# Hex vs Sigma Computing

| Attribute | Hex | Sigma Computing |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 52.6 (72% (medium)) | 57.7 (33% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under BI Software.","source":"https://hex.tech/blog/notebook-agent-pricing-analysis/","question":"What is Hex?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Hex offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $36 per editor per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://hex.tech/","question":"Is Hex free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Hex supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://hex.tech/blog/notebook-agent-pricing-analysis/","question":"What platforms does Hex support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Hex, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://hex.tech/blog/notebook-agent-pricing-analysis/","question":"Can Hex be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 11 integrations for Hex, including Databricks, dbt, Slack, Claude, Cursor, MCP, Git and Snowflake, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://hex.tech/blog/notebook-agent-pricing-analysis/","question":"What does Hex integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Hex. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Hex not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://hex.tech/security","question":"What security certifications does Hex have?","confidence":0.7}]` | `[{"answer":"A cloud-native platform that enables teams to build analytics applications, interactive dashboards, and AI agents directly on data warehouse data, with built-in governance, audit trails, and warehouse-native execution. It is indexed under BI Software.","source":"https://www.sigmacomputing.com/","question":"What is Sigma Computing?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Sigma Computing supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.sigmacomputing.com/","question":"What platforms does Sigma Computing support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Sigma Computing, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.sigmacomputing.com/","question":"Can Sigma Computing be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 7 integrations for Sigma Computing, including AWS, Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, Glean, Slack, Jira and Anthropic. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.sigmacomputing.com/","question":"What does Sigma Computing integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Sigma Computing. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Sigma Computing not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.sigmacomputing.com/blog/embedded-analytics-vs-compliance","question":"What security certifications does Sigma Computing have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Sigma Computing is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.sigmacomputing.com/blog/pricing-sensitivity-dashboards","question":"Where is Sigma Computing available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | An AI analytics platform that combines conversational natural language queries, AI-driven dashboards, and trusted governance. It integrates with Snowflake and Databricks to let teams explore data and self-serve answers without SQL or code expertise. | A cloud-native platform that enables teams to build analytics applications, interactive dashboards, and AI agents directly on data warehouse data, with built-in governance, audit trails, and warehouse-native execution. |
| features.capabilities | `{"nlq_ai":true,"hosting":"cloud","paradigm":"notebook","free_tier":true,"dbt_native":true,"sql_editor":true,"data_modeling":true,"managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":false,"git_versioning":true,"semantic_layer":"built_in","visualizations":true,"warehouse_native":true,"connector_breadth":"Databricks, dbt, Git repos, warehouse tables, Unity Catalog metrics","embedded_analytics":true,"transparent_pricing":false,"self_serve_dashboards":true}` | `{"nlq_ai":true,"hosting":"cloud","rls_sso":true,"paradigm":"notebook","free_tier":false,"api_access":true,"dbt_native":false,"managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":false,"visualizations":true,"warehouse_native":true,"connector_breadth":"Cloud data warehouses (AWS Redshift, Snowflake) with external system integration","scheduled_reports":false,"embedded_analytics":true,"transparent_pricing":false,"self_serve_dashboards":true}` |
| integrations.count | 7 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"Databricks Unity Catalog"},{"name":"dbt"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"MCP"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"Snowflake","native":true,"category":"data_warehouse","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Cube","native":true,"category":"data_modeling","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"GitHub","native":true,"category":"version_control","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Notion","native":false,"category":"workspace","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Linear","native":false,"category":"project_management","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"ChatGPT","category":"chat","direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Amazon Redshift"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"AWS Marketplace"},{"name":"Glean","native":true,"direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Slack","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Jira","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Anthropic","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"ChatGPT Work","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Codex","native":true,"category":"ai","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"PowerPoint","native":true,"category":"documents","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Databricks","native":true,"category":"data_warehouse","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"ClickHouse","native":true,"category":"data_warehouse","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Google Cloud","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free"},{"free":false,"name":"Professional"},{"free":false,"name":"Team"},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise"}],"summary":"Free tier, plus Professional, Team, and Enterprise plans. Pricing scales by user type and team size.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://hex.tech/","retrievedAt":"2026-09-18T12:33:45.451Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://hex.tech/blog/trust-used-to-be-implied/ | https://www.sigmacomputing.com/blog/pci-dss-compliance |

## Capabilities (BI Software)

| Capability | Hex | Sigma Computing |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| BI paradigm | Notebook | Notebook |
| Semantic / modelling layer | Built-in | - |
| **Engine** |  |  |
| Warehouse-native (SQL push-down) | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable / OSS core | ✗ | ✗ |
| Managed cloud available | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Intelligence** |  |  |
| Natural-language query / AI copilot | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Embedded / white-label analytics | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scheduled reports / alerting | - | ✗ |
| **Governance** |  |  |
| Row-level security & SSO/SAML | - | ✓ |
| **Commercial** |  |  |
| Per-seat pricing published | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free tier / free desktop | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| dbt-native integration | ✓ | ✗ |
| Data-source connector breadth | Databricks, dbt, Git repos, warehouse tables, Unity Catalog metrics | Cloud data warehouses (AWS Redshift, Snowflake) with external system integration |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:31:07.241Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*