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Comparison

Evidence vs ThoughtSpot

On the evidence we track, ThoughtSpot leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. 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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Evidence50
★ThoughtSpot64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Evidence50 / 100high · 75%
ThoughtSpot64 / 100low · 39%
Pricing
Free tier
Evidence✓
ThoughtSpot✓
Model
Evidenceopen_source
ThoughtSpotfreemium
Price level
Evidencefree
ThoughtSpotmid
Starting price
Evidence$2,500
ThoughtSpot$25
Transparent
Evidence✓
ThoughtSpot✓
Integrations
Count
Evidence14
ThoughtSpot7
Security
Certifications
EvidenceSOC 2
ThoughtSpot–
Disclosure policy
Evidence✓
ThoughtSpot–
Gdpr
Evidence–
ThoughtSpot✓
Soc2
Evidence✓
ThoughtSpot–
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
Evidence0
ThoughtSpot–
Github stars
Evidence7,023
ThoughtSpot–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Evidence57
ThoughtSpot–
Release
History
Evidence20 items
ThoughtSpot–
License
Spdx
EvidenceMIT
ThoughtSpot–
Language
Primary
EvidenceTypeScript
ThoughtSpot–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Evidence7 items
ThoughtSpot6 items

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

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

ThoughtSpot

Leader

Cloud-based analytics platform combining natural language querying, governed data preparation, and embedded analytics capabilities. Enables teams to prepare data, define metrics once, and deliver trusted insights across dashboards, applications, and workflows using AI-powered agentic analytics.

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 ↗

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.

In common (7)
  • BigQuery
  • Google Sheets
  • PostgreSQL
  • ChatGPT
  • Snowflake
  • Databricks
  • dbt

Evidence

17 total - 10 not shared
  • JavaScript APIs
  • Slack
  • Claude Desktop
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • GitHub Enterprise
  • Datadog
  • Sentry
  • AWS Bedrock
  • Vertex AI
  • Azure AI Foundry
Independently observed

ThoughtSpot

Leader
16 total - 9 not shared
  • Amazon Redshift
  • OpenAI
  • Google Gemini
  • Claude
  • Snowflake Cortex
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors
  • Redshift
  • Apache Ossie
  • Excel
Independently observed
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Evidence or ThoughtSpot: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

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