Quadratic vs Hex
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Quadratic
The spreadsheet where Python, SQL and JS run natively in every cell.
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Hex
SQL, Python and AI agents in one collaborative data notebook
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8.1 / 10 | 7.6 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium |
| Free tier | Free plan: limited AI usage, limited files, limited sharing and connections | — |
| Paid from | Pro $18/user/month (annual) or $20/month; Business $36/user/month (annual) | Roughly $36-75/editor/month (Professional/Team); Enterprise custom |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Users | 250,000+ (self-reported on homepage, 2026) | — |
| Founded | 2022 | 2019 |
| Maker | Quadratic Growth Inc. | — |
| Verdict | Quadratic's pitch — Python, SQL, and JS running natively in spreadsheet cells, no environment setup — is genuinely different, and the August 2025 agentic update lets the AI write, run, and debug that code itself from a p... |
Collapsing three separate tools — SQL editor, Python notebook, BI dashboard — into one workspace is Hex's real trick, and its AI layer is good enough that reviewers describe cutting two-to-three-day analyses down to half... |
| Full review → | Full review → |
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