# Hex vs ThoughtSpot

**Leader by Vioscale score:** ThoughtSpot

| Attribute | Hex | ThoughtSpot |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 55.5 (72% (medium)) | 71.4 (39% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":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. | 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,"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":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 | 8 | 8 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"Databricks Unity Catalog"},{"name":"dbt"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Cursor"},{"name":"MCP"},{"name":"Git"}]` | `[{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"Databricks"},{"name":"Amazon Redshift"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Google Gemini"},{"name":"Claude"},{"name":"Snowflake Cortex"},{"name":"Model Context Protocol (MCP) connectors"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":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":"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 | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | mid |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (BI Software)

| Capability | Hex | ThoughtSpot |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 | Major data warehouses (Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift) and LLM providers |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:51:11.665Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*