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Comparison

Cube vs Evidence

On the evidence we track, Cube leads this comparison with a composite score of 75/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Cube full profile →Evidence full profile →
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★Cube75
Evidence50
Score
vioscaleAI score
Cube75 / 100medium · 73%
Evidence50 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Cube✓
Evidence✓
Model
Price level
Cubemid
Evidencefree
Starting price
Cube$20
Evidence$2,500
Transparent
Cube✓
Evidence✓
Integrations
Count
Cube16
Evidence14
Security
Certifications
Cube–
EvidenceSOC 2
Disclosure policy
Cube–
Evidence✓
Gdpr
Cube✓
Evidence–
Hipaa
Cube✓
Evidence–
Soc2
Cube✓
Evidence✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Cube99.95
Evidence–
Status page
Cube✓
Evidence–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cube–
Evidence0
Github stars
Cube–
Evidence7,023
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cube–
Evidence57
Release
History
Cube–
Evidence20 items
License
Spdx
Cube–
EvidenceMIT
Language
Primary
Cube–
EvidenceTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Cube7 items
Evidence7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for bi software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
BI paradigm
CubeSemantic layer
EvidenceGoverned dashboards
Semantic / modelling layer
CubeBuilt-in
EvidenceBuilt-in
Engine
Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)
Cube✓
Evidence✓
Deployment
Self-hostable / OSS core
Cube✓
Evidence✓
Managed cloud available
Cube✓
Evidence✓
Intelligence
Natural-language query / AI copilot
Cube✓
Evidence✓
Delivery
Embedded / white-label analytics
Cube✓
Evidence✓
Scheduled reports / alerting
Cube✓
Evidence✓
Governance
Row-level security & SSO/SAML
Cube✓
Evidence✓
Commercial
Per-seat pricing published
Cube✓
Evidence✓
Free tier / free desktop
Cube✓
Evidence✓
Ecosystem
dbt-native integration
Cube✓
Evidence✓
Data-source connector breadth
Cube50+ data sources plus MCP connectors
EvidenceMultiple data sources including BigQuery, Google Sheets, PostgreSQL, APIs

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Cube

Leader

A modern analytics platform that combines a semantic layer with dashboard, workbook, and conversational AI interfaces to serve teams and autonomous agents. Users query data through dashboards, natural language chat, or APIs, while the semantic layer ensures consistent metric definitions and business logic across all tools and workflows.

Independently observed

Evidence

An open-source business intelligence platform that lets you build interactive data visualizations using SQL and markdown. Reports can be self-hosted or published on Evidence Studio's managed hosting service.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Cube

Leader
from $20/explorer/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $40/developer/month; free tier available

  • FreeFree
    • Connect any data source
    • Model in semantic layer IDE
    • Explore data in workbooks
    • Publish workbooks as dashboards
    • Semantic model agent
    • +2 more
  • Starter$40/developer/month
    • Everything in Free
    • Extended limits on agents
    • Use premium LLMs
    • Unlimited workbooks
    • Extended query limit
    • +6 more
  • Premium$80/developer/month + $20/explorer/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Explorer role
    • Viewer role
    • Embedded dashboards
    • Embedded analytics chat
    • +7 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Premium
    • 99.990% Uptime SLA
    • Dedicated single-tenant installation
    • Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC)
    • Bring Your Own LLM (BYOLLM)
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Evidence

from $2500/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

$2,500/month for Team plan with unlimited users, 20K AI credits, and optional add-on credits at $0.01 per credit. 30-day free trial. Custom enterprise plans available.

  • Team$2,500/month, flat rate for unlimited users and projects
    • Unlimited users
    • Unlimited projects
    • Analytics Agent
    • Slack bot and MCP support
    • Private Slack or Teams support
    • +10 more
  • CustomContact sales
    • Everything in Team plan
    • Row-level access rules
    • Embedding and white-labelling
    • Custom AI credit allocation
    • Bring your own AI keys
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Cube✓
Evidence✓
CLI
Cube✓
Evidence✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cube✓
Evidence✓
Self-hosted
Cube✓
Evidence✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (8)
  • Sentry
  • Google Sheets
  • dbt
  • Slack
  • ChatGPT
  • Snowflake
  • Databricks
  • BigQuery

Cube

Leader
21 total - 13 not shared
  • Notion
  • Linear
  • Attio
  • Excel
  • Okta
  • Power BI
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • Presto
  • Amazon Athena
  • Postgres
  • ClickHouse
  • Tableau
Independently observed

Evidence

17 total - 9 not shared
  • PostgreSQL
  • JavaScript APIs
  • Claude Desktop
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • GitHub Enterprise
  • Datadog
  • AWS Bedrock
  • Vertex AI
  • Azure AI Foundry
Independently observed
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