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Comparison

Evidence vs ThoughtSpot

On the evidence we track, ThoughtSpot leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Evidence full profile →ThoughtSpot full profile →
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Evidence49
★ThoughtSpot71
Score
Vioscale score
Evidence49 / 100medium · 65%
ThoughtSpot71 / 100low · 39%
Pricing
Free tier
Evidence✗
ThoughtSpot✓
Model
Evidencecommercial
ThoughtSpotfreemium
Price level
Evidencemid
ThoughtSpotmid
Transparent
Evidence✓
ThoughtSpot✓
Integrations
Count
Evidence4
ThoughtSpot8
Security
Disclosure policy
Evidence✓
ThoughtSpot–
Gdpr
Evidence–
ThoughtSpot✓
Soc2
Evidence✓
ThoughtSpot–
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Evidence0
ThoughtSpot–
Github stars
Evidence6,880
ThoughtSpot–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Evidence22
ThoughtSpot–
Release
History
Evidence20 items
ThoughtSpot–
License
Spdx
EvidenceMIT
ThoughtSpot–
Language
Primary
EvidenceTypeScript
ThoughtSpot–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

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

ThoughtSpot

Leader

ThoughtSpot is an agentic analytics platform that combines governed semantic data modeling with conversational AI agents to help teams discover, visualize, and act on business insights. The platform includes specialized agents for querying data, building models, creating dashboards, and writing code.

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 ↗

ThoughtSpot

Leader
from $25/moSubscriptionFree tier365-day trial

From $25/user/mo. Free trial for 1 year.

  • Essentials$25/user/mo billed annually
    • Dynamic interactive dashboards
    • Actionable insights
  • Pro$50/user/mo billed annually
    • AI-powered dashboards and automated insights
    • Natural-language search and data exploration
    • Spotter AI Agents (25 queries/month per user)
    • Analyst Studio for advanced analytics
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • AI-powered dashboards and automated insights
    • Natural-language search and data exploration
    • Spotter AI Agents with Unlimited LLM tokens
    • Analyst Studio for advanced analytics
    • Unlimited users and data
    • +3 more
  • DeveloperFree
    • Dynamic embeddable AI dashboards and visualizations
    • Industry leading API & SDK
    • Natural-language search and data exploration
    • Spotter AI Agents with Unlimited LLM tokens
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Evidence✓
ThoughtSpot✓
iOS
Evidence✗
ThoughtSpot✓
Android
Evidence✗
ThoughtSpot✓
CLI
Evidence✓
ThoughtSpot✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Evidence✓
ThoughtSpot✓
Self-hosted
Evidence✓
ThoughtSpot✗

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

ThoughtSpot

Leader
8 total
  • Snowflake
  • Databricks
  • Amazon Redshift
  • OpenAI
  • Google Gemini
  • Claude
  • Snowflake Cortex
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors
Independently observed

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