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Helical Insight is a business intelligence & dashboards product from Helical IT Solutions Pvt Ltd, Hyderabad, priced at Free with a free plan. We compared 20 alternatives on published price, free plan, platforms and made-in-India support: 17 have a free plan, 2 are built in India.
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The closest alternatives to Helical Insight are Zoho Analytics (Free · paid from ₹960/mo (yearly) · Basic: ₹1,200/month monthly or ₹960/month billed ye…), Redash (Free), Apache Superset (Free), Microsoft Power BI (Free plan) and Meltano (Free). Zoho Analytics is the top-ranked option with a free plan. Published prices in this list start at ₹2,500/month.
Reported limitation
Community Edition keeps Helical Insight branding on charts and exports, and it cannot be removed
Reported limitation
Free users get only forum support; SLA-backed support needs Enterprise or paid tickets
Reported limitation
Enterprise prices are not published, so every buyer goes through a sales conversation
Ranked by how closely each product matches Helical Insight's category, pricing model, platforms and business size, then by rating. Prices exclude GST.
| # | Software | Starting price | Free plan | Platforms | Made in India | Rating | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Helical Insight (current) | Free | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | — |
| 1 |  Zoho Analytics | Free · paid from ₹960/mo (yearly) · Basic: ₹1,200/month monthly or ₹960/month billed ye… | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.8/5 | vs Helical Insight |
| 2 |  Redash | Free | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | vs Helical Insight |
| 3 |  Apache Superset | Free | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | vs Helical Insight |
| 4 |  Microsoft Power BI | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | vs Helical Insight |
| 5 |  Meltano | Free | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 6 |  Metabase | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 7 |  GoodData | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 8 |  Mode Analytics | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 9 |  Hex | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 10 |  Preset | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 11 |  Graas | ₹9,108/mo | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 12 |  Lumenore | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 13 |  Lightdash | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 14 |  Tableau | ₹6,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.5/5 | vs Helical Insight |
| 15 |  Evidence | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 16 |  Qlik Sense | ₹2,500/mo | No | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 17 |  DataChannel | Paid plans | No | Web | Yes | 4.2/5 | |
| 18 |  Coalesce | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 19 |  Harper | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 20 |  Keboola | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 |
Zoho Corporation · Chennai · Business intelligence & dashboards · 4.8/5
Self-service BI with Tally and Zoho connectors.
Free · paid from ₹960/mo (yearly) · Basic: ₹1,200/month monthly or ₹960/month billed ye…
Free plan available
Key features
Databricks · San Francisco · Business intelligence & dashboards · 4.6/5
Open-source query and dashboard tool.
Free
Free plan available
Apache Software Foundation · Wilmington · Business intelligence & dashboards · 4.6/5
Open-source data exploration.
Free
Free plan available
Microsoft · Redmond · Business intelligence & dashboards · 4.6/5
Business analytics and dashboards.
Free plan
Free plan available
Meltano · Berkhamsted · Business intelligence & dashboards · 4.3/5
Open source extract and load tool for building data pipelines as code.
Free
Free plan available
Free plan
Free plan available
Free plan
Free plan available
ThoughtSpot · San Francisco · Business intelligence & dashboards · 4.4/5
SQL-based analytics.
Free plan
Free plan available
Free plan
Free plan available
Free plan
Free plan available
The closest matches to Helical Insight on App Advisor are Zoho Analytics (Free · paid from ₹960/mo (yearly) · Basic: ₹1,200/month monthly or ₹960/month billed ye…), Redash (Free), Apache Superset (Free). They are ranked by how closely their category, pricing model, platforms and target business size match Helical Insight, then by rating. The best choice depends on your team size and budget.
Yes. 17 of the 20 alternatives listed have a free plan or are free: Zoho Analytics (Free · paid from ₹960/mo (yearly) · Basic: ₹1,200/month monthly or ₹960/month billed ye…), Redash (Free), Apache Superset (Free). Free plans usually cap users, records or transactions, so check the limits against your monthly volume.
Among alternatives that publish a price, Qlik Sense starts lowest at ₹2,500/mo. Zoho Analytics also has a free plan. Prices are read from each vendor's website and exclude GST.
Yes. 2 alternatives are built in India, including Zoho Analytics (Free · paid from ₹960/mo (yearly) · Basic: ₹1,200/month monthly or ₹960/month billed ye…), DataChannel (Paid plans). Indian products usually handle GST, TDS and UPI natively and bill in rupees.
Zoho Analytics is the closest match to Helical Insight in our catalogue. Compare them side by side before you book a demo.
Every product listed sits in business intelligence & dashboards or a category Helical Insight also covers, and Helical IT Solutions Pvt Ltd's own products are excluded. Prices, free plans and platforms come from each vendor's official website. App Advisor does not sell any of this software.
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