Is Cabin or Hex better?

Neither clearly leads. Cabin starts at Free and Hex at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Cabin or Hex?

Cabin starts at Free and Hex at Free.

Does Cabin or Hex run on more platforms?

Cabin runs on Web. Hex runs on Web, Slack.

Can I use Cabin for free?

Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.

What is Cabin best used for?

Cabin is most often used for replacing google analytics on a site where a cookie consent banner is hurting conversion and you do not need behavioural advertising data, an organisation with a published sustainability commitment that needs a reportable figure for its website emissions, an agency managing many client sites that wants unlimited domains and branded client dashboards for a flat $45 a month, a developer who wants to query site analytics conversationally through an mcp-connected assistant rather than reading a dashboard. Of those, replacing google analytics on a site where a cookie consent banner is hurting conversion and you do not need behavioural advertising data and an organisation with a published sustainability commitment that needs a reportable figure for its website emissions are not what Hex is typically brought in for.

What can Cabin do that Hex cannot?

Cabin covers Cookieless tracking, Carbon reporting, 1.2kb script, Custom events. Hex covers Agentic notebooks, Conversational analytics, Data apps, Context Studio.

Business Intelligence · head to head

Cabin vs Hex

Cabin

Business Intelligence

Cookieless web analytics that also reports the carbon footprint of your website

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Hex

Business Intelligence

AI-powered analytics platform unifying notebooks, dashboards, and business intelligence

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Cabin the analytics are deliberately shallow: no funnels, no cohort retention, no session replay and no user-level journeys, so anything beyond traffic and event counts requires a second tool.; Hex pricing based per-seat ($36-$75/editor/month) becomes expensive for large teams
They diverge on capability: Cabin covers Cookieless tracking, Hex covers Agentic notebooks.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Cabin and Hex actually diverge.

Attributes where Cabin and Hex differ
Attribute	Cabin	Hex
Pricing model	Per month by pageview volume	Seat-based subscription with credit system
Platforms	Web	Web, Slack
Founded	Unknown	2019

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Business Intelligence).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Cabin

Cookieless tracking
Carbon reporting
1.2kb script
Custom events
Ad-blocker bypass
MCP access
Branded dashboards
EU data storage

Only in Hex

Agentic notebooks
Conversational analytics
Data apps
Context Studio
Data warehouse integration
dbt integration
Version history
Scheduled automation

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Cabin

Replacing Google Analytics on a site where a cookie consent banner is hurting conversion and you do not need behavioural advertising datanot Hex
An organisation with a published sustainability commitment that needs a reportable figure for its website emissionsnot Hex
An agency managing many client sites that wants unlimited domains and branded client dashboards for a flat $45 a monthnot Hex
A developer who wants to query site analytics conversationally through an MCP-connected assistant rather than reading a dashboardnot Hex

Hex

Deep exploratory analysis by data teams on organizational datasetsnot Cabin
Self-serve analytics for business users without SQL knowledgenot Cabin
Executive dashboarding and reporting with real-time datanot Cabin
Cross-functional data collaboration and insight sharingnot Cabin
AI-assisted analysis reducing manual exploration timenot Cabin

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Cabin

The analytics are deliberately shallow: no funnels, no cohort retention, no session replay and no user-level journeys, so anything beyond traffic and event counts requires a second tool.
Carbon figures are modelled from bytes transferred using CO2.js assumptions about grid intensity and device energy, not measured, so they are directionally useful and should never be presented as audited emissions data.
Cabin is a product of Normally, a design studio, rather than a company whose sole business is analytics, which puts a reasonable question mark over long-term roadmap investment and support depth.
The 30-day retention on the free tier and 12 months on Plus mean year-on-year comparison needs the $45 Scale plan, which is a large jump for a small site that only wanted longer history.
Because it does not use cookies or cross-site identifiers, returning-visitor and multi-session attribution are approximations, which matters if anyone in the business is trying to reconcile it with an ad platform's numbers.

