# Cube vs Preset

| Attribute | Cube | Preset |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 75.2 (73% (medium)) | 74.2 (68% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Cube is a business intelligence platform that unifies how metrics and business logic are defined and used across analytics interfaces. Organizations build a semantic model once, then access it through dashboards, AI chat, embedded surfaces, and APIs — available as a managed cloud service or self-hosted deployment. It is indexed under BI Software.","source":"https://cube.dev/pricing","question":"What is Cube?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cube offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.15 per hour. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://cube.dev/pricing","question":"Is Cube free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cube supports the web, Linux and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://cube.dev/pricing","question":"What platforms does Cube support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Cube can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://cube.dev/pricing","question":"Can Cube be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 21 integrations for Cube, including Notion, Linear, Sentry, Attio, Google Sheets, Excel, dbt and Okta, plus 13 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://cube.dev/pricing","question":"What does Cube integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Cube. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Cube not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://cube.dev/security","question":"What security certifications does Cube have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Cube is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://cube.dev/pricing","question":"Where is Cube available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under BI Software.","source":"https://preset.io/pricing/","question":"What is Preset?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Preset offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://preset.io/pricing/","question":"Is Preset free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Preset. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://preset.io/pricing/","question":"What platforms does Preset support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Preset can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://preset.io/pricing/","question":"Can Preset be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 11 integrations for Preset, including Slack, dbt, Claude, Cursor, MCP-compatible AI tools, Auth0, Azure and Google, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://preset.io/pricing/","question":"What does Preset integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Preset. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Preset not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://preset.io/trust-and-security/","question":"What security certifications does Preset have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Preset is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://preset.io/pricing/","question":"Where is Preset available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"nlq_ai":true,"hosting":"both","rls_sso":true,"paradigm":"semantic_layer","free_tier":true,"api_access":true,"dbt_native":true,"data_modeling":true,"managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":true,"git_versioning":true,"semantic_layer":"built_in","visualizations":true,"warehouse_native":true,"connector_breadth":"50+ data sources plus MCP connectors","scheduled_reports":true,"embedded_analytics":true,"transparent_pricing":true,"self_serve_dashboards":true}` | `{"nlq_ai":true,"rls_sso":true,"paradigm":"governed_dashboards","free_tier":true,"dbt_native":true,"managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":true,"semantic_layer":"built_in","warehouse_native":true,"connector_breadth":"Popular SQL databases with 40+ visualization types","scheduled_reports":true,"embedded_analytics":true,"transparent_pricing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 16 | 12 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Notion"},{"name":"Linear"},{"name":"Sentry"},{"name":"Attio"},{"name":"Google Sheets"},{"name":"Excel"},{"name":"dbt"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"Power BI"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Claude","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"ChatGPT","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Cursor","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Snowflake","native":true,"category":"data_warehouse","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Databricks","native":true,"category":"data_warehouse","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"BigQuery","native":true,"category":"data_warehouse","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Presto","native":true,"category":"query_engine","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Amazon Athena","native":true,"category":"query_engine","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Postgres","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"ClickHouse","native":true,"category":"database","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Tableau","native":true,"category":"bi","direction":"outbound"}]` | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"dbt"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"MCP-compatible AI tools"},{"name":"Auth0"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"GCP"},{"name":"Azure (cloud deployment regions)"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free forever","features":["Connect any data source","Model in semantic layer IDE","Explore data in workbooks","Publish workbooks as dashboards","Semantic model agent","Workbooks and dashboards agent","Analytics chat"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For hobbyists completing small projects and showcasing work","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"compute":"10K shared","query_history_retention":"1 day"}},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$40/developer/month","features":["Everything in Free","Extended limits on agents","Use premium LLMs","Unlimited workbooks","Extended query limit","Production deployment compute","Cube Store caching","Semantic Layer Sync","Observability & high-availability","dbt integration","Custom Roles"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"developer","amount":40,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.6,"period":"hour","currency":"USD","description":"Dedicated deployment"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.15,"period":"hour","currency":"USD","description":"Additional API instance"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.15,"period":"hour","currency":"USD","description":"Cube Store caching (small worker)"}],"description":"For professionals streamlining data workflows","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"compute":"50K dedicated","query_history_retention":"7 days"}},{"free":false,"name":"Premium","summary":"$80/developer/month + $20/explorer/month","features":["Everything in Starter","Explorer role","Viewer role","Embedded dashboards","Embedded analytics chat","Unlimited queries","99.950% Uptime SLA","Custom Domains","Multi-cluster Deployment","Performance Insights","Single Sign-On (SSO)","Audit Logging"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"developer","amount":80,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"explorer","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":1.2,"period":"hour","currency":"USD","description":"Dedicated deployment per cluster"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.3,"period":"hour","currency":"USD","description":"Additional API instance"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.3,"period":"hour","currency":"USD","description":"Cube Store caching (medium worker)"}],"description":"For teams scaling analytics and collaboration","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"compute":"Unlimited","query_history_retention":"7 days"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything in Premium","99.990% Uptime SLA","Dedicated single-tenant installation","Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC)","Bring Your Own LLM (BYOLLM)","SSO with SAML 2.0","Workspace Access Control","Advanced Networking Security (VPC Peering, AWS PrivateLink)"],"commitment":"annual","description":"For enterprises demanding security and support","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $40/developer/month; free tier available","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://cube.dev/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-03T22:15:44.664Z","startingPrice":{"unit":"explorer","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Starter","summary":"Free forever for up to 5 users","features":["Unlimited dashboards & charts","40+ visualization types","No-code chart builder","Collaborative SQL editor","Semantic layer","In-depth docs & tutorials"],"minSeats":5,"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Explore Superset in the cloud, free forever for small teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"5","workspaces":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"$20/user/month (billed annually) or $25/user/month (billed monthly). 14-day free trial included","features":["Unlimited users","3 workspaces","Role-based access controls (RBAC)","Scheduled email reports & alerts","Slack integration for alerts","Multi-region support","Standard customer support","AI Chatbot trial (14 days)"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Collaborate securely with your entire organization","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Volume discounts available","features":["Additional workspaces","dbt integration","Managed Private Cloud deployment","Database connection via SSH tunnels","Single sign-on (SSO) + SCIM integration","Audit logs & usage metrics","Enterprise SLA","AI Chatbot with bring-your-own API key","MCP Server integration"],"description":"Deployment at scale with AI agent access for large organizations","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Embedded dashboard viewer licenses","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD","description":"for 50 licenses"}]},{"name":"API access"},{"name":"Dedicated support via Slack"}],"summary":"From $20/user/month (billed annually). Free tier available. Enterprise custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://preset.io/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:22:12.325Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | mid |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":20,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.95 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://preset.io/privacy-policy/ |

## Capabilities (BI Software)

| Capability | Cube | Preset |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| BI paradigm | Semantic layer | Governed dashboards |
| Semantic / modelling layer | Built-in | Built-in |
| **Engine** |  |  |
| Warehouse-native (SQL push-down) | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable / OSS core | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed cloud available | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Intelligence** |  |  |
| Natural-language query / AI copilot | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Embedded / white-label analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduled reports / alerting | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Row-level security & SSO/SAML | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Per-seat pricing published | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free tier / free desktop | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| dbt-native integration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data-source connector breadth | 50+ data sources plus MCP connectors | Popular SQL databases with 40+ visualization types |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:55:53.685Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*