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Comparison

Hex 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.

Hex full profile →Rill full profile →
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Hex56
★Rill62
Score
Vioscale score
Hex56 / 100medium · 72%updating
Rill62 / 100high · 77%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Hex✓
Rill✓
Model
Price level
Hexlow
Rilllow
Transparent
Hex✗
Rill✓
Integrations
Count
Hex8
Rill15
Security
Disclosure policy
Hex✓
Rill–
Gdpr
Hex✓
Rill–
Hipaa
Hex✓
Rill–
Soc2
Hex✓
Rill✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Hex✓
Rill✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hex–
Rill0
Github stars
Hex–
Rill2,844
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hex–
Rill62
Release
Cadence days
Hex–
Rill2
History
Hex–
Rill20 items
License
Spdx
Hex–
RillApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Hex–
RillGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

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

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.

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 ↗

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
Hex✓
Rill✓
CLI
Hex✓
Rill✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Hex✓
Rill✓
Self-hosted
Hex✗
Rill✓
Hybrid
Hex✗
Rill✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Cursor

Hex

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

Rill

Leader
15 total - 14 not shared
  • Claude Code
  • 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.