Holistics vs Exa
A side-by-side look at scores, pricing and features — with RECATOOLS' ASEAN-aware verdict for each.
Holistics
Code-first BI with a programmable semantic layer — self-service analyt...
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Exa
Web search and retrieval API built for AI agents and apps
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| RECATOOLS Score | 8.1 / 10 | 7.7 / 10 |
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| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| Free tier | No permanent free tier; free trial available on all plans | 20,000 search requests per month on the free plan; startup and education grants of $1,000 in free API credits also available |
| Paid from | From $800/month (annual, Entry — 10 users, 100 reports) | API search billed at $7 per 1,000 requests (as of March 2026 pricing update) |
| Has API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Open source | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free to use | ✗ | ✓ |
| Users | Customers across 40 countries; ~65-person team; ~$5M ARR (reported June 2024) | — |
| Founded | 2015 | 2021 |
| Maker | Holistics Software Pte. Ltd. (independent, no parent) | — |
| Verdict | Holistics earns strong marks for analytics engineers who want Looker-grade semantic governance without the enterprise price tag or Google lock-in. The AML/AQL code-first stack, native Git workflows, dbt integration, and... |
Exa is a credible, fast-moving entrant in the agent-search space, with a clean API, MCP support and strong investor backing as of 2026. It competes directly with Parallel and Tavily on freshness and structured retrieval... |
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