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At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (59.7% of reviews)
Mid-Market (62.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
$800.00 Per Month
Hex
Star Rating
(304)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (59.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free Per Month
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansLightdash
Star Rating
(16)5.0 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (62.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Not enough data
Entry-Level Pricing
$800.00 Per Month
Browse all 3 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that Hex excels in its Quality of Support with a score of 8.6, while Lightdash impresses with a near-perfect score of 9.9, indicating that users find Lightdash's support to be exceptionally responsive and helpful.
- Reviewers mention that Lightdash offers a superior Dashboards experience, scoring 9.6 compared to Hex's 8.1, highlighting that users appreciate the intuitive design and ease of customization in Lightdash's dashboard features.
- G2 users indicate that Hex has a more robust Data Blending capability with a score of 8.3, while Lightdash falls short at 6.7, suggesting that users find Hex more effective for combining data from multiple sources.
- Users on G2 report that Lightdash shines in Ease of Setup with a score of 9.5, compared to Hex's 9.0, emphasizing that Lightdash's onboarding process is straightforward and user-friendly.
- Reviewers mention that Hex's File Management feature scores 7.0, which is a point of concern, while Lightdash does not have a specific score for this feature, indicating that users may find Hex's file management less satisfactory.
- Users say that Lightdash's Data Governance capabilities are highly rated at 9.3, while Hex's score of 6.4 suggests that users may have concerns about data management and compliance features in Hex.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Hex
Community
Free
Per Month
The free version of Hex. Great for individuals.
- Up to 3 project authors
- 7-day project version history
- Project data connections & secrets
Lightdash
Lightdash Cloud Starter
$800.00
Per Month
- Unlimited users
- Native dbt integration
- Scheduled dashboard deliveries to Slack, Email
Free Trial
Hex
Free Trial is available
Lightdash
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.5
264
8.8
13
Ease of Use
8.7
272
9.2
13
Ease of Setup
8.9
154
9.5
11
Ease of Admin
8.9
50
9.0
10
Quality of Support
8.5
192
9.9
12
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.0
52
10.0
10
Product Direction (% positive)
9.2
268
10.0
13
Features by Category
Reports
8.2
211
9.3
9
7.6
201
8.1
9
7.5
217
9.4
9
7.2
193
8.7
9
8.1
207
9.7
10
Self Service
7.7
204
8.2
12
8.1
207
9.3
10
7.9
205
8.6
11
7.2
203
8.3
9
8.3
210
9.4
9
6.1
184
3.1
6
Advanced Analytics
6.5
186
3.1
9
7.8
206
8.8
12
7.0
189
6.5
9
Building Reports
8.0
186
5.6
9
7.8
181
7.1
11
7.5
175
7.4
9
7.0
163
6.9
9
Platform
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reports
8.2
211
9.3
9
7.6
201
8.1
9
7.5
217
9.4
9
7.2
193
8.7
9
8.1
207
9.7
10
Data Preparation
8.0
161
8.3
9
Feature Not Available
8.8
8
Data Modeling and Blending
8.7
171
9.6
8
8.3
170
9.6
8
8.3
161
6.7
6
Generative AI
6.1
94
1.9
6
6.0
92
2.5
6
Agentic AI - Analytics Platforms
6.2
30
Not enough data
6.3
29
Not enough data
6.8
29
Not enough data
6.4
28
Not enough data
6.4
29
Not enough data
6.3
28
Feature Not Available
7.0
27
Not enough data
Self Service
7.7
204
8.2
12
8.1
207
9.3
10
7.9
205
8.6
11
7.2
203
8.3
9
8.3
210
9.4
9
6.1
184
3.1
6
Deployment & Integration - Analytics Platforms
7.0
28
Not enough data
7.6
30
Not enough data
6.9
26
Not enough data
7.8
30
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics
6.5
186
3.1
9
7.8
206
8.8
12
7.0
189
6.5
9
Performance & Scalability - Analytics Platforms
7.1
31
Not enough data
7.2
29
Not enough data
Advanced Analytics & Modeling - Analytics Platforms
7.1
27
Not enough data
8.1
32
Not enough data
6.3
27
Not enough data
Agentic AI Capabilities - Analytics Platforms
6.7
27
Not enough data
7.0
28
Not enough data
6.7
27
Not enough data
6.5
26
Not enough data
Personalized Intelligence - Analytics Platforms
6.5
26
Not enough data
6.2
26
Not enough data
6.7
26
Not enough data
Building Reports
8.0
186
5.6
9
7.8
181
7.1
11
7.5
175
7.4
9
7.0
163
6.9
9
Reports
8.2
211
9.3
9
7.6
201
8.1
9
7.5
217
9.4
9
7.2
193
8.7
9
8.1
207
9.7
10
Self Service
7.7
204
8.2
12
8.1
207
9.3
10
7.9
205
8.6
11
7.2
203
8.3
9
8.3
210
9.4
9
6.1
184
3.1
6
Building Reports
8.0
186
5.6
9
7.8
181
7.1
11
7.5
175
7.4
9
7.0
163
6.9
9
Functionality
8.7
61
Not enough data
6.9
56
Not enough data
7.4
47
Not enough data
7.4
54
Not enough data
8.8
58
Not enough data
7.5
57
Not enough data
7.9
52
Not enough data
System
8.0
90
Not enough data
Model Development
7.3
86
Not enough data
7.0
93
Not enough data
5.5
87
Not enough data
5.5
89
Not enough data
Model Development
5.9
79
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
4.4
81
Not enough data
5.1
84
Not enough data
4.8
82
Not enough data
4.5
80
Not enough data
Machine/Deep Learning Services
5.1
69
Not enough data
5.0
70
Not enough data
Deployment
6.9
85
Not enough data
7.0
84
Not enough data
6.7
85
Not enough data
Generative AI
5.7
40
Not enough data
5.7
40
Not enough data
4.3
40
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Data Science and Machine Learning Platforms
5.3
10
Not enough data
5.7
10
Not enough data
7.0
10
Not enough data
4.7
10
Not enough data
5.7
10
Not enough data
5.8
10
Not enough data
5.7
10
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Hex and Lightdash are categorized as Analytics Platforms
Unique Categories
Lightdash has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Hex
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Lightdash
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
21.9%
Information Technology and Services
19.8%
Financial Services
11.9%
Hospital & Health Care
4.3%
Marketing and Advertising
3.2%
Other
38.8%
Information Technology and Services
25.0%
Retail
12.5%
Real Estate
12.5%
Online Media
12.5%
Utilities
6.3%
Other
31.3%
Discussions
Hex has no discussions with answers
Lightdash has no discussions with answers
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