Comparison

Mode vs ThoughtSpot

On the evidence we track, ThoughtSpot leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Mode full profile →ThoughtSpot full profile →

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Mode49

★ThoughtSpot71

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Mode	ThoughtSpotLeader
Vioscale score	49 / 100low · 44%	71 / 100low · 39%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	mid
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	-	8
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Mode49 / 100low · 44%

ThoughtSpot71 / 100low · 39%

Pricing

Free tier

Mode✓

ThoughtSpot✓

Model

Modefreemium

ThoughtSpotfreemium

Price level

Modelow

ThoughtSpotmid

Transparent

Mode✗

ThoughtSpot✓

Integrations

Count

Mode–

ThoughtSpot8

Security

Gdpr

Mode–

ThoughtSpot✓

Reliability

Status page

Mode✓

ThoughtSpot–

Market

Availability

Mode–

ThoughtSpotAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for BI Software
Capability	Mode	ThoughtSpot
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	Major data warehouses (Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift) and LLM providers

Core

BI paradigm

ModeGoverned dashboards

ThoughtSpotSemantic layer

Semantic / modelling layer

Mode-

ThoughtSpotBuilt-in

Engine

Warehouse-native (SQL push-down)

Mode-

ThoughtSpot✓

Deployment

Self-hostable / OSS core

Mode✗

ThoughtSpot✗

Managed cloud available

Mode✓

ThoughtSpot✓

Intelligence

Natural-language query / AI copilot

Mode-

ThoughtSpot✓

Delivery

Embedded / white-label analytics

Mode✓

ThoughtSpot✓

Scheduled reports / alerting

Mode-

ThoughtSpot✓

Governance

Row-level security & SSO/SAML

Mode-

ThoughtSpot✓

Commercial

Per-seat pricing published

Mode✗

ThoughtSpot✓

Free tier / free desktop

Mode✓

ThoughtSpot✓

Ecosystem

dbt-native integration

Mode-

ThoughtSpot-

Data-source connector breadth

ModeModern data stack integration

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.

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

ThoughtSpot

Leader

ThoughtSpot is an agentic analytics platform that combines governed semantic data modeling with conversational AI agents to help teams discover, visualize, and act on business insights. The platform includes specialized agents for querying data, building models, creating dashboards, and writing code.

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 ↗

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 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	ThoughtSpot
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Mode✓

ThoughtSpot✓

iOS

Mode✗

ThoughtSpot✓

Android

Mode✗

ThoughtSpot✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Mode✓

ThoughtSpot✓

Integrations

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

Mode

Not documented yet.

ThoughtSpot

Leader

8 total

Snowflake
Databricks
Amazon Redshift
OpenAI
Google Gemini
Claude
Snowflake Cortex
Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors

Independently observed

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