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Comparison

Hex vs Redash

No clear leader: Hex (55.5) and Redash (51.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Hex full profile →Redash full profile →
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Hex56
Redash51
Score
Vioscale score
Hex56 / 100medium · 72%
Redash51 / 100medium · 64%
Pricing
Free tier
Hex✓
Redash✓
Model
Price level
Hexlow
Redashfree
Transparent
Hex✗
Redash✓
Integrations
Count
Hex8
Redash41
Security
Disclosure policy
Hex✓
Redash–
Gdpr
Hex✓
Redash–
Hipaa
Hex✓
Redash–
Scorecard
Hex–
Redash6.1
Soc2
Hex✓
Redash–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Hex✓
Redash–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hex–
Redash66
Github stars
Hex–
Redash28,768
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hex–
Redash4
Release
Cadence days
Hex–
Redash52
History
Hex–
Redash20 items
License
Spdx
Hex–
RedashBSD-2-Clause
Language
Primary
Hex–
RedashPython

Capabilities

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

Core
BI paradigm
HexNotebook
RedashGoverned dashboards
Semantic / modelling layer
HexBuilt-in
RedashBuilt-in
Engine
Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)
Hex✓
Redash✓
Deployment
Self-hostable / OSS core
Hex✗
Redash✓
Managed cloud available
Hex✓
Redash✗
Intelligence
Natural-language query / AI copilot
Hex✓
Redash-
Delivery
Embedded / white-label analytics
Hex✓
Redash✓
Scheduled reports / alerting
Hex-
Redash✓
Governance
Row-level security & SSO/SAML
Hex-
Redash✓
Commercial
Per-seat pricing published
Hex✗
Redash-
Free tier / free desktop
Hex✓
Redash✓
Ecosystem
dbt-native integration
Hex✓
Redash-
Data-source connector breadth
HexDatabricks, dbt, Git repos, warehouse tables, Unity Catalog metrics
Redash40+ databases (SQL, NoSQL, Big Data) and API data sources

What each one is

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

Hex

An AI analytics platform for building interactive data products and sharing insights. Features agentic notebooks, natural language query capabilities, and semantic modeling with AI agents.

Independently observed

Redash

An open-source data visualization platform that lets teams query data from various databases and APIs using SQL, create interactive dashboards with multiple visualization types, and share data insights across the organization. Includes collaboration features like schema browsing, query snippets, caching, and alerts.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Hex

from $36/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $36/editor/month. Free tier. 14-day free trial on Team plan.

  • CommunityFree
    • Notebook agent trial
    • Connect any data source
    • Up to 5 notebooks
    • Build with all cell types
    • Small compute
  • Professional$36/editor/month
    • Notebook agent
    • Standard credits
    • Unlimited notebooks
    • Up to 5 published apps
    • 30-day version history
    • +1 more
  • Team$75/editor/month, 14-day free trial
    • Threads agent
    • Semantic model agent
    • Extended credits
    • Unlimited published apps
    • Visual exploration and drill down
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Explorer seat add-on
    • Audit logs
    • Premium credits
    • OAuth database connections
    • Observability API
    • +6 more
as of verify ↗

Redash

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Hex✓
Redash✓
CLI
Hex✓
Redash✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hex✓
Redash✗
Self-hosted
Hex✗
Redash✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Databricks

Hex

8 total - 7 not shared
  • Databricks Unity Catalog
  • dbt
  • Slack
  • Claude
  • Cursor
  • MCP
  • Git
Independently observed

Redash

31 total - 30 not shared
  • Amazon Athena
  • Amazon Aurora
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • Amazon Redshift
  • Azure Data Explorer
  • Cassandra
  • ClickHouse
  • Druid
  • Elasticsearch
  • Google BigQuery
  • Greenplum
  • Hive
  • Impala
  • InfluxDB
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • Presto
  • Snowflake
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Spreadsheets
  • JIRA
  • +6 more
Independently observed

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