# Hex vs Rill

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Rill

| Attribute | Hex | Rill |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 55.5 (72% (medium)) | 62.2 (77% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 62 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 2,844 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An AI analytics platform for building interactive data products and sharing insights. Features agentic notebooks, natural language query capabilities, and semantic modeling with AI agents. | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"nlq_ai":true,"paradigm":"notebook","free_tier":true,"dbt_native":true,"managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":false,"semantic_layer":"built_in","warehouse_native":true,"connector_breadth":"Databricks, dbt, Git repos, warehouse tables, Unity Catalog metrics","embedded_analytics":true,"transparent_pricing":false}` | `{"nlq_ai":true,"rls_sso":true,"paradigm":"semantic_layer","free_tier":true,"managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":true,"semantic_layer":"built_in","warehouse_native":true,"connector_breadth":"SQL databases, S3, Google Cloud Storage, and 20+ connectors","scheduled_reports":true,"embedded_analytics":true,"transparent_pricing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 8 | 15 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"Databricks Unity Catalog"},{"name":"dbt"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"MCP"},{"name":"Git"}]` | `[{"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"}]` |
| language.primary | - | Go |
| license.spdx | - | Apache-2.0 |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community","summary":"Free","features":["Notebook agent trial","Connect any data source","Up to 5 notebooks","Build with all cell types","Small compute"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For hobbyists completing small projects and showcasing work","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","summary":"$36/editor/month","features":["Notebook agent","Standard credits","Unlimited notebooks","Up to 5 published apps","30-day version history","Medium compute"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"editor","amount":36,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individuals accelerating data insights and solo workflows","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Team","summary":"$75/editor/month, 14-day free trial","features":["Threads agent","Semantic model agent","Extended credits","Unlimited published apps","Visual exploration and drill down","Unlimited version history","Scheduled runs and alerts","Shared components","Shared collections","Advanced compute add-ons"],"components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"editor","amount":75,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For companies collaborating with data and automating manual work","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Explorer seat add-on","Audit logs","Premium credits","OAuth database connections","Observability API","OIDC SSO","Single tenant add-on","HIPAA add-on","Embedded analytics add-on","Custom Docker image add-ons","Dedicated support"],"description":"For organizations requiring advanced security, governance, and support","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Large Compute","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.32,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Extra Large Compute","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0.65,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"2XL Compute","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1.29,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"4XL Compute","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":2.58,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"A10G GPU","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4.06,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"L4 GPU","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":2.93,"period":"hour","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Single Tenant Add-on"},{"name":"HIPAA Add-on"},{"name":"Embedded Analytics Add-on"},{"name":"Custom Docker Image Add-ons"}],"summary":"From $36/editor/month. Free tier. 14-day free trial on Team plan.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://hex.tech/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T13:21:15.249Z","freeTrialDays":14,"startingPrice":{"amount":36,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"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"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 2 |
| release.history | - | `[{"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"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.87.5","date":"2026-06-25T10:08:24Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.87.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.87.4","date":"2026-06-22T15:48:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.87.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.87.3","date":"2026-06-22T11:41:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.87.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.87.2","date":"2026-06-15T13:08:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.87.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.87.1","date":"2026-06-12T13:09:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.87.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.87.0","date":"2026-06-11T13:01:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.87.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/rilldata/rill/releases/tag/v0.86.6","date":"2026-05-25T10:03:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.86.6"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | 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 | Hex | Rill |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| BI paradigm | Notebook | 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 | Databricks, dbt, Git repos, warehouse tables, Unity Catalog metrics | SQL databases, S3, Google Cloud Storage, and 20+ connectors |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:30:05.579Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*