# Evidence vs ThoughtSpot

**Leader by Vioscale score:** ThoughtSpot

| Attribute | Evidence | ThoughtSpot |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 48.5 (65% (medium)) | 71.4 (39% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 22 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 6,880 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Evidence is a BI platform offering Evidence Studio (a web-based IDE) for building self-serve analytics dashboards and reports with component-generated queries, AI-assisted exploration, and enterprise-grade security controls. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"nlq_ai":true,"rls_sso":true,"paradigm":"governed_dashboards","free_tier":false,"managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":true,"semantic_layer":"built_in","warehouse_native":true,"connector_breadth":"Multiple data sources including BigQuery, Google Sheets, PostgreSQL, APIs","embedded_analytics":true,"transparent_pricing":true}` | `{"nlq_ai":true,"rls_sso":true,"paradigm":"semantic_layer","free_tier":true,"managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":false,"semantic_layer":"built_in","warehouse_native":true,"connector_breadth":"Major data warehouses (Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift) and LLM providers","scheduled_reports":true,"embedded_analytics":true,"transparent_pricing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | 8 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"BigQuery"},{"name":"Google Sheets"},{"name":"PostgreSQL"},{"name":"JavaScript APIs"}]` | `[{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"Amazon Redshift"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Snowflake Cortex"},{"name":"Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$15/user/month","features":["Unlimited users","Page-level access control","Log In With Google","1,000 AI Credits/user/month","Multiple Data Sources","Evidence Query Engine","Self-Service analytics","Data Export","AI Chat","Explore interface","SQL Console"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For small teams getting started","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_credits":"1,000/user/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$25/user/month","features":["Everything in Team plus","Single Sign-On (SSO)","Private Slack support","3,000 AI Credits/user/month","AI Dev Agent"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"user","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams delivering reporting across their organization","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ai_credits":"3,000/user/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything in Pro plus","White labeling","Embedded reports","Multi-region support","Dedicated support","Custom AI Credit volume","Row-Level Security (RLS)","Directory Sync (SCIM)","BYO Encryption Keys","SIEM Audit Logging","SOC 2 Audit Report"],"description":"For large organizations with custom requirements","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Additional AI Credits","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"credit"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From $15/user/month (Team) with AI credits included. Enterprise custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://evidence.dev/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T20:47:50.556Z","startingPrice":{"amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Essentials","summary":"$25/user/mo billed annually","features":["Dynamic interactive dashboards","Actionable insights"],"minSeats":5,"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For small teams to find and share insights with AI analytics","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"rows":"25M","users":"5-50"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$50/user/mo billed annually","features":["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"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Trusted AI analytics for growing businesses looking to drive rapid decisions and growth","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"rows":"250M","users":"1000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["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","Multi-tenant by organization","Advanced data encryption","Enterprise support with 1 hr SLA"],"description":"Trusted AI analytics for every team, with enterprise governance and unmatched capabilities","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"rows":"Unlimited","users":"Unlimited"}},{"free":true,"name":"Developer","summary":"Free for 1 year","features":["Dynamic embeddable AI dashboards and visualizations","Industry leading API & SDK","Natural-language search and data exploration","Spotter AI Agents with Unlimited LLM tokens"],"components":[{"kind":"one_time","amount":0,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individuals and small developer teams to embed AI and analytics into apps quickly","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"rows":"25M","users":"10"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Embedded for internal enterprise applications"},{"name":"Model Context Protocol (MCP) Server"},{"name":"Data prep, mashups, and modeling (Analyst Studio)"},{"name":"Advanced analysis with SQL, R, and Python (Analyst Studio)"},{"name":"In-memory data cache (Analyst Studio or Spotcache)"},{"name":"Unlimited Spotter"}],"summary":"From $25/user/mo. Free trial for 1 year.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.thoughtspot.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T22:21:37.258Z","freeTrialDays":365,"startingPrice":{"amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | mid | mid |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/universal-sql%403.0.1","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:13Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/universal-sql@3.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/trino%401.0.11","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:34Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/trino@1.0.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/tailwind%403.1.4","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:10Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/tailwind@3.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/sqlite%402.0.9","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:52Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/sqlite@2.0.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/snowflake%401.2.4","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:25Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/snowflake@1.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/sdk%404.0.2","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:31Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/sdk@4.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/redshift%401.0.10","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:28Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/redshift@1.0.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/preprocess%406.0.7","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:49Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/preprocess@6.0.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/postgres%401.0.10","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:01Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/postgres@1.0.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/mysql%401.1.6","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:07Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/mysql@1.1.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/mssql%401.1.4","date":"2026-02-06T16:07:58Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/mssql@1.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/motherduck%401.0.6","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:40Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/motherduck@1.0.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/evidence%4040.1.8","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:58Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/evidence@40.1.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/duckdb%402.0.1","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:16Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/duckdb@2.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/db-commons%401.1.1","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:19Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/db-commons@1.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/databricks%401.0.10","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:46Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/databricks@1.0.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/csv%401.0.16","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:55Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/csv@1.0.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/core-components%405.4.2","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:37Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/core-components@5.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/components%403.5.56","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:43Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/components@3.5.56"},{"url":"https://github.com/evidence-dev/evidence/releases/tag/%40evidence-dev/component-utilities%404.0.13","date":"2026-02-06T16:08:22Z","type":"stable","version":"@evidence-dev/component-utilities@4.0.13"}]` | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=openvsx&package_name=Evidence%2Fevidence-vscode&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (BI Software)

| Capability | Evidence | ThoughtSpot |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| BI paradigm | Governed dashboards | Semantic layer |
| Semantic / modelling layer | Built-in | 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 | Multiple data sources including BigQuery, Google Sheets, PostgreSQL, APIs | Major data warehouses (Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift) and LLM providers |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:22:29.247Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*