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Metabase vs Rill
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| Fact | Metabase | Rill |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Clojure | Go |
| Licence | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Stars | 50k | 2.9k |
| Latest | v0.63.19 | v0.90.3 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 1 day between releases | about 5 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 58+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 18 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Looker. Alternatives to Looker →
PartialMetabaseModels and metrics defined in the UI.
PartialRillMetrics views and dashboards defined as code over DuckDB, ClickHouse and other OLAP engines.
Metabase
- v0.58.352026-10-01Metabase 58.35
- v0.63.192026-10-01Metabase 63.19
- v0.64.0-beta2026-09-24Metabase 64.0-betapre-release
- v0.63.182026-09-16Metabase 63.18
- v0.58.342026-09-16Metabase 58.34
Rill
- v0.90.32026-10-058985a5c25c6dedbb46114caeb91afd2e8a0d3567 fix: delayed metrics spec load not retaining expression filters (#9974)
- v0.90.22026-09-25e6cec788b92344ac0a80bc64e94ee33e47d585c2 Add . directory to GoReleaser config for install script (#9947)
- v0.90.12026-09-24fac5359ae9c9ddc86d85430eea4391bad6b06195 fix: dimension table freezes when resizing the dimension column (#9944)
- v0.90.02026-09-2449faa3990750f2aab6fcd9776f0ab62901ac1247 Add missing directory field in GoReleaser config (#9927)
- v0.89.42026-09-01498ec615d57ef5b098f74db54b2d60e74cbd5e74 google-cloud-cli-gke-gcloud-auth-plugin (#9847)
Metabase
✓ signed The latest release, v0.63.19, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Rill
unsigned The latest release, v0.90.3, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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