# Rill vs Spotfire

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Rill

| Attribute | Rill | Spotfire |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 64 (75% (high)) | 37.4 (40% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 2,941 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under BI Software.","source":"https://www.rilldata.com/pricing","question":"What is Rill?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Rill offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.10. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.rilldata.com/pricing","question":"Is Rill free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Rill 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.rilldata.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Rill support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Rill can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.rilldata.com/pricing","question":"Can Rill be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 14 integrations for Rill, including Claude Code, Cursor, ChatGPT, S3, Google Cloud Storage, ClickHouse, DuckDB and MotherDuck, plus 6 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.rilldata.com/pricing","question":"What does Rill integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2 for Rill. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Rill not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://trust.rilldata.com","question":"What security certifications does Rill have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Yes. Rill is published under the Apache-2.0 licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill","question":"Is Rill open source?","confidence":0.95},{"answer":"Rill is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.","source":"https://www.rilldata.com/pricing","question":"Where is Rill available?","confidence":0.5}]` | `[{"answer":"Spotfire is a visual analytics platform designed for industrial organizations where decision-making involves complex, fragmented data sources. It unifies data exploration, analytics, and AI in a shared environment, enabling engineers and domain experts to collaborate and transition from scattered insights to decisive action. It is indexed under BI Software.","source":"https://www.spotfire.com/","question":"What is Spotfire?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Spotfire. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.spotfire.com/","question":"What platforms does Spotfire support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Spotfire can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.spotfire.com/","question":"Can Spotfire be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Spotfire, including SQL Server, Python and TIBCO Data Virtualization. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.spotfire.com/","question":"What does Spotfire integrate with?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A data analysis tool that enables users to create and publish analytical applications using interactive visualizations, advanced analytics, machine learning, and data modeling. Supports integrating data from multiple sources and sharing analyses across organizations. |
| features.capabilities | `{"nlq_ai":true,"hosting":"both","rls_sso":true,"paradigm":"semantic_layer","free_tier":true,"api_access":true,"sql_editor":true,"data_modeling":true,"managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":true,"git_versioning":true,"semantic_layer":"built_in","visualizations":true,"warehouse_native":true,"connector_breadth":"SQL databases, S3, Google Cloud Storage, and 20+ connectors","scheduled_reports":true,"embedded_analytics":true,"transparent_pricing":true,"self_serve_dashboards":true}` | `{"nlq_ai":true,"paradigm":"governed_dashboards","data_modeling":true,"self_hostable":true,"visualizations":true,"connector_breadth":"SQL databases, Python, R, real-time data streams, time-series data, and spatial ","scheduled_reports":true,"embedded_analytics":true}` |
| integrations.count | 20 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Claude Code"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"ChatGPT"},{"name":"S3"},{"name":"Google Cloud Storage"},{"name":"ClickHouse"},{"name":"ClickHouse Cloud"},{"name":"DuckDB"},{"name":"MotherDuck"},{"name":"Druid"},{"name":"Pinot"},{"name":"Google SSO"},{"name":"Microsoft SSO"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"SAML"},{"name":"GCS","native":true,"category":"cloud_storage","direction":"inbound"}]` | `[{"name":"SQL Server"},{"name":"Python"},{"name":"R"},{"name":"TIBCO Data Virtualization"}]` |
| language.primary | Go | - |
| license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$20/seat/month + $0.15/compute unit-hour","features":["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)","Support (1 business day response time)","Single AZ, non-replicated","Google/Microsoft SSO"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"compute unit-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.15,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB/month"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Small teams getting started with Rill Cloud","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"seats":"20","projects":"3","api_calls":"2,500/seat/month","agentic_analytics_tokens":"1M/seat/month","managed_database_storage":"10GB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"$30/seat/month + $500/month embedded + $0.20/compute unit-hour","features":["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)","Support (6 hour response time, 24/7/365)","Multi-AZ, replicated","Google/Microsoft SSO, Okta, SAML, Custom IdP","Custom branding and white-labeling","VPC Peering/PrivateLink","Committed Use Discounts"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":30,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"compute unit-hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.2,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB/month"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.2,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Teams scaling internal and embedded analytics","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"seats":"100","projects":"10","api_calls":"5,000/seat/month + 500/embedded seat/month","embedded_seats_fee":"$500/month for up to 100 active seats","agentic_analytics_tokens":"2M/seat/month + 200k/embedded seat/month","managed_database_storage":"1TB"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom annual pricing with unlimited scale","features":["Platform access (unlimited seats)","Unlimited dashboards, reports, alerts","Embedded analytics (unlimited active seats)","Agentic analytics (custom quota)","API access (custom quota)","Support (1 hour response time, 24/7/365, uptime SLA, dedicated account manager)","Dedicated infrastructure","All Growth plan features"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Organizations needing dedicated scale and governance","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"seats":"unlimited","projects":"unlimited","api_calls":"custom","embedded_seats":"unlimited","support_response_time":"1 hour","agentic_analytics_tokens":"custom"}}],"summary":"From $20/seat/month. Free tier with $250 credit. Hybrid seat + usage-based pricing","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.rilldata.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:25:17.008Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.1,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","summary":"Subscription-based with annual or multi-year terms. Specific pricing not published on this page.","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.spotfire.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T21:28:30.213Z","billingPeriods":["year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| release.cadence_days | 4 | - |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.90.5","date":"2026-10-09T07:26:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.90.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.90.4","date":"2026-10-07T14:08:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.90.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.90.3","date":"2026-10-05T06:27:59Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.90.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.90.2","date":"2026-09-25T12:21:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.90.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.90.1","date":"2026-09-24T16:31:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.90.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.90.0","date":"2026-09-24T08:24:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.90.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.89.4","date":"2026-09-01T06:52:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.89.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.89.2","date":"2026-08-26T09:44:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.89.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.89.1","date":"2026-08-25T06:38:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.89.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.89.0","date":"2026-08-20T10:25:27Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.89.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.88.6","date":"2026-08-03T10:45:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.88.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.88.5","date":"2026-07-29T17:11:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.88.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.88.4","date":"2026-07-24T13:41:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.88.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.88.3","date":"2026-07-23T15:08:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.88.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.88.2","date":"2026-07-22T12:58:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.88.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.88.1","date":"2026-07-17T12:05:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.88.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.88.0","date":"2026-07-16T10:30:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.88.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.87.8","date":"2026-07-03T09:07:25Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.87.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.87.7","date":"2026-06-26T13:43:32Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.87.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.87.6","date":"2026-06-25T14:41:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.87.6"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.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,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (BI Software)

| Capability | Rill | Spotfire |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| BI paradigm | Semantic layer | Governed dashboards |
| 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 | SQL databases, S3, Google Cloud Storage, and 20+ connectors | SQL databases, Python, R, real-time data streams, time-series data, and spatial |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-22T12:47:12.099Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*