question-building, and transparent SQL generation—designed to democratize data access without sacrificing visibility into how answers are derived. ## Question & Dashboard Builder Users create visualizations using a simple point-and-click interface ('Questions') that auto-generates readable SQL. Questions can be saved, shared, and embedded in dashboards with drill-down, filtering, and variable support. The 'SQL editor' mode shows and allows editing of generated queries. ## Open-Source Advantage Core Metabase is MIT-licensed and self-hostable. Community plugins extend functionality (LDAP auth, Slack alerts, custom visualizations). Enterprise edition adds SSO, audit logs, whitelabeling, and advanced permissions. ## Data Governance Column-level permissions, data sandboxing, and activity logging help maintain security. Metadata management includes descriptions, favorite tables, and searchable glossary. Supports caching and query throttling for performance control.