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Yurbi vs Metabase

Yurbi and Metabase both land on Depends.

Yurbi

Depends
Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a SaaS vendor or ISV needing multi-tenant, self-hosted dashboards embedded inside your own product; skip it if you just want internal reporting.

Yurbi versus Metabase
CompareYurbiMetabase
VerdictDependsDepends
Best forSaaS vendors embedding dashboards into their appStartups wanting free BI on existing databases
Who it's not forTeams wanting plain internal BI . use Metabase or Power BITeams with nobody to own hosting and patching
PrivacySelf-hosted, air-gap-capable, multi-tenant claims; no known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.³Active 2026 vulnerability stream . four critical CVEs including an unauthenticated SQL injection; prompt patching is non-optional.13
Support qualityNo evidence foundNo support-quality evidence in sources
Public sentimentListings describe Yurbi as an intuitive self-hosted reporting and embedded analytics platform, though deep independent review volume is thin.⁵Users like the query builder and SQL access; recurring gripes are exports, dashboard customization, and slow queries on big datasets.
Biggest gotchaNo published pricing . expect quote-only sales and negotiated fees11Self-hosting means you own patching; 2026 fixes spanned 55.13, 56.3, 57.1 and later

Pick Yurbi when

  • SaaS vendors embedding dashboards into their app
  • ISVs needing white-label, multi-tenant reporting
  • Teams with air-gap or self-hosting mandates
  • Healthcare products handling HIPAA/PHI data

When Yurbi is not a fit

  • Teams wanting plain internal BI . use Metabase or Power BI
  • Buyers who need transparent public pricing
  • Non-technical teams . embedding needs developer work
  • Anyone wanting a big ecosystem, community, and consultants

Pick Metabase when

  • Startups wanting free BI on existing databases
  • Product teams embedding analytics in their app
  • SQL-comfortable data teams
  • Self-hosters with patching discipline

When Metabase is not a fit

  • Teams with nobody to own hosting and patching
  • Security-sensitive orgs handling regulated data
  • Non-technical teams needing polished exports and dashboards
  • Analysts on huge datasets where query speed matters

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