Metabase is an open-source business intelligence tool designed to make data accessible to everyone in an organization, not just analysts, by centralizing data from various sources like Zendesk, Shopify, and GitHub. It allows product managers to efficiently analyze user behavior and feature adoption by utilizing existing databases rather than relying solely on event instrumentation, which can be cumbersome and incomplete. Metabase's drill-through functionality enables teams to explore detailed user data, assess feature success, and identify trends without pre-structuring data collection. Additionally, it aids in qualitative research by helping teams identify key users for interviews and set up alerts to monitor product performance. Setting up Metabase is straightforward, requiring minimal time and resources, as it operates as an analytics layer on top of existing databases without hosting any data itself.