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Comparison

Cube vs Rill

On the evidence we track, Cube leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Cube full profile →Rill full profile →
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★Cube74
Rill62
Score
Vioscale score
Cube74 / 100medium · 73%
Rill62 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
Cube✓
Rill✓
Model
Price level
Cubemid
Rilllow
Transparent
Cube✓
Rill✓
Integrations
Count
Cube9
Rill15
Security
Gdpr
Cube✓
Rill–
Hipaa
Cube✓
Rill–
Soc2
Cube✓
Rill✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Cube99.95
Rill–
Status page
Cube✓
Rill✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Cube–
Rill0
Github stars
Cube–
Rill2,844
Activity
Commits last 30d
Cube–
Rill62
Release
Cadence days
Cube–
Rill2
History
Cube–
Rill20 items
License
Spdx
Cube–
RillApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Cube–
RillGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
BI paradigm
CubeSemantic layer
RillSemantic layer
Semantic / modelling layer
CubeBuilt-in
RillBuilt-in
Engine
Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)
Cube✓
Rill✓
Deployment
Self-hostable / OSS core
Cube✓
Rill✓
Managed cloud available
Cube✓
Rill✓
Intelligence
Natural-language query / AI copilot
Cube✓
Rill✓
Delivery
Embedded / white-label analytics
Cube✓
Rill✓
Scheduled reports / alerting
Cube✓
Rill✓
Governance
Row-level security & SSO/SAML
Cube✓
Rill✓
Commercial
Per-seat pricing published
Cube✓
Rill✓
Free tier / free desktop
Cube✓
Rill✓
Ecosystem
dbt-native integration
Cube✓
Rill-
Data-source connector breadth
Cube50+ data sources plus MCP connectors
RillSQL databases, S3, Google Cloud Storage, and 20+ connectors

What each one is

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

Cube

Leader

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

Rill

Platform for building analytics with metrics defined in code, then accessed via dashboards, natural language questions, and APIs. Works with multiple data sources and integrates with AI tools for faster insights.

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 $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 ↗

Rill

from $0.10/moHybridFree tier

From $20/seat/month. Free tier with $250 credit. Hybrid seat + usage-based pricing

  • Starter$20/seat/month + $0.15/compute unit-hour
    • Platform access
    • Unlimited dashboards, reports, alerts
    • Embedded analytics (previews only)
    • Agentic analytics (1M tokens/seat/month)
    • API access (2,500 calls/seat/month, $0.01/call overage)
    • +3 more
  • Growth$30/seat/month + $500/month embedded + $0.20/compute unit-hour
    • Platform access
    • Unlimited dashboards, reports, alerts
    • Embedded analytics ($500/month up to 100 active seats)
    • Agentic analytics (2M tokens/seat + 200k/embedded)
    • API access (5,000 calls/seat + 500/embedded, $0.01/call overage)
    • +6 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Platform access (unlimited seats)
    • Unlimited dashboards, reports, alerts
    • Embedded analytics (unlimited active seats)
    • Agentic analytics (custom quota)
    • API access (custom quota)
    • +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✓
Rill✓
CLI
Cube✗
Rill✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Cube✓
Rill✓
Self-hosted
Cube✓
Rill✓
Hybrid
Cube✓
Rill✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Okta

Cube

Leader
9 total - 8 not shared
  • Notion
  • Linear
  • Sentry
  • Attio
  • Google Sheets
  • Excel
  • dbt
  • Power BI
Independently observed

Rill

15 total - 14 not shared
  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
  • S3
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • ClickHouse
  • ClickHouse Cloud
  • DuckDB
  • MotherDuck
  • Druid
  • Pinot
  • Google SSO
  • Microsoft SSO
  • SAML
Independently observed

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