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Features
42 features across 14 categories
AI(6)
Collaborative notebooks with cells for code, queries, and visualizations with a built-in AI agent that helps go deeper faster
Quickly modify and generate content using AI assistance
Explore data using natural language without requiring code knowledge
AI agent that can help build charts, analyze data, and automate repetitive analysis tasks without manual chart building
AI agent that can query endorsed semantic models with standardized definitions and pre-calculated metrics
AI agent powering conversational analytics with formula writing and data issue identification
Automation(1)
Automate notebook execution on a schedule and receive alerts for data changes
Code Editor(3)
Format and style SQL code according to custom preferences
Write Python code for analysis and visualization in notebooks
Write SQL queries directly in notebooks for data extraction and transformation
Collaboration(4)
Organize and share groups of notebooks and apps with team members
Create reusable components to share across notebooks and apps
Capture and save snapshots of analyses at specific points in time
Track and manage different versions of notebooks and apps
Conversational AI(1)
Conversational analytics interface for daily questions from teams using natural language or point-and-click visualization
Customization(1)
Customize app themes and branding for published applications
Data Governance(1)
Create governed data models with standardized definitions and metrics
Deployment(1)
Dedicated single-tenant deployment option for enterprise customers
Infrastructure(4)
Pay-as-you-go compute options for advanced data science use cases
Choose from multiple compute sizes ranging from small to 4XL with GPU options
Deploy custom Docker images for specialized environments
Connect to remote compute environments via SSH
Integration(5)
Connect any data source to query and analyze data
Embed Hex analytics into third-party applications
Export projects to Git and manage version control
Access Hex functionality via REST APIs for custom integrations
Embed Hex dashboards and run analytics directly from Slack, with MCP support for Claude and Cursor
Monitoring(2)
Monitor and track Hex usage and performance metrics
Track and report on workspace usage patterns
Organization(2)
Automatically archive old notebooks and apps
Add custom labels and metadata to notebooks and apps
Security(7)
Track all user actions and data access for compliance and security
Restrict editing and viewing of notebooks and data based on user roles
Role-based access control for data exploration with view-only permissions
HIPAA-compliant deployment option for healthcare organizations
Securely connect databases using OAuth authentication
Single sign-on via OpenID Connect for enterprise security
Organize users into groups for permission management
Visualization(4)
Build interactive data apps and dashboards with filters, drill-down capabilities, and visual exploration
Present analyses in fullscreen presentation mode
Interactively explore data with drill-down capabilities in visualizations
Create charts, graphs, and interactive visualizations with multiple chart types
Pricing
Community
- ✓Notebook agent trial
- ✓Connect any data source
- ✓Up to 5 notebooks
- ✓Build with all cell types
- ✓Small compute
Professional
- ✓Everything in Community
- ✓Notebook agent
- ✓Standard agent credits
- ✓Unlimited notebooks
- ✓Up to 5 published apps
- ✓Unlimited AI quick edits
- ✓30-day version history
- ✓Medium compute
Team
Popular- ✓Everything in Professional
- ✓Threads agent
- ✓Semantic model agent
- ✓Extended agent credits
- ✓Unlimited published apps
- ✓Visual exploration and drill down
- ✓Unlimited version history
- ✓Scheduled runs and alerts
- ✓Shared components
- ✓Shared collections
- ✓Advanced compute add-ons
Enterprise
- ✓Everything in Team
- ✓Explorer seat add-on
- ✓Audit logs
- ✓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
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Buying Hex saves ~$24,000 over 3 years vs building.
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Integrations
9 known integrations