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Comparison

Cube vs Preset

No clear leader: Cube (74.2) and Preset (74.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Cube full profile →Preset full profile →
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Cube74
Preset74
Score
Vioscale score
Cube74 / 100medium · 73%updating
Preset74 / 100medium · 73%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Cube✓
Preset✓
Model
Price level
Cubemid
Presetmid
Transparent
Cube✓
Preset✓
Integrations
Count
Cube9
Preset12
Security
Disclosure policy
Cube–
Preset✓
Gdpr
Cube✓
Preset✓
Hipaa
Cube✓
Preset✓
Iso27001
Cube–
Preset✓
Pci
Cube–
Preset✓
Soc2
Cube✓
Preset✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Cube99.95
Preset–
Status page
Cube✓
Preset✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
BI paradigm
CubeSemantic layer
PresetGoverned dashboards
Semantic / modelling layer
CubeBuilt-in
PresetBuilt-in
Engine
Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)
Cube✓
Preset✓
Deployment
Self-hostable / OSS core
Cube✓
Preset✓
Managed cloud available
Cube✓
Preset✓
Intelligence
Natural-language query / AI copilot
Cube✓
Preset✓
Delivery
Embedded / white-label analytics
Cube✓
Preset✓
Scheduled reports / alerting
Cube✓
Preset✓
Governance
Row-level security & SSO/SAML
Cube✓
Preset✓
Commercial
Per-seat pricing published
Cube✓
Preset✓
Free tier / free desktop
Cube✓
Preset✓
Ecosystem
dbt-native integration
Cube✓
Preset✓
Data-source connector breadth
Cube50+ data sources plus MCP connectors
PresetPopular SQL databases with 40+ visualization types

What each one is

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

Cube

AI-native analytics platform combining business intelligence and embedded analytics. Grounds all answers in a governed semantic model to ensure consistency and reliability across chat, workbooks, dashboards, and AI agents.

Independently observed

Preset

A managed analytics platform offering cloud, on-premises, and embedded deployment options for creating interactive dashboards and charts. Built on Apache Superset with features including SQL editing, semantic layers, row-level security, and AI-driven chatbot capabilities for natural language queries.

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

from $40/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
    • Production deployment compute
    • +3 more
  • Premium$80/developer/month
    • Everything in Starter
    • Explorer and Viewer roles
    • Embedded dashboards
    • Embedded analytics chat
    • Unlimited queries
    • +4 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 ↗

Preset

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $20/user/month (billed annually). Free tier available. Enterprise custom pricing.

  • StarterFree
    • Unlimited dashboards & charts
    • 40+ visualization types
    • No-code chart builder
    • Collaborative SQL editor
    • Semantic layer
    • +1 more
  • Professional$20/user/month (billed annually) or $25/user/month (billed monthly). 14-day free trial included
    • Unlimited users
    • 3 workspaces
    • Role-based access controls (RBAC)
    • Scheduled email reports & alerts
    • Slack integration for alerts
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Additional workspaces
    • dbt integration
    • Managed Private Cloud deployment
    • Database connection via SSH tunnels
    • Single sign-on (SSO) + SCIM integration
    • +4 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✓
Preset✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cube✓
Preset✓
Self-hosted
Cube✓
Preset✓
Hybrid
Cube✓
Preset✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • dbt
  • Okta

Cube

9 total - 7 not shared
  • Notion
  • Linear
  • Sentry
  • Attio
  • Google Sheets
  • Excel
  • Power BI
Independently observed

Preset

12 total - 10 not shared
  • Slack
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • MCP-compatible AI tools
  • Auth0
  • Azure
  • Google
  • AWS
  • GCP
  • Azure (cloud deployment regions)
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.