# Mode vs Sigma Computing

| Attribute | Mode | Sigma Computing |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 49 (43% (low)) | 58.2 (34% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Mode is a collaborative BI platform that unites data teams and business teams around data. It provides SQL-based analysis, self-service reporting, custom data apps, and interactive dashboards in a single platform. | A cloud-native platform that enables teams to build analytics applications, interactive dashboards, and AI agents directly on data warehouse data, with built-in governance, audit trails, and warehouse-native execution. |
| features.capabilities | `{"paradigm":"governed_dashboards","free_tier":true,"managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":false,"connector_breadth":"Modern data stack integration","embedded_analytics":true,"transparent_pricing":false}` | `{"nlq_ai":true,"rls_sso":true,"paradigm":"notebook","free_tier":false,"dbt_native":false,"managed_cloud":true,"self_hostable":false,"warehouse_native":true,"connector_breadth":"Cloud data warehouses (AWS Redshift, Snowflake) with external system integration","scheduled_reports":false,"embedded_analytics":true,"transparent_pricing":false}` |
| integrations.count | - | 4 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Amazon Redshift"},{"name":"Snowflake"},{"name":"AWS Marketplace"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Mode Studio","summary":"Free tier with user limits","description":"Free version with limited functionality and user limits per organization","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Mode Business","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Mode Enterprise","contactSales":true}],"summary":"Free tier available. Premium pricing available on request.","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://mode.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-13T20:46:19.779Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (BI Software)

| Capability | Mode | Sigma Computing |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| BI paradigm | Governed dashboards | Notebook |
| Semantic / modelling layer | - | - |
| **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 | Modern data stack integration | Cloud data warehouses (AWS Redshift, Snowflake) with external system integration |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:18:46.347Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*