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Comparison

Evidence vs Sisense

On the evidence we track, Sisense leads this comparison with a composite score of 66/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Evidence full profile →Sisense full profile →
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Evidence50
★Sisense66
Score
vioscaleAI score
Evidence50 / 100high · 75%
Sisense66 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Evidence✓
Sisense✓
Model
Evidenceopen_source
Sisensefreemium
Price level
Evidencefree
Sisenselow
Starting price
Evidence$2,500
Sisense–
Transparent
Evidence✓
Sisense✗
Integrations
Count
Evidence14
Sisense8
Security
Certifications
EvidenceSOC 2
Sisense–
Disclosure policy
Evidence✓
Sisense✓
Gdpr
Evidence–
Sisense✓
Hipaa
Evidence–
Sisense✓
Iso27001
Evidence–
Sisense✓
Soc2
Evidence✓
Sisense✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Evidence–
Sisense99.99
Status page
Evidence–
Sisense✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Evidence0
Sisense–
Github stars
Evidence7,023
Sisense–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Evidence57
Sisense–
Release
History
Evidence20 items
Sisense–
License
Spdx
EvidenceMIT
Sisense–
Language
Primary
EvidenceTypeScript
Sisense–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Evidence7 items
Sisense7 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

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

Sisense

Leader

A business intelligence tool that enables teams to connect databases and create visual reports and dashboards from SQL queries and large datasets for sharing and collaboration.

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 $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 ↗

Sisense

Leader
HybridFree tier
  • Cloud Data Teams (Free)Free
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Snowflake

Evidence

17 total - 16 not shared
  • BigQuery
  • Google Sheets
  • PostgreSQL
  • JavaScript APIs
  • Slack
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude Desktop
  • Databricks
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • dbt
  • GitHub Enterprise
  • Datadog
  • Sentry
  • AWS Bedrock
  • Vertex AI
  • Azure AI Foundry
Independently observed

Sisense

Leader
12 total - 11 not shared
  • Any warehouse connectors (generic)
  • Any database connectors (generic)
  • Cloud app connectors (generic)
  • MCP (Model Context Protocol)
  • REST APIs
  • Compose SDK
  • External AI tools and workflows
  • Custom plugins
  • Jasper Reports
  • Redshift
  • DECK.GL
Independently observed
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