Hex

Pricing based per-seat ($36-$75/editor/month) becomes expensive for large teams
Free Community tier limited to small compute and trial AI features
Advanced compute adds per-hour fees ($0.32-$4.06/hour), requiring cost monitoring
Learning curve for users unfamiliar with SQL or Python notebooks
Enterprise features requiring custom quotes lack transparent pricing

Pricing, plan by plan

Cabin

Free

FreeFree
- 1 domain
- 10,000 pageviews per month
- 30-day data retention
Plus$14/month
- Up to 10 domains
- 100,000 pageviews per month
- 12-month retention
Scale$45/month
- Unlimited domains
- 5,000,000 pageviews per month
- Unlimited retention

Hex

Free

CommunityFree
- Hex agent trial
- Data source connections
- All cell types
Professional$36/month
- Everything in Community
- Full Hex agent access
- Standard credits
Team$75/month
- Everything in Professional
- Extended credits
- Unlimited published apps
Enterprise$undefined/custom
- Everything in Team
- Explorer seat add-ons
- Audit logs

Which should you pick?

Choose Cabin if

You need cookieless tracking.
You want to start without paying.
You also want carbon reporting.

Cabin review

Choose Hex if

You need agentic notebooks.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Slack.
You also want conversational analytics.

Hex review

Questions people ask

Is Cabin or Hex better?: Neither clearly leads. Cabin starts at Free and Hex at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Cabin or Hex?: Cabin starts at Free and Hex at Free.
Does Cabin or Hex run on more platforms?: Cabin runs on Web. Hex runs on Web, Slack.
Can I use Cabin for free?: Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Cabin best used for?: Cabin is most often used for replacing google analytics on a site where a cookie consent banner is hurting conversion and you do not need behavioural advertising data, an organisation with a published sustainability commitment that needs a reportable figure for its website emissions, an agency managing many client sites that wants unlimited domains and branded client dashboards for a flat $45 a month, a developer who wants to query site analytics conversationally through an mcp-connected assistant rather than reading a dashboard. Of those, replacing google analytics on a site where a cookie consent banner is hurting conversion and you do not need behavioural advertising data and an organisation with a published sustainability commitment that needs a reportable figure for its website emissions are not what Hex is typically brought in for.
What can Cabin do that Hex cannot?: Cabin covers Cookieless tracking, Carbon reporting, 1.2kb script, Custom events. Hex covers Agentic notebooks, Conversational analytics, Data apps, Context Studio.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Cabin: Do I need a cookie consent banner with Cabin?

No. It sets no cookies and collects no cross-site identifiers, and data is stored in the EU, which is the specific reason most buyers switch to it.

Hex: What is included in the free Community plan?

The Community plan ($0) includes Hex agent trial, data source connections, all cell types, and small compute sizing. It's suitable for prototyping and hobbyist projects.

Source

Cabin: How accurate is the carbon measurement?

It is an estimate derived from data transfer using the CO2.js model. It is reliable for tracking change over time on your own site and unsuitable as an audited emissions figure.

Hex: How much do advanced compute resources cost?

Advanced compute is billed per minute and ranges from $0.32 to $4.06 per hour depending on resource tier. Monthly credit grants are included in paid plans.

Source

Cabin: Who makes Cabin?

It was built at Normally, a research and design studio in London, out of work on data, privacy and the carbon footprint of digital products.

Hex: Can I share analytics with non-Hex users?

Yes. Published apps can be shared publicly. Embedded analytics are available on Enterprise plans for integrating Hex into other applications.

Source

Cabin: Can it replace Google Analytics entirely?

For traffic, referrer and event reporting, yes. For advertising attribution, audience building and funnel analysis, no.

Cabin vs Hex

Cabin

Hex

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Cabin

Only in Hex

What people use each for

Cabin

Hex

Where each one falls short

Cabin

Hex

Pricing, plan by plan

Cabin

Hex

Which should you pick?

Choose Cabin if

Choose Hex if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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