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Amazon QuickSight vs Hex comparison

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Amazon QuickSight
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
8th
Average Rating
7.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Hex
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
20th
Average Rating
9.4
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category, the mindshare of Amazon QuickSight is 2.9%, down from 4.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hex is 0.7%, down from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Amazon QuickSight2.9%
Hex0.7%
Other96.4%
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Featured Reviews

NT
General Manager Information Systems at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Interactive dashboards have supported cloud analytics and now drive deeper data exploration
I don't want to hypothetically say about the effectiveness of Amazon QuickSight in terms of machine learning, so I need to pass on that. At the moment, on the cloud perspective, we have Amazon major, but we do have hybrid models. On the analytics side, we are migrating into Amazon QuickSight. One of the products is already migrating, and the rest is in the pipeline. As of now, we haven't picked it up. I don't want to say very positive at the moment about the pricing of Amazon QuickSight because my initial understanding is that it's not an easy one to adapt, but the choices are there. The reason I'm saying this is that there are two different models. Since we are partnered with Amazon and many of the other products and services we are engaging, we have an overall agreement involving this type of product. That way we are getting a benefit on that rather than an individual product. I have to pass on how much time my team spent on the deployment of Amazon QuickSight because I'm not very sure. I haven't been involved in the deployment and rollout.
Aman Thapa - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Scientist at Mathco
Transforms analytics with seamless integrations and AI-driven insights for quick decision-making
The best features Hex offers are rich analytics, seamless integrations, ease of use, flexibility, an intuitive interface, and powerful AI features, which I find very valuable.The unique aspects of Hex that stand out compared to other BI tools include its ease of use and flexibility, as well as its ability to seamlessly integrate SQL and Python for data analysis. Its intuitive interface and powerful AI features enable us to gain quick insights and efficient collaboration, making it a very valuable tool for both technical and non-technical users. Hex provides good data security and governance through access controls and permission management, so I feel confident using its AI features. I believe it has been reliable regarding data security. Using Hex's AI has been very helpful; it has been accurate and reliable, generally providing correct and useful outputs for data analysis and SQL generation. Hex integrates very seamlessly with other AWS services we use, especially with Amazon Redshift and Amazon S3, making connecting data straightforward.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Amazon QuickSight is a data visualization tool that is a major component in business intelligence to extract insights from the data warehouse, enabling senior managers to have a clear vision about the data, clients, and organization to make major business decisions or strategic decisions about improving the business."
"Amazon QuickSight can provide insights from the available data. It supports various rule types. We get the options of machine learning and insights, which are not available in other intelligence tools. It is easier to use, more stable, and cheaper than other solutions."
"What I do like about QuickSight is that it gives a relative beginner the ability to really start seeing results quickly."
"It has a lot of valuable features, but the most important aspect is the affordable cost. This solution costs much less in comparison to the competitors like Qlik Sense, Power BI, and Tableau."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its flexibility to visualize certain logs."
"There is no REVIEW content provided to evaluate."
"Efficiency has definitely improved, and the speed of developing analytics and insights has increased by at least twenty percent."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the user interface."
"Hex has positively impacted my organization by improving my productivity."
"The best features Hex offers are rich analytics, seamless integrations, ease of use, flexibility, an intuitive interface, and powerful AI features, which I find very valuable."
"Hex offers excellent features that make it fast and easy to use."
 

Cons

"Amazon QuickSight's visualization could be improved."
"There isn't much support available. We had an issue and when we tried to get support, they made it clear that they can't give any support, and what is lost is lost."
"The number of features in the product is limited in comparison with the other tools in the market, like Power BI."
"The solution must be more user-friendly."
"The product is quite expensive because the price is too close to QlikView's prices but it does not ring as well as QlikView."
"They could provide more options for graphics and other features."
"It should support integration with Python or R."
"You can't tell a data story as well in QuickSight as you can on others, especially in TIBCO Spotfire."
"Notebooks can quickly become messy once you start creating many cells in the same notebook, making it easy to lose your place while scrolling to find the cell you are looking for."
"Hex can be improved if they could implement new models because there are new LLMs appearing on a weekly basis, and they are still using the same one."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I'm using a paid version of Amazon QuickSight, paying about $22 monthly. As I have yet to learn about the pricing for other tools, such as Power BI, I won't be able to compare."
"I rate the price of Amazon QuickSight a four on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."
"Amazon QuickSight charges $250 per user, which becomes expensive when managing multiple departments."
"It is simpler and cheaper than other solutions."
"The standard edition is free to use for exploration purposes while the enterprise edition needs to be paid for. The pricing for this solution is very reasonable."
"I wouldn't say that it is an expensive product, but to stay competitive they would need to bring down the prices."
"Amazon QuickSight you subscribe and you use the service."
"A highly affordable cost structure with fixed membership and timeframe basis options."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Outsourcing Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
Retailer
8%
Comms Service Provider
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise16
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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Amazon QuickSight?
Amazon QuickSight charges $250 per user, which becomes expensive when managing multiple departments. However, this cost is offset by the advantages it provides.
What needs improvement with Amazon QuickSight?
I don't want to hypothetically say about the effectiveness of Amazon QuickSight in terms of machine learning, so I need to pass on that. At the moment, on the cloud perspective, we have Amazon majo...
What is your primary use case for Amazon QuickSight?
We do partner with Amazon, and we use Amazon QuickSight for some of the projects. We have a global environment and some of the products in the US-based solutions where our teams are using it. I dow...
What needs improvement with Hex?
Notebooks can quickly become messy once you start creating many cells in the same notebook, making it easy to lose your place while scrolling to find the cell you are looking for. I am not fully co...
What is your primary use case for Hex?
Hex provides fast and rich analytics with an easy-to-use platform that even non-technical users find accessible for getting their analytics. I use Hex for all my analytics, and it significantly spe...
What advice do you have for others considering Hex?
I give Hex a five out of five because it has been a true game-changer in my work; what previously took two to three days can now be done in half a day, which represents a significant improvement fo...
 

Comparisons

 

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Sample Customers

MLB Advanced Media, Infor, HotelBeds, Gemini, Jivochat, Edmunds.com
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