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Mode alternatives
4 tools to consider instead of Mode, shown against it.
| Mode | Hex | Redash | Metabase | Looker | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Vendor | ThoughtSpot Inc. | Hex Technologies, Inc. | Databricks (development now community-led) | Metabase, Inc. | Google LLC (Google Cloud) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pricing model | Quote only | Subscription | Open source + paid options | Open source + paid options | Quote only | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free tier | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deployment | Cloud | Cloud | Self-hosted | Cloud, Self-hosted | Cloud | ||||||||||||||||||
| Open source | No | No | Yes (BSD-2-Clause) | Yes (AGPL-3.0) | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Best for | Data analysts and data scientists who want to write SQL/Python and publish that analysis directly, rather than rebuild it in a separate BI tool. | Data scientists and analysts who want to move from exploratory notebook analysis straight to a shareable interactive app without rebuilding it in a separate BI tool. | Engineering and data teams wanting a free, self-hosted SQL-to-chart tool without adopting a full BI platform. | Data teams wanting a self-hosted or cloud, open-source BI tool with self-service dashboards. | Enterprises wanting a governed, centrally modeled semantic layer for BI and embedded analytics. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pricing | Mode's pricing page shows no self-service tiers or figures; it offers a free trial and directs prospective customers to request a demo/quote. Checked on the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026: no prices are published. Expect to be quoted. | Free Community plan for individuals; paid plans are billed per Editor seat per month, plus optional pay-as-you-go compute.
Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget. | Free, self-hosted open-source software; Databricks discontinued the paid Redash Cloud hosted service in 2021 and there is no vendor-hosted paid tier today.
Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget. | The Open Source edition is free and self-hosted with unlimited users; Starter, Pro, and Enterprise are paid Cloud or self-hosted plans.
Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 19, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget. | Looker pricing has platform and per-user components; every edition and user license requires contacting Google Cloud sales for a quote. Checked on the vendor's own page on September 19, 2026: no prices are published. Expect to be quoted. | ||||||||||||||||||
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