Comparison

Redash vs Rill

On the evidence we track, Rill leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Redash55
★Rill64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Redash55 / 100medium · 62%
Rill64 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Redash✓
Rill✓
Model
Price level
Redashfree
Rilllow
Transparent
Redash✓
Rill✓
Integrations
Count
Redash41
Rill20
Reliability
Status page
Redash–
Rill✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Redash66
Rill0
Github stars
Redash28,832
Rill2,941
Activity
Commits last 30d
Redash26
Rill100
Release
Cadence days
Redash96
Rill4
History
License
Language
Primary
RedashPython
RillGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Redash6 items

Capabilities

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

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

Redash

A data analytics platform that enables teams to connect multiple data sources, create interactive dashboards and visualizations, and share insights across the organization.

Independently observed

Rill

Leader

A business intelligence tool designed for both AI agents and human users, built on OLAP engines like ClickHouse and DuckDB. It uses code-driven configuration (YAML and SQL), provides a semantic layer for consistent metric definitions, supports conversational queries in natural language, and includes interactive dashboards with row-level access control.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Redash

Open sourceFree tier
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
Redash✓
Rill✓
CLI
Redash✗
Rill✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Redash✓
Rill✓
Self-hosted
Redash✓
Rill✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • ClickHouse
  • Druid

Redash

31 total - 29 not shared
  • Amazon Athena
  • Amazon Aurora
  • Amazon DynamoDB
  • Amazon Redshift
  • Azure Data Explorer
  • Cassandra
  • Databricks
  • Elasticsearch
  • Google BigQuery
  • Greenplum
  • Hive
  • Impala
  • InfluxDB
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL
  • Oracle
  • PostgreSQL
  • Presto
  • Snowflake
  • Google Analytics
  • Google Spreadsheets
  • JIRA
  • Python
  • +5 more
Independently observed

Rill

Leader
16 total - 14 not shared
  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
  • S3
  • Google Cloud Storage
  • ClickHouse Cloud
  • DuckDB
  • MotherDuck
  • Pinot
  • Google SSO
  • Microsoft SSO
  • Okta
  • SAML
  • GCS
Independently observed
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