Tableau MCP vs Metabase
A side-by-side look at the Tableau MCP and Metabase MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Tableau MCP for data visualization work as a local process; choose Metabase for data visualization. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Tableau MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Data Visualization domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
SERVER, SITE_NAME, PAT_NAME, PAT_VALUE.
Choose Metabase when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Data Visualization domain.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Data Visualization | Data Visualization |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 41/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | SERVERSITE_NAMEPAT_NAMEPAT_VALUE | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 357 | 49,838 |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | Not listed | Not listed |
| Full listing | View Tableau MCP | View Metabase |
Tools & capabilities
Tableau MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Metabase tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Tableau MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"tableau-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@tableau/mcp-server@latest"
],
"env": {
"SERVER": "YOUR_SERVER_HERE",
"SITE_NAME": "YOUR_SITE_NAME_HERE",
"PAT_NAME": "YOUR_PAT_NAME_HERE",
"PAT_VALUE": "YOUR_PAT_VALUE_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Metabase
No confirmed install command for Metabase yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.