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Preset alternatives
4 tools to consider instead of Preset, shown against it.
| Preset | Apache Superset | Metabase | Looker | Tableau | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Vendor | Preset, Inc. | Apache Software Foundation | Metabase, Inc. | Google LLC (Google Cloud) | Tableau Software, LLC (a Salesforce company) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pricing model | Subscription | Open source + paid options | Open source + paid options | Quote only | Free tier + paid plans | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deployment | Cloud | Self-hosted | Cloud, Self-hosted | Cloud | Cloud, Self-hosted | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Open source | No | Yes (Apache-2.0) | Yes (AGPL-3.0) | No | No | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Best for | Teams that want managed, governed Apache Superset without operating the open-source infrastructure themselves. | Engineering-led teams that want a free, self-hosted, SQL-centric dashboarding tool with a large chart and plugin ecosystem. | Data teams wanting a self-hosted or cloud, open-source BI tool with self-service dashboards. | Enterprises wanting a governed, centrally modeled semantic layer for BI and embedded analytics. | Analysts and BI teams needing rich, governed visual analytics across many data sources. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pricing | Free Starter plan for small teams; Professional is billed per user per month, and Enterprise is custom.
Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget. | Free and open source under Apache 2.0; the Apache Software Foundation does not sell a hosted plan (see Preset for managed hosting). Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | The Open Source edition is free and self-hosted with unlimited users; Starter, Pro, and Enterprise are paid Cloud or self-hosted plans.
Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 19, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget. | Looker pricing has platform and per-user components; every edition and user license requires contacting Google Cloud sales for a quote. Checked on the vendor's own page on September 19, 2026: no prices are published. Expect to be quoted. | Tableau Desktop Free Edition is free for local analysis; Tableau Cloud is priced per user per month; higher tiers require sales.
Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 19, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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