# Free alternatives to Power BI Pro

> Power BI Pro (Pro) costs $168 a year. Free alternatives: Apache Superset and Metabase. Data checked 2026-10-17.

- Page: https://stoprenting.dev/apps/power-bi/
- Category: Data & Science (https://stoprenting.dev/categories/data-and-science/)
- Vendor: Microsoft
- Plan: Pro
- Price: $14/month, $168/year
- Billing: per user, paid yearly
- Price quote from the vendor's page: "Power BI Pro $14.00 user/month, paid yearly"
- Price source: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/power-platform/products/power-bi/pricing (checked 2026-10-17)

## Alternatives

### Apache Superset

- Website: https://superset.apache.org
- Repository: https://github.com/apache/superset (75,101 stars, last push 2026-10-10)
- License: Apache-2.0
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/apache-superset/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

### Metabase

- Website: https://www.metabase.com
- Repository: https://github.com/metabase/metabase (49,711 stars, last push 2026-10-17)
- License: AGPL-3.0 (+commercial enterprise)
- Open source: yes, OSI-approved license
- Type: server app
- Linux: self-hosted server; web UI
- Self-hostable: yes
- More: https://stoprenting.dev/alternatives/metabase/
- Checked: 2026-10-17

## FAQ

### Is there a free alternative to Power BI Pro?

Yes. The 2 free alternatives are Apache Superset (open source, Apache-2.0) and Metabase (open source, AGPL-3.0).

### How much does Power BI Pro cost?

Power BI Pro's Pro plan costs $14 a month, which is $168 a year (per user, paid yearly). Source: the official pricing page at microsoft.com, checked Oct 17, 2026.

### Which Power BI Pro alternatives run on Linux?

Apache Superset (self-hosted server; web UI) and Metabase (self-hosted server; web UI).

### Can you self-host a Power BI Pro alternative?

Yes. Apache Superset and Metabase run on your own server.

### Are these Power BI Pro alternatives open source?

Yes. All 2 use OSI-approved open-source licenses: Apache Superset (Apache-2.0) and Metabase (AGPL-3.0).

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