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Jedox vs Jitsu

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Jedox

Business Intelligence

Excel-native planning and OLAP modelling for finance teams that refuse to leave spreadsheets

From
On request
Free plan
No
Visit JedoxFull review
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Jitsu

Developer Tools

Open source event pipeline that streams behavioural data to your own warehouse

From
Free
Free plan
Yes
Visit JitsuFull review

The short version

  • Jitsu is an MIT-licensed alternative to Segment.
  • Jitsu starts at $99/mo; Jedox prices on request.
  • Only Jedox lists in-memory OLAP cube; only Jitsu lists event collection.
  • Prices and features on this page were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Jedox and Jitsu actually diverge.

Attributes where Jedox and Jitsu differ
AttributeJedoxJitsu
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelQuotePer month by event volume
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Windows, LinuxWeb, Linux, Self-hosted, iOS, Android
CategoryBusiness IntelligenceDeveloper Tools

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 Jedox

  • In-memory OLAP cube
  • Excel add-in
  • Web spreadsheet
  • Integrator ETL
  • Workflow and approvals
  • AIssisted planning
  • Financial consolidation
  • Report designer

Only in Jitsu

  • Event collection
  • Warehouse destinations
  • Connector syncs
  • Transformations
  • Bundled ClickHouse
  • Event debugger
  • Self-hosting
  • Custom domains

What people use each for

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

Jedox

  • A manufacturer whose budget process is hundreds of Excel files emailed between plants and needs one governed cube without retraining plant controllersnot Jitsu
  • A mid-market group doing statutory consolidation and management reporting on the same data instead of in two systemsnot Jitsu
  • A finance team that priced IBM Planning Analytics, found it unaffordable, and still wants cube-based modellingnot Jitsu
  • A retailer running driver-based sales and workforce plans that must reconcile to the financial budgetnot Jitsu

Jitsu

  • A team paying five figures a year to a customer data platform when all it actually does is send events to Snowflakenot Jedox
  • An engineering group that needs event collection running inside its own VPC for data residency or security review reasonsnot Jedox
  • A product analytics setup that wants raw events in the warehouse as the source of truth rather than trapped in a vendor toolnot Jedox
  • A startup that needs first-party event collection on its own domain to reduce loss from tracker blocking without paying CDP pricesnot Jedox

Where each one falls short

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

Jedox

  • Cube modelling is a specialist skill closer to IBM TM1 than to a modern SaaS planning tool, so most customers depend on a partner or a single internal expert whose departure leaves the model unmaintainable
  • Almost every deployment carries a partner implementation fee that frequently matches or exceeds the first year of licence, and that cost never appears in the vendor comparison you are shown
  • The Excel add-in is the strongest client, which means Mac-based and browser-only users get a materially thinner experience than the Windows majority
  • Dashboards and visual analytics are weaker than dedicated BI tools, so organisations typically keep Power BI or Tableau alongside Jedox and pay for both
  • Insight Partners took a majority stake in 2021, and the pressure toward a cloud subscription base has meant self-managed customers see new capability later than cloud ones

Jitsu

  • Jitsu is a pipeline, not a customer data platform, so identity resolution, audience building and reverse ETL are absent and a marketing team expecting Segment parity will be disappointed
  • Connector sync frequency is deliberately tiered, with the free plan limited to manual runs and one daily sync, so anything approaching operational freshness requires the paid plan or self-hosting
  • Self-hosting means you own the reliability of a system that drops data silently when misconfigured, and event loss is uniquely hard to notice because nothing errors, the numbers are just quietly lower
  • The connector catalogue is far smaller than Fivetran or Airbyte, so if your requirement is pulling from many SaaS sources rather than pushing events, Jitsu is the wrong half of the problem
  • It is a small company with a small commercial team, so enterprise procurement processes around security review, contractual SLAs and support escalation take longer than with an incumbent vendor

Pricing, plan by plan

Jedox

On request
  • JedoxOn request
    • Named user subscription, tiered by user count
    • Cloud or self-managed deployment
    • Modules priced separately for consolidation and add-ons

Jitsu

Free
  • Open SourceFree
    • MIT licence
    • Self-host on any cloud
    • No usage limits
  • Cloud FreeFree
    • Unlimited captured events
    • 200,000 active events per month
    • Manual connector runs only
  • Business$99/mo
    • 2,000,000 active events per month
    • $40 per additional million events
    • Hourly connector sync frequency
  • EnterpriseOn request
    • Custom event volume
    • One minute sync frequency
    • Unlimited active syncs

Which should you pick?

Choose Jedox if

  • You need in-memory olap cube.
  • You work on Web, Windows, Linux.
  • You also want excel add-in.
Jedox review

Choose Jitsu if

  • You need event collection.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Linux, Self-hosted, iOS, Android.
  • You also want warehouse destinations.
Jitsu review

Questions people ask

Is Jedox or Jitsu better?
Neither clearly leads. Jedox starts at On request and Jitsu at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Jedox or Jitsu?
Jitsu has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Jedox and Free for Jitsu.
Does Jedox or Jitsu run on more platforms?
Jedox runs on Web, Windows, Linux. Jitsu runs on Web, Linux, Self-hosted, iOS, Android.
Can I use Jitsu for free?
Yes. Jitsu has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Jedox starts at On request.
What is Jedox best used for?
Jedox is most often used for a manufacturer whose budget process is hundreds of excel files emailed between plants and needs one governed cube without retraining plant controllers, a mid-market group doing statutory consolidation and management reporting on the same data instead of in two systems, a finance team that priced ibm planning analytics, found it unaffordable, and still wants cube-based modelling, a retailer running driver-based sales and workforce plans that must reconcile to the financial budget. Of those, a manufacturer whose budget process is hundreds of excel files emailed between plants and needs one governed cube without retraining plant controllers and a mid-market group doing statutory consolidation and management reporting on the same data instead of in two systems are not what Jitsu is typically brought in for.
What can Jedox do that Jitsu cannot?
Jedox covers In-memory OLAP cube, Excel add-in, Web spreadsheet, Integrator ETL. Jitsu covers Event collection, Warehouse destinations, Connector syncs, Transformations.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Jedox: Does Jedox publish pricing?

No. It is quoted per named user with tiering by volume, and modules such as consolidation are priced separately.

Jitsu: Is Jitsu the same as Jitsi?

No. Jitsu is an open source event data pipeline. Jitsi is an unrelated video conferencing project.

Jedox: Is Jedox a BI tool or a planning tool?

A planning tool with reporting attached. Organisations almost always keep a separate BI tool for visual analysis.

Jitsu: Can I self-host for free?

Yes. The project is MIT licensed with no usage limits when self-hosted.

Jedox: Can it run on premises?

Yes, on Windows or Linux, though the vendor pushes cloud and self-managed customers receive features later.

Jitsu: How does the cost compare with Segment?

The Business plan is 99 US dollars a month for two million active events, where a per-tracked-user CDP typically costs orders of magnitude more at comparable volume.

Jedox: How does it compare to IBM Planning Analytics?

Similar cube architecture at a lower price point, with a friendlier web layer and a smaller partner ecosystem.

Jitsu: Does Jitsu do identity resolution?

No. It transports and transforms events; identity stitching and audiences are not part of the product.

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