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Alternatives to Exa
24 business intelligence tools sit alongside Exa in this directory. Below is what separates each from Exa on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 7
- Cheaper to start
- 1
- Exa starts at
- Free, then $7/per 1000 requests
Why people look past Exa
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Exa entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Exa publishes 6 tiers, from Free up to $15/per 1000 requests. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Exa pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Scalable, serverless BI by AWS
- No free tier, where Exa has one.
- Starts $4 a month cheaper, at $3/month.
- Sold on a per-user model rather than usage-based.
- 4 tiers to Exa's 6.
Enterprise analytics and mobility platform
- No free tier, where Exa has one.
- Starts $593 a month dearer, at $600/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than usage-based.
- 2 tiers to Exa's 6.
Business analytics by Microsoft
- Starts $7 a user/month dearer, at $14/user/month.
- 3 tiers to Exa's 6.
Infuse analytics everywhere
- No free tier, where Exa has one.
- Starts $9993 a year dearer, at $10000/year.
- 3 tiers to Exa's 6.
AI notebooks combining SQL, Python and no-code for small data teams
- Starts $32 a month dearer, at $39/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than usage-based.
- 4 tiers to Exa's 6.
IBCS-based charting add-ins that replace native visuals in Power BI, Excel and PowerPoint
- Starts $43 a month dearer, at $50/month.
- Sold on a Per year by licensed user count model rather than usage-based.
- 5 tiers to Exa's 6.
Every Exa alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exa (this page) | Free, then $7/per 1000 requests | Usage-based | 6 | |
| Amazon QuickSightScalable, serverless BI by AWS | $3/month | Per-user | 4 | vs Exa |
| MicroStrategyEnterprise analytics and mobility platform | $600/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Exa |
| Power BIBusiness analytics by Microsoft | Free, then $14/user/month | - | 3 | vs Exa |
| SisenseInfuse analytics everywhere | $10000/year | - | 3 | vs Exa |
| Fabi | Free, then $39/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs Exa |
| Zebra BI | Free, then $50/month | Per year by licensed user count | 5 | vs Exa |
| Cabin | Free, then $14/month | Per month by pageview volume | 3 | vs Exa |
| Hex | Free, then $36/month | Seat-based subscription with credit system | 4 | vs Exa |
| Deepnote | Free, then $39/month | Subscription with free tier | 3 | vs Exa |
| Cube | Free, then $40/developer/month | Per-developer seats with volume pricing | 4 | vs Exa |
| Luzmo | €995/month | Per month by monthly active user count | 3 | vs Exa |
| DashThis | $44/month | Per month by dashboard count | 4 | vs Exa |
| Jedox | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exa |
| Pigment | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exa |
| Board International | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exa |
| Phocas | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exa |
| Snowplow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exa |
| Anaplan | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exa |
| Rill Data | $20/month | Per user per month plus metered compute | 3 | vs Exa |
| Quid | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exa |
| Reportz | $9.9/month | Per month by dashboard count | 3 | vs Exa |
| NetBase Quid | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exa |
| Zenlytic | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Exa |
| Evidence | $2500/month | Flat team pricing with no per-user fees | 2 | vs Exa |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Exa badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (7)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
Cheaper than Exa (1)
Entry price under Exa's $7/per 1000 requests. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Amazon QuickSight , $3/month
What you would be giving up
Exa is most often brought in for web search and research apis, content extraction and analysis, real-time monitoring and alerts. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Exa is broadly right and the question is cost, the Exa pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Business Intelligence category lists everything the directory holds, and best business intelligence tools ranks them.
Exa runs on not recorded. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Exa alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Exa?
- 24 other business intelligence tools are listed in this directory, led by Amazon QuickSight, MicroStrategy, Power BI, Sisense. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Exa?
- 7 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Power BI, Fabi, Zebra BI, Cabin, Hex.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Exa?
- Yes. 1 of the alternatives below start under Exa's $7/per 1000 requests: Amazon QuickSight at $3/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Exa?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Exa?
- Exa is most often brought in for web search and research apis, content extraction and analysis, real-time monitoring and alerts. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Exa?
- None of the business intelligence tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Exa alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Business Intelligence, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Exa against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Exa covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every business intelligence tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Business Intelligence category, 24 tools beside Exa. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.