Qubit vs Hex
Hex helps teams build analysis with AI, SQL, and Python. Custom projects still need owners, and the data platform underneath is separate. Qubit includes data storage along with everyday business analysis.
- 140+ integrations
- Built-in data warehouse
- Recurring workflows
Get your weekly numbers without a notebook to maintain.
A custom notebook can solve a hard analytical problem. It also leaves behind code, dependencies, and a project someone has to maintain. Qubit handles recurring business questions, reports, and scheduled tasks in one application that includes its own storage.
Custom projects still need technical judgment
HexAI and published apps help people who do not code. Custom SQL, Python, and notebook logic still need someone to review and maintain them.
With QubitBusiness users investigate prepared data by asking questions, with shared metrics to keep the answers consistent.
A notebook does not run your warehouse
HexHex connects to data sources. Your warehouse, source preparation, and analytical projects still need someone to run them.
With QubitQubit can store your synced business data and run analysis, reports, and scheduled tasks on it.
Editors and compute affect the total
HexEditor licenses, advanced compute where used, and the underlying data platform all add to the bill. Free viewers do not build or maintain custom projects.
With QubitCompare Qubit’s user and usage limits against the full cost of that setup.
Connecting sources, defining metrics, and setting permissions are part of setup in Qubit as well. Advanced access controls and usage limits depend on your plan.
Compare at a glance
- Available
- Needs setup or a paid upgrade
- Not built in
| What to compare |  Decision intelligence |  HexCollaborative data workspace |
|---|---|---|
| What the product covers | Storage, analysis, and workflows togetherChat, dashboards, monitoring, reports, and scheduled workflows on the same data. | Requires setupAI analysis, notebooks, and data apps in one workspace. |
| Your team’s workspace | Built for business teamsAsk questions, build dashboards, schedule reviews. | AvailableSQL, Python, notebooks, and published data apps |
| Analysis without writing code | Ask business questions without writing SQLOnce sources, metrics, and access are configured, business teams can ask questions and follow up in plain language. | AvailableAI helps users explore and build. Custom notebooks and analytical logic can still involve SQL or Python and project maintenance. |
| Business context | Shared definitionsMetric definitions and data relationships that span all your sources. | AvailableShared analytical workspace for business and data teams |
| Built-in data warehouse | Qubit can be your data warehouseSync supported sources into Qubit’s data store, or query supported databases directly. | Not built inConnects SQL and Python analysis to your databases and shared data connections. |
| Source protection | Read-only analysis queriesAnalysis queries are checked before execution and blocked if they modify data. This also applies to administrators. | Requires setupConnection access and database credentials define the scope of analysis. |
| Who can see your data | Control access down to rowsHigher plan requiredConfigure access to connections and datasets, with row filters applied to analysis queries. | AvailableWorkspace, project, and connection permissions control access to analytical work. |
| Audit & traceability | Review activity and report sourcesWorkspace activity logs, plus the SQL and data sources behind each generated report. | Higher plan requiredAudit events cover projects, data connections, and access changes. |
| Setup & maintenance | Fewer services to assembleData sync, storage, analysis, and workflows in one platform that we host and run. | A notebook does not run your warehouseHex connects to data sources. Your warehouse, source preparation, and analytical projects still need someone to run them. |
| Costs beyond the subscription | Storage and analysis in your planEach plan sets limits for users, storage, and usage. Your source systems and any external services you choose are billed separately. | Editors and compute affect the totalEditor licenses, advanced compute where used, and the underlying data platform all add to the bill. Free viewers do not build or maintain custom projects. |
| Published pricing (USD) | From $9/month for one userTeams from $99/month including 2 users, plus $15 per extra user up to the plan limit. Advanced access controls require a higher plan. See plans for full limits. | PricingProfessional: $36/editor/month. Team: $75/editor/month. Enterprise is custom-priced; advanced compute can add cost. |
Synced data is stored in Qubit. Advanced access controls, feature availability, and usage limits depend on your plan and setup.
Source: Hex documentationPrices checked 27 September 2026. Plans, included features, and taxes can vary. See Hex pricing and Qubit plans.
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Your weekly analysis, already scheduled.
Turn a question your team asks every week into a scheduled review. Set when it runs, add the analysis step, and choose the output, such as a purchasing summary.
- Schedule the review your team repeats every week.
- Get the result as a report or summary the team can act on.
What a Qubit plan includes
- Everyday analysis
- Data chat, dashboards, shared metric definitions, scheduled workflows, and reports. Connection counts and usage limits depend on your plan.
- Automatic insights
- Qubit flags notable changes in your data, so you know where to look next.
- Embed, customize, and control
- Dashboard and agent embedding, your branding, custom and REST connectors, data permissions, row filters, member access review, and dedicated support.
See Qubit answer a question you already ask.
Connect a source and ask a question your team answers every week. See how Qubit handles the analysis, monitoring, and scheduled workflows.