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Board 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

Board
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
20th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
37
Ranking in other categories
Business Performance Management (6th), Reporting (17th)
Hex
Ranking in BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
22nd
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
4.4
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2026, in the BI (Business Intelligence) Tools category, the mindshare of Board is 1.1%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Hex is 0.7%, down from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Board1.1%
Hex0.7%
Other98.2%
BI (Business Intelligence) Tools
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2645016 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager, Software Delivery at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Offers flexibility in design and saves time in budgeting and forecasting processes
I find Board to be simple and easy to use. It offers significant flexibility in designing solutions. The system overall is very useful, with many capabilities that provide flexibility. Our budgeting and forecasting processes support around three hundred twenty users who would otherwise rely on Excel, making Board invaluable for saving time.
SuperSonic - PeerSpot reviewer
Experience Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Daily transcription has boosted my productivity and made spoken input replace manual typing
The best features Hex offers are simplicity and being really lightweight. Simplicity and being lightweight are valuable for me because it just works, making my day easier. I would also add that Hex is free, which is a nice feature. Hex has positively impacted my organization by improving my productivity. My productivity improved because before I started using Hex, I was typing everything and it was taking longer than just saying the same things. I have cut my working day by a few minutes every day because of that.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"All staff can now see their relevant scorecards online."
"Where it used to take me three days at the beginning of the year to create the new financial statement, now it is a matter of minutes because all the data is in the system."
"The reporting part has been very valuable as the capabilities of the tool do not have to change graphs, change how grids are displayed, and can create reports on the fly."
"The product is much easier to use, because it is geared towards more of a user-friendly force with the implementation."
"A lot of flexibility from the data modeling standpoint. It can add specific line items into our budget, for example, or if we want to make changes to the data model itself, we have that flexibility."
"BOARD continues to grow and develop, and understands the needs of dynamic organizations, and seems to adopt their product to that."
"I think it's flexible. I chose this solution because, even though it wasn't out-of-the-box, you can customize it, and the long-term growth potential of the software is where I see the value."
"It is very easy to use. It has got what they call a toolkit, which is a no-code development environment. You can develop a whole solution with it because it is a complete platform. There is a lot of online material that can be used as a reference. You can help yourself while developing a solution. There are some prebuilt applications in the platform environment. You can very easily customize and integrate these applications. It also has flexible scaling of machine resources, which is really great."
"Hex offers excellent features that make it fast and easy to use."
"Hex has positively impacted my organization by improving my productivity."
 

Cons

"The Windows client is a different story. It's not scalable at all, so we decided to go with the Web."
"We can't delete entities and cubes in Boards because it interrupts our whole data model."
"I would like an eLearning platform for BOARD."
"One thing that I personally would like to see is additional visualization tools for visuals."
"It would be nice to see truly transferable processes from model to model, as well as a method of building repetitive processes."
"It can have more functionality for narrative reporting."
"In general, we would like to see better logging in the procedural world as we currently find it deficient in procedural areas."
"What could be better is the manual."
"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

"It is not the cheapest product on earth, but you get so much. It provides good value for money."
"Find a partner who will take responsibility for the implementation, and be available for support."
"The tool's price is a bit high compared to other solutions."
"The solution is quite expensive, if it is made cheaper then we can have more clients. I rate it four out of ten."
"​In terms of the pricing, it was reasonable. BOARD is not the lowest in the market, but it was reasonable for us."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Construction Company
9%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Retailer
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise12
Large Enterprise8
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

Is Board better than Anaplan as a Business Intelligence (BI) solution?
We've had several FP&A departments include Anaplan in their analytics discussions, and while BI information IS generated, the focus is generally on compiling input from various sources and simu...
What needs improvement with Board?
Board's integration could be a bit more robust, but what we have works. If the design isn't right, the flexibility of Board can negatively impact performance.
What is your primary use case for Board?
Our organization primarily uses Board ( /products/board-reviews ) for budgeting and forecasting.
What needs improvement with Hex?
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. It would be nice if Hex would have a feature to...
What is your primary use case for Hex?
My main use case for Hex is that I use it daily as my transcription tool. It is really lightweight and easy to use. As a transcription tool in my daily workflow, Hex helps me to speak faster than w...
What advice do you have for others considering Hex?
Regarding Hex's AI capabilities, I think it is secured because it is using a local model. Regarding Hex's AI capabilities, its accuracy and reliability of output are quite nice, and it is one of th...
 

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Sample Customers

Coca-Cola, Puma, Desigual, Ricoh, KPMG, H&M, Groupe SEB
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