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Alternatives to Exa
19 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
- 19
- With a free tier
- 7
- Cheaper to start
- -
- Exa starts at
- On request
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.
There is no free tier
The record for Exa carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 7 of the 19 alternatives below can be used without paying.
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.
Subscription analytics platform
- Can be used without paying; Exa cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Exa does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than usage-based.
Dashboard and reporting for teams
- Can be used without paying; Exa cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $19/month, where Exa does not.
Subscription analytics for SaaS
- Can be used without paying; Exa cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of $50/month, where Exa does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than usage-based.
All-in-one business dashboard
- Can be used without paying; Exa cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Exa does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than usage-based.
Self-service BI for data teams
- Can be used without paying; Exa cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Exa does not.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than usage-based.
KPI dashboards for business performance
- Can be used without paying; Exa cannot.
- Publishes an entry price of Free, where Exa does not.
- Sold on a freemium model rather than usage-based.
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) | On request | Usage-based | - | |
| ChartMogul | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Exa |
| Klipfolio | Free, then $19/month | - | 3 | vs Exa |
| Baremetrics | Free, then $50/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Exa |
| Cyfe | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs Exa |
| Holistics | Free | Subscription | 2 | vs Exa |
| Databox | Free | Freemium | 2 | vs Exa |
| Google Data Studio | Free | Free | 1 | vs Exa |
| IBM Cognos Analytics | $15/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Exa |
| Geckoboard | $49/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Exa |
| Hebbia | On request | Quote | - | vs Exa |
| Glean | On request | Quote | - | vs Exa |
| Dundas BI | $500/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Exa |
| Glassbox | Free | Subscription | 1 | vs Exa |
| Grow | $500/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Exa |
| GoodData | On request | - | 2 | vs Exa |
| Domo | $30000/year | - | - | vs Exa |
| Chartio | Free | - | 1 | vs Exa |
| Amazon QuickSight | $3/month per user | Subscription | - | vs Exa |
| Celonis | On request | Quote | - | 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.
- ChartMogul , Free
- Klipfolio , Free, then $19/month
- Baremetrics , Free, then $50/month
- Cyfe , Free
- Holistics , Free
- Databox , Free
- Google Data Studio , Free
What you would be giving up
The record we hold does not list what Exa is typically used for, so there is no honest way to enumerate what a switch would cost you from this page alone.
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?
- 19 other business intelligence tools are listed in this directory, led by ChartMogul, Klipfolio, Baremetrics, Cyfe. 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: ChartMogul, Klipfolio, Baremetrics, Cyfe, Holistics.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Exa?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Exa?
- The record we hold does not list what Exa is typically used for, so the honest answer is to check the side-by-side comparison for whichever alternative you are considering. Each one puts the two full 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 slot 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, 19 tools beside Exa. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.