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Exa vs Reportz

Exa logo

Exa

Business Intelligence

Web search, built for AI agents

From
Free
Rated
-
Reportz logo

Reportz

Business Intelligence

Per-dashboard marketing reporting at under ten dollars a client

From
$9.9/month
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Exa has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Exa usage-based pricing can be unpredictable without volume discounts upfront; Reportz the connector library is smaller than the established agency reporting tools, and if a platform you report on is missing there is no practical route to getting it added.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Exa and Reportz actually diverge.

Attributes where Exa and Reportz differ
AttributeExaReportz
Starting priceFree$9.9/month
Pricing modelusage-basedPer month by dashboard count
Free tierYesNo

Identical on both: platforms (Web), 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 Exa

Nothing recorded that Reportz does not also cover.

Only in Reportz

  • Per-dashboard pricing
  • Unlimited users
  • Public share links
  • White labelling
  • Template library
  • Scheduled reports
  • Custom KPI widgets
  • Client management

What people use each for

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

Exa

  • Web search and research APIsnot Reportz
  • Content extraction and analysisnot Reportz
  • Real-time monitoring and alertsnot Reportz

Reportz

  • A five-person SEO agency reporting to twenty five clients that cannot justify several hundred dollars a month for reporting softwarenot Exa
  • A freelancer who needs one white-labelled dashboard per client and nothing elsenot Exa
  • An agency giving clients a live link instead of a monthly PDF, without buying client seatsnot Exa
  • A marketing team wanting a cheap always-on KPI screen fed from ad and analytics platformsnot Exa

Where each one falls short

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

Exa

  • Usage-based pricing can be unpredictable without volume discounts upfront
  • Enterprise customers need to contact sales for custom volume discount plans

Reportz

  • The connector library is smaller than the established agency reporting tools, and if a platform you report on is missing there is no practical route to getting it added.
  • Four Dots is a small agency-owned business rather than a funded software company, so API breakages and platform changes can take longer to fix than at larger vendors.
  • There is no data modelling, SQL or warehouse layer, so cross-source analysis is limited to what the widget set already supports.
  • Per-dashboard billing means an agency that builds several views per client loses the headline price advantage quickly.
  • Documentation and support are thin compared with larger competitors, and complex setups often need direct email support rather than self-service answers.

Pricing, plan by plan

Exa

Free
  • Free TierFree
    • $20 in free credits (approximately 2,800 searches)
    • $10 in monthly credits after first month
  • Search$7/per 1000 requests
    • Standard search functionality
  • Deep Search$12/per 1000 requests
    • In-depth search results
  • Contents$1/per 1000 pages
    • Content extraction

Reportz

$9.9/month
  • Consultant$9.9/month
    • Priced per dashboard
    • Unlimited users
    • Unlimited data sources
  • Agency$99/month
    • Around ten dashboards at the same per-dashboard rate
    • Unlimited users
    • Custom domain
  • Enterprise$742.5/month
    • 75 dashboards
    • Volume rate
    • Unlimited users

Which should you pick?

Choose Exa if

  • You want to start without paying.

Choose Reportz if

  • You need per-dashboard pricing.
  • You also want unlimited users.

Questions people ask

Is Exa or Reportz better?
Neither clearly leads. Exa starts at Free and Reportz at $9.9/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Exa or Reportz?
Exa has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Exa and $9.9/month for Reportz.
Does Exa or Reportz run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Exa for free?
Yes. Exa has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Reportz starts at $9.9/month.
What is Exa best used for?
Exa is most often used for web search and research apis, content extraction and analysis, real-time monitoring and alerts. Of those, web search and research apis and content extraction and analysis are not what Reportz is typically brought in for.
What can Exa do that Reportz cannot?
Reportz covers Per-dashboard pricing, Unlimited users, Public share links, White labelling.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Exa: How much does Exa API cost?

Exa uses pay-as-you-go pricing with no subscription or minimum spend required. Search costs USD$7 per 1000 requests, Deep Search costs USD$12-15 per 1000 requests, and Contents costs USD$1 per 1000 pages. Users load credits and are charged at these published rates.

Source
Reportz: What does Reportz cost?

9.90 US dollars per dashboard per month, with unlimited users and data sources on every tier.

Exa: Is there a free tier for Exa?

Yes, new accounts receive USD$20 in free credits (approximately 2,800 searches) plus USD$10 in additional credits every month. This allows developers to test the API before committing to paid usage.

Source
Reportz: Is there a free plan?

No, but there is a fifteen day trial with no card required.

Exa: What other costs are associated with Exa?

Beyond the main API costs, Exa charges USD$1 per 1000 results beyond the first 10 returned, USD$1 per 1000 pages for AI summaries, and USD$0.10 per Agent Compute Unit for autonomous agent usage. Contact enrichment features cost USD$0.02 per email and USD$0.07 per phone number.

Source
Reportz: Who is behind it?

Four Dots, a digital marketing agency in Belgrade that built the tool for its own client reporting.

Reportz: Can clients view without a login?

Yes, dashboards can be shared as a public link under your own domain.

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