Comparison

Evidence vs Rill

On the evidence we track, Rill leads this comparison with a composite score of 62/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Evidence49
Rill62
Score
Vioscale score
Evidence49 / 100medium · 65%
Rill62 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
Evidence
Rill
Model
Evidencecommercial
Price level
Evidencemid
Rilllow
Transparent
Evidence
Rill
Integrations
Count
Evidence4
Rill15
Reliability
Status page
Evidence
Rill
Adoption
Dependent repos
Evidence0
Rill0
Github stars
Evidence6,880
Rill2,844
Activity
Commits last 30d
Evidence22
Rill62
Release
Cadence days
Evidence
Rill2
History
Evidence20 items
License
Spdx
EvidenceMIT
Language
Primary
EvidenceTypeScript
RillGo

Capabilities

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

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

Evidence

Evidence is a BI platform offering Evidence Studio (a web-based IDE) for building self-serve analytics dashboards and reports with component-generated queries, AI-assisted exploration, and enterprise-grade security controls.

Independently observed

Rill

Leader

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.

Evidence

from $15/moSubscription

From $15/user/month (Team) with AI credits included. Enterprise custom pricing.

  • Team$15/user/month
    • Unlimited users
    • Page-level access control
    • Log In With Google
    • 1,000 AI Credits/user/month
    • Multiple Data Sources
    • +6 more
  • Pro$25/user/month
    • Everything in Team plus
    • Single Sign-On (SSO)
    • Private Slack support
    • 3,000 AI Credits/user/month
    • AI Dev Agent
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Pro plus
    • White labeling
    • Embedded reports
    • Multi-region support
    • Dedicated support
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Rill

Leader
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
Evidence
Rill
CLI
Evidence
Rill
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Evidence
Rill
Self-hosted
Evidence
Rill
Hybrid
Evidence
Rill

Integrations

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

Evidence

4 total
  • BigQuery
  • Google Sheets
  • PostgreSQL
  • JavaScript APIs
Independently observed

Rill

Leader
15 total
  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
  • S3
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • ClickHouse
  • ClickHouse Cloud
  • DuckDB
  • MotherDuck
  • Druid
  • Pinot
  • Google SSO
  • Microsoft SSO
  • Okta
  • SAML
Independently observed

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

Evidence vs Rill: an evidence-based comparison · Vioscale