Hex vs Deepnote vs Sigma vs Julius AI
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Hex
SQL, Python and AI agents in one collaborative data notebook
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Deepnote
Collaborative notebook that went open-source, drop-in for Jupyter
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Sigma
Spreadsheet-style analytics on your cloud data warehouse — no SQL requ...
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Julius AI
No-code chat interface for spreadsheet analysis and charts
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| RECATOOLS Score | 7.6 / 10 | 7.3 / 10 | 8.2 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Freemium | Freemium | Paid | Freemium |
| Free tier | — | — | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | Free plan: 15 messages/month |
| Paid from | Roughly $36-75/editor/month (Professional/Team); Enterprise custom | — | Custom enterprise quote; no public list pricing | Plus $20/mo; Pro $45/mo; Business $375/mo (includes API access) |
| Has API | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | — | — | Used by thousands of enterprise customers (exact count not publicly disclosed) | — |
| Founded | 2019 | — | 2014 | 2023 |
| Maker | — | — | Sigma Computing, Inc. (independent) | — |
| Verdict | 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... |
Deepnote is what Jupyter would look like rebuilt for teams: Google-Docs-style live editing, native SQL blocks, scheduling, deployable data apps, and an AI agent that writes queries and code. The 2025 open-source move is... |
Sigma doubled its valuation to $3 billion in an $80 million Series E closed in May 2026 — led by Princeville Capital, with Databricks Ventures, ServiceNow Ventures, and Workday Ventures all riding along, which says somet... |
The core trick works: upload a CSV or connect Postgres, Snowflake or BigQuery, ask a question in English, and Julius writes and runs the Python behind a chart or a summary stat without you touching code. For quick, ad-ho... |
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Comparisons cover up to 4 tools. Scores are RECATOOLS editorial assessments; verify current pricing on each vendor's site.