Comparison

Mode 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.

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Mode49

★Rill62

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Mode	RillLeader
Vioscale score	49 / 100low · 44%	62 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	low
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	15
Security
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Frilldata%2Frill&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	2,844
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	62
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	2
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	Apache-2.0
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	Go
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US

Score

Vioscale score

Mode49 / 100low · 44%

Rill62 / 100high · 77%

Pricing

Free tier

Mode✓

Rill✓

Model

Modefreemium

Rillfreemium

Price level

Modelow

Rilllow

Transparent

Mode✗

Rill✓

Integrations

Count

Mode–

Rill15

Security

Soc2

Mode–

Rill✓

Vulnerabilities

Mode–

RillCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Frilldata%2Frill&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Mode✓

Rill✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Mode–

Rill0

Github stars

Mode–

Rill2,844

Activity

Commits last 30d

Mode–

Rill62

Release

Cadence days

Mode–

Rill2

History

Mode–

Rill20 items

License

Spdx

Mode–

RillApache-2.0

Language

Primary

Mode–

RillGo

Market

Availability

Mode–

RillAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for BI Software
Capability	Mode	Rill
Core
BI paradigm	Governed dashboards	Semantic layer
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	Modern data stack integration	SQL databases, S3, Google Cloud Storage, and 20+ connectors

Core

BI paradigm

ModeGoverned dashboards

RillSemantic layer

Semantic / modelling layer

Mode-

RillBuilt-in

Engine

Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)

Mode-

Rill✓

Deployment

Self-hostable / OSS core

Mode✗

Rill✓

Managed cloud available

Mode✓

Rill✓

Intelligence

Natural-language query / AI copilot

Mode-

Rill✓

Delivery

Embedded / white-label analytics

Mode✓

Rill✓

Scheduled reports / alerting

Mode-

Rill✓

Governance

Row-level security & SSO/SAML

Mode-

Rill✓

Commercial

Per-seat pricing published

Mode✗

Rill✓

Free tier / free desktop

Mode✓

Rill✓

Ecosystem

dbt-native integration

Mode-

Rill-

Data-source connector breadth

ModeModern data stack integration

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.

Mode

Mode is a collaborative BI platform that unites data teams and business teams around data. It provides SQL-based analysis, self-service reporting, custom data apps, and interactive dashboards in a single platform.

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.

Mode

HybridFree tier

Free tier available. Premium pricing available on request.

Mode StudioFree
Mode BusinessContact sales
Mode EnterpriseContact sales

as of 2026-08-13verify ↗

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 2026-08-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Mode	Rill
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
HybridDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

Mode✓

Rill✓

CLI

Mode✗

Rill✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Mode✓

Rill✓

Self-hosted

Mode✗

Rill✓

Hybrid

Mode✗

Rill✓

Integrations

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

Mode

Not documented yet.

Rill

Leader

15 total

Claude Code
Cursor
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.