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Grow vs Orange

Grow logo

Grow

Business Intelligence

No-code BI for growing companies

From
$500/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Orange logo

Orange

Machine Learning

Data mining and visualization toolkit

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Orange has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Grow the pricing URL serves marketing content with no plan, rate, minimum or cost driver published anywhere on it; Orange orange is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3, so distributing modified or derived software requires releasing the source under the GPL
  • They diverge on capability: Grow covers No-code Setup, Orange covers Visual programming.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Grow and Orange actually diverge.

Attributes where Grow and Orange differ
AttributeGrowOrange
Starting price$500/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionopen-source
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Mobile, TvLinux, Mac, Windows
CategoryBusiness IntelligenceMachine Learning
Founded20141996

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

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 Grow

  • No-code Setup
  • Unlimited Dashboards
  • Data Blending
  • Alerts
  • Embedding
  • Salesforce
  • HubSpot
  • QuickBooks

Only in Orange

  • Visual programming
  • Data visualization
  • Machine learning
  • Text mining
  • Bioinformatics
  • Python
  • scikit-learn
  • PyQt

What people use each for

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

Grow

  • No-code dashboards and business intelligence for teams without analystsnot Orange
  • Blending data from more than 100 sources including BigQuery, PostgreSQL, Salesforce and HubSpotnot Orange
  • ETL, warehousing and visualisation in a single platformnot Orange

Orange

  • Visual programming for data mining and machine learning workflowsnot Grow
  • Teaching data science without writing codenot Grow
  • Exploratory data visualisation and clustering on tabular datanot Grow

Where each one falls short

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

Grow

  • The pricing URL serves marketing content with no plan, rate, minimum or cost driver published anywhere on it
  • The only calls to action are Get Started Now and Watch Demo; there is no self-serve rate card
  • The vendor advertises unlimited users with no per-seat charges, which means the price driver is not disclosed at all

Orange

  • Orange is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3, so distributing modified or derived software requires releasing the source under the GPL
  • The widgets and canvas are built on Qt, which is itself distributed under GPL 3.0
  • Orange add-ons may carry additional licensing requirements set in their own licence files
  • Documentation and website content are under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike, which imposes an attribution and share-alike obligation on reuse
  • The software is distributed without any warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose

Pricing, plan by plan

Grow

$500/month
  • Starter$500/month
    • Unlimited Users
    • 75+ Integrations
    • Support
  • Pro$1000/month
    • Advanced Features
    • Custom Integrations
    • Training

Orange

Free
  • Open SourceFree
    • Visual programming
    • Machine learning
    • Data visualization

Which should you pick?

Choose Grow if

  • You need no-code setup.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Tv.
  • You also want unlimited dashboards.
Grow review

Choose Orange if

  • You need visual programming.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, Mac, Windows.
  • You also want data visualization.
Orange review

Questions people ask

Is Grow or Orange better?
Neither clearly leads. Grow starts at $500/month and Orange at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Grow or Orange?
Orange has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $500/month for Grow and Free for Orange.
Does Grow or Orange run on more platforms?
Grow runs on Web, Mobile, Tv. Orange runs on Linux, Mac, Windows.
Can I use Orange for free?
Yes. Orange has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Grow starts at $500/month.
What is Grow best used for?
Grow is most often used for no-code dashboards and business intelligence for teams without analysts, blending data from more than 100 sources including bigquery, postgresql, salesforce and hubspot, etl, warehousing and visualisation in a single platform. Of those, no-code dashboards and business intelligence for teams without analysts and blending data from more than 100 sources including bigquery, postgresql, salesforce and hubspot are not what Orange is typically brought in for.
What can Grow do that Orange cannot?
Grow covers No-code Setup, Unlimited Dashboards, Data Blending, Alerts. Orange covers Visual programming, Data visualization, Machine learning, Text mining.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Grow: How much does Grow cost?

Grow does not publish pricing on their website. They offer a request-a-free-trial model that requires contacting their sales team. Pricing is determined by contacting sales through their contact form or trial request process.

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Orange: What is the cost of Orange Data Mining?

Orange Data Mining is free open-source software available for Windows, Mac, and other platforms. There are no subscription fees, licensing costs, or paid tiers.

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Orange: How is Orange Data Mining funded?

Orange Data Mining is supported through optional voluntary donations. The project encourages donations from users who value the software to support bug fixes, new features, educational content, and infrastructure maintenance.

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