Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Hex
Hex clearly comes out ahead of Databricks on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Hex has a free tier; Databricks does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | - | - |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | steep | moderate |
| Integration | high | medium |
| Trending | Active | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | Data & AnalyticsDevelopmentAI & Machine LearningEducation & EdTechSaaS & Cloud | Data & AnalyticsAI & Machine Learning |
| Categories | developer-toolsanalyticsdata-engineeringai-data-analysisai-chatbot | data-engineeringanalyticscollaborationai-data-analysis |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Hex
per user
freemium
| Feature | databricks | hex |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Security | ||
| Build With All Cell Types | ||
| Audit Logs | ||
| Connect Any Data Source | ||
| Basic Features | ||
| Notebook Agent Trial | ||
| Rbac | ||
| Small Compute | ||
| Up To 5 Notebooks |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Hex comes out ahead overall, though Databricks can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Hex offers a free tier; Databricks does not currently list one.
