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# Metabase

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The easiest way to get started with Metabase is to sign up for a free trial of [Metabase Cloud](https://store.metabase.com/checkout). You get support, backups, upgrades, an SMTP server, SSL certificate, SoC2 Type 2 security auditing, and more (plus your money goes toward improving Metabase). Check out our quick overview of [cloud vs self-hosting](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/cloud/cloud-vs-self-hosting). If you need to, you can always switch to [self-hosting](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/installation-and-operation/installing-metabase) Metabase at any time (or vice versa).

### Features

* [Set up in five minutes](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/setting-up-metabase.html) (we're not kidding).
* Let anyone on your team [ask questions](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/users-guide/04-asking-questions.html) without knowing SQL.
* Use the [SQL editor](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/questions/native-editor/writing-sql) for more complex queries.
* Build handsome, interactive [dashboards](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/users-guide/07-dashboards.html) with filters, auto-refresh, fullscreen, and custom click behavior.
* Create [models](https://www.metabase.com/learn/metabase-basics/getting-started/models) that clean up, annotate, and/or combine raw tables.
* Define canonical [segments and metrics](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/administration-guide/07-segments-and-metrics.html) for your team to use.
* Send data to Slack or email on a schedule with [dashboard subscriptions](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/users-guide/dashboard-subscriptions).
* Set up [alerts](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/users-guide/15-alerts.html) to have Metabase notify you when your data changes.
* [Embed charts and dashboards](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/administration-guide/13-embedding.html) in your app, or even [your entire Metabase](https://www.metabase.com/docs/latest/enterprise-guide/full-app-embedding.html).

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