Keen IO vs. Metabase

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Keen IO
Score 6.9 out of 10
N/A
Keen (or keen.io) is an embedded analytics tool from the company of the same name headquartered in San Antonio, that is built an Apache Kafka and focuses on event data. Keen’s presentation library can be used to embed and deliver metrics within a UI.N/A
Metabase
Score 7.8 out of 10
N/A
Metabase aims to bring data tools with the simplicity of consumer products to the crufty world of enterprise business intelligence. Their open source analytics and business intelligence applications connect to most commonly used databases to let anyone in a company ask questions, and create dashboards or nightly emails without knowing SQL. Metabase Enterprise enables the user to embed branded analytics into customer applications.
$85
per month
Pricing
Keen IOMetabase
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Starter
$85
per month (includes 5 users, then $5 per user, per month)
Starter
$85
per month up to 5 users
Pro
$500
per month up to 10 users
Growth
$749
per month (includes 10 users, then $15 per user, per month)
Enterprise
15,000
per year
Open Source
Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Keen IOMetabase
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Keen IOMetabase
Features
Keen IOMetabase
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
6.3
3 Ratings
10% below category average
Metabase
7.5
4 Ratings
8% below category average
Pixel Perfect reports5.93 Ratings8.02 Ratings
Customizable dashboards7.43 Ratings8.14 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates5.53 Ratings6.54 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
6.1
2 Ratings
23% below category average
Metabase
8.3
4 Ratings
3% above category average
Formatting capabilities7.62 Ratings7.44 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration6.62 Ratings9.54 Ratings
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings7.72 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
7.0
3 Ratings
7% below category average
Metabase
8.7
4 Ratings
9% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.73 Ratings8.54 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization8.13 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Predictive Analytics4.22 Ratings8.72 Ratings
Pattern Recognition and Data Mining00 Ratings7.72 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
4.7
3 Ratings
47% below category average
Metabase
9.5
4 Ratings
11% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)4.13 Ratings8.64 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model5.42 Ratings10.03 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)4.43 Ratings9.54 Ratings
Report-Level Access Control00 Ratings9.53 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings10.04 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
6.9
3 Ratings
8% below category average
Metabase
8.8
3 Ratings
12% above category average
REST API4.83 Ratings8.93 Ratings
Javascript API9.02 Ratings9.02 Ratings
iFrames6.12 Ratings9.02 Ratings
Java API8.13 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)6.72 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
-
Ratings
Metabase
8.7
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings7.92 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Keen IO
-
Ratings
Metabase
9.0
2 Ratings
13% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
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User Ratings
Keen IOMetabase
Likelihood to Recommend
6.9
(3 ratings)
8.5
(4 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
User Testimonials
Keen IOMetabase
Likelihood to Recommend
Keen IO
To run more visual, analytical models, it is great. Leave the statistics to your other programs.
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Metabase
Metabase is an easy tool to use if you are interested in collecting and aggregating data from multiple platforms. It is also easy to set up and start receiving the data results as a report. It is also easy to integrate with other tools that generate visual reports and take the necessary actions based on the data details.
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Pros
Keen IO
  • It has been great for configuring and representing data trends for our own company as well as our clients.
  • It is very helpful for viewing and understanding trends within our own datasets without being too overwhelming
  • The user interface is very streamlined and doesn't take too long to learn so there isn't a lot of time wasted.
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Metabase
  • We're currently using it to fetch reports for our products, such as daily sales, pipeline, visits, and attendance reports.
  • Data representation from database directly.
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Cons
Keen IO
  • Cost is a little much for something we could do in house, given, it would take us much longer
  • Would be better to be more compatible with other analytical software
  • Could improve on code editing capabilities
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Metabase
  • Report Types
  • Updates
  • Colour/Branding
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Usability
Keen IO
No answers on this topic
Metabase
Its generally quite easy to use but some SQL is definitely important
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Alternatives Considered
Keen IO
They have minor similarities, so they are not easily comparable. Keen is one of a kind and does not have a great alternative. It just needs a little work and developers will be addicted to it.
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Metabase
It does not stack up against Metabase, they complete each other.
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Return on Investment
Keen IO
No answers on this topic
Metabase
  • It is serving us whatever we're looking for, and we've recommended many organizations to implement it if they want better data analytics as it provides better functionality than we will build.
  • As a negative it gets difficult to get control over data to be fetch initially.
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