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Hex is a business intelligence & dashboards product from Hex, San Francisco, priced at Free plan with a free plan. We compared 20 alternatives on published price, free plan, platforms and made-in-India support: 20 have a free plan, 1 are built in India.
Quick answer
The closest alternatives to Hex are Zoho Analytics (Free · paid from ₹960/mo (yearly) · Basic: ₹1,200/month monthly or ₹960/month billed ye…), Microsoft Power BI (Free plan), Metabase (Free plan), GoodData (Free plan) and Mode Analytics (Free plan). Zoho Analytics is the top-ranked option with a free plan. Published prices in this list start at ₹9,108/month.
Indian support and GST
Hex is built in United States. 1 alternatives are made in India, where GST, TDS and UPI are usually handled natively and support runs on IST.
Ranked by how closely each product matches Hex'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Hex (current) | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | — |
| 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 | |
| 2 |  Microsoft Power BI | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 | |
| 3 |  Metabase | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 4 |  GoodData | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 5 |  Mode Analytics | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 6 |  Preset | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 7 |  Graas | ₹9,108/mo | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 8 |  Lumenore | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 9 |  Lightdash | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 10 |  Evidence | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 11 |  Coalesce | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 12 |  Harper | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 13 |  Keboola | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 14 |  Dataslayer | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 15 |  Peaka | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 16 |  Datawrapper | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 17 |  Infogram | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 18 |  Starburst | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 19 |  Flourish | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 20 |  Redash | Free | Yes | Web | No | 4.6/5 |
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
Compared with Hex
Key features
Microsoft · Redmond · Business intelligence & dashboards · 4.6/5
Business analytics and dashboards.
Free plan
Free plan available
Free plan
Free plan available
Compared with Hex
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
Graas · Singapore · Business intelligence & dashboards · 4.4/5
Commerce knowledge graph and analytics platform for ecommerce sellers and marketplaces.
₹9,108/mo
Free plan available
Lumenore, Inc. · Madison Heights · Business intelligence & dashboards · 4.4/5
No-code business intelligence and data analytics platform with natural language querying.
Free plan
Free plan available
Free plan
Free plan available
Compared with Hex
Free plan
Free plan available
The closest matches to Hex on App Advisor are Zoho Analytics (Free · paid from ₹960/mo (yearly) · Basic: ₹1,200/month monthly or ₹960/month billed ye…), Microsoft Power BI (Free plan), Metabase (Free plan). They are ranked by how closely their category, pricing model, platforms and target business size match Hex, then by rating. The best choice depends on your team size and budget.
Yes. 20 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…), Microsoft Power BI (Free plan), Metabase (Free plan). Free plans usually cap users, records or transactions, so check the limits against your monthly volume.
Among alternatives that publish a price, Graas starts lowest at ₹9,108/mo. Zoho Analytics also has a free plan. Prices are read from each vendor's website and exclude GST.
Yes. 1 alternatives are built in India, including Zoho Analytics (Free · paid from ₹960/mo (yearly) · Basic: ₹1,200/month monthly or ₹960/month billed ye…). Indian products usually handle GST, TDS and UPI natively and bill in rupees.
Zoho Analytics is the closest match to Hex in our catalogue. Key differences: Built in India (Chennai). Compare them side by side before you book a demo.
Every product listed sits in business intelligence & dashboards or a category Hex also covers, and Hex'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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