What is Hex?
Hex is an analytics platform where teams build notebooks, dashboards and data apps with SQL and Python, and ask questions of their data through AI agents. Hex lists a notebook agent, a conversational Threads feature, a CLI and an MCP server, and a Slack integration.
Who it's for
Hex's pricing page positions Community for hobbyists on small projects, Professional for individuals, Team for collaborating data teams, and Enterprise for organizations that need advanced security and governance. Its workspace roles also include Explorer and Viewer seats so non-authors can ask questions and use shared apps.
Pros & cons
Strengths
- Hex lists connections to Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, Databricks, Postgres, ClickHouse, MariaDB, Athena, SQL Server, MySQL, Trino and Dremio, plus dbt, Git export to GitHub or GitLab, and Airflow, Dagster and Prefect.
- Hex says people can ask questions in plain language through Hex, Slack or MCP, and lists a CLI and a public API for custom integrations.
- Hex lists a free Community plan and a 14-day Team trial with no payment card required; if nothing is done, the workspace is downgraded to Community.
- Hex says students and educators at universities and bootcamps can get Professional free, and a discounted nonprofit program exists; both are requested by contacting Hex.
- Hex says it is audited annually for SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliance; its AI privacy doc says its LLM providers do not train on customer data and run under zero data retention by default.
- Hex's AI privacy doc says Enterprise admins can route AI through their own provider keys (BYOK), in which case AI use does not consume Hex credits, and admins can turn off AI for the whole workspace.
Limitations
- Paid plans are priced per Editor seat. Explorer seats are only available on Team and Enterprise as an add-on, and no Explorer price is listed.
- AI use is metered in credits per seat each month: Community 5, Professional 30, Team 40 (Explorer 10 on Team); Enterprise is set on the order form. Monthly grants do not roll over.
- Hex's credits doc says usage depends on task effort (about 1 credit for a simple count question, about 5 for a 12-month forecast, about 10 for an interactive data app). When a user's grant and the shared pool run out, new agent prompts are blocked; auto top-up sells a 50-credit pack for $25.
- Larger compute is not included on every plan: Professional lists Medium compute, and Team and Enterprise list advanced compute as an add-on. Single-tenant, HIPAA, embedded analytics and custom Docker images are Enterprise add-ons.
- Hex's two pricing pages disagree: the main page says Community has up to 5 published apps and small compute, while the A/B variant says up to 5 notebooks and 4GB RAM. Neither page states annual billing or a refund policy, and Hex may use AI session data to improve its AI features depending on plan (opt out in Settings).
Plans and pricing
- Community: $0. Limited AI credits (5 a month per Editor), 7-day version history, small compute, up to 3 shared collections, email support. App and notebook caps differ between pricing pages.
- Professional: $36 per Editor a month. 30 AI credits a month, 30-day version history, Medium compute included, email support. Free for students and educators on request.
- Team: $75 per Editor a month. 40 AI credits a month (Explorer seats 10), unlimited version history, collections and components, advanced compute add-ons, priority support. 14-day free trial, no card required.
- Enterprise: Custom. Contact sales. Credits set on the order form; adds BYOK, Slack and Microsoft Teams support (not offered in all cases) and add-ons for single-tenant, HIPAA, embedded analytics and custom Docker images.
Prices were read from Hex's main pricing page and its A/B variant (both show $36 and $75 per Editor a month), and credit grants from Hex's credits doc. Neither page states whether annual billing is offered, so the monthly figures are used. Prices are in US dollars; confirm on the live pricing page.
Details checked October 2026 against the vendor's own pages. Prices and limits change, so confirm before you buy. Official pricing page ↗
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Hex — at a glance
Hex is an analytics platform where teams build notebooks, dashboards and data apps with SQL and Python, and ask questions of their data through AI agents. Hex lists a notebook agent, a conversational Threads feature, a CLI and an MCP server, and a Slack integration.
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