- SQL Editor: Write and run queries with autocomplete, syntax highlighting and query history.
- Visual Explorer: Drag-and-drop builder for charts and dashboards so non-technical users can visualize results without code.
- Integrated Notebooks: Combines SQL, Python and R in one workspace with visuals and markdown for advanced analysis.
- Reports and Dashboards: Build interactive reports with themes and layouts, or take full control with custom HTML and CSS.
- Reusable Datasets: Curate governed datasets and queries once, then let business users explore them independently.
- Embedded Analytics: Embed dashboards into apps or sites, with white-label embedding available as an add-on.
- Data Integration: Connects to MySQL, Snowflake, BigQuery and more, including secure connectors for databases behind a firewall.
- Collaboration Tools: Share by email, Slack or link, and control access through collections and permissions.
- Scheduling and Automation: Schedule report refreshes and delivery with custom parameters, and sync dbt freshness.
- API Access: Manage workspaces, reports and queries programmatically through the core and Discovery APIs, with webhooks for downstream tools.
- Security and Permissions: Google and Microsoft SSO on Pro, SAML SSO and advanced identity management on Enterprise, plus SCIM provisioning as an add-on.
Mode
Unify data teams for analysis, visualization, and self-service reporting to drive decisions.
Updated July 28, 2026
Mode Overview
Mode is a cloud-based business intelligence platform that brings data teams and business teams into the same workspace. It combines SQL, Python and R for analysis with a drag-and-drop visualization builder and self-service reporting, so an analyst can query raw data, model it and publish a dashboard without switching tools.
Reusable datasets let the data team curate governed sources that business users explore on their own, and reports can be embedded into products or shared by Slack, email or link. Mode connects to warehouses such as Snowflake and BigQuery as well as databases behind a firewall. ThoughtSpot acquired Mode in June 2023.
Key Features
Pricing
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | Free | Up to 3 users, SQL, Python and R, 10 MB per query, private database connections, the visualization builder and Mode University |
| Pro | Schedule a demo | Minimum 3 users. Adds 250 GB a month and 5 GB per query, scheduled reports, permissioning, email and Slack sharing, API access and standard support |
| Enterprise | Schedule a demo | Minimum 50 users. Adds custom data compute, tens of millions of rows per visualization, advanced identity management, SAML SSO, admin-level API access and premium support |
| Add-ons | Quoted separately | White-label embedding, external sharing, custom themes, SCIM provisioning on Pro and the Discovery API |
Mode publishes no rates for Pro or Enterprise: the old pricing page now redirects to the homepage, and the plan comparison shows a demo request in place of a figure. Mode has been part of ThoughtSpot since June 2023.
Pricing source: https://mode.com/compare-plans/
Pros
Competitor |
Pros of Mode |
|---|---|
| Looker | Mode puts SQL, Python and R in the same workspace as the dashboards, so an analyst can query, model and publish without handing work to another tool. Its Visual Explorer gives non-technical users a drag-and-drop path to the same datasets.
Mode also lets a team start free: Studio covers up to 3 users at no cost, while every Looker platform edition on Google Cloud is quoted by sales with no published rate. |
| Tableau | Mode is code-first, which suits data scientists who need SQL, Python and R rather than Tableau’s drag-and-drop focus. Reports go out by email, Slack link or schedule, so insight moves without a viewer licence for every recipient.
Small teams can prove the tool out on the free Studio plan before any commitment, where Tableau Standard starts at $15 per user per month billed annually. |
| Microsoft Power BI | Mode blends coding and visual analytics in one platform, so technical depth and self-service reporting do not need two products. It connects to warehouses including Snowflake and BigQuery, and to MySQL and other databases behind a firewall through secure connectors.
Reusable datasets let the data team curate governed sources that business users explore on their own. |
| Amazon QuickSight | Mode offers a more flexible coding environment with SQL, Python and R, against QuickSight’s emphasis on AWS integration and simplicity. Shared notebooks and collections keep analysis and access control in one place.
Mode also has no per-account infrastructure fee, whereas Amazon charges $250 a month per account for QuickSight accounts using certain capabilities. |
| Sisense | Mode’s SQL editor and notebook integration suit technical teams, and the visualization builder covers non-technical users without a second licence tier. Custom HTML and CSS dashboards allow layouts that packaged BI tools cannot produce.
Neither vendor publishes prices for its paid tiers, but Mode at least lets three users work free indefinitely before a sales call. |
Cons
Competitor |
Cons of Mode |
|---|---|
| Looker | Mode lags Looker on governed data modelling, where LookML gives enterprises a reusable semantic layer. G2 reviewers also find Mode’s visualization options limited, and the learning curve steep for anyone who does not write SQL.
Neither product publishes a paid price, so the transparency gap runs both ways rather than favouring Looker. |
| Tableau | Mode’s charting is less polished than Tableau’s for intricate, publication-ready dashboards. Reviewers also flag weak mobile support, against a Tableau platform built for mobile consumption.
Tableau publishes its rates, starting at $15 per user per month billed annually for Standard and $35 for Enterprise, while Mode Pro and Enterprise both hide behind a demo request. |
| Microsoft Power BI | Mode’s thin mobile support and small library of out-of-the-box templates make it harder to hand to a mixed audience than Power BI, which ships mobile apps and prebuilt visuals.
Power BI Pro costs $14 per user per month paid yearly and Premium Per User $24, so a Power BI budget can be built from a web page. Mode’s cannot, and reviewers report slow query execution on large datasets. |
| Amazon QuickSight | Mode has no entry price to point at above the free tier. Amazon publishes Reader access at $3 per user per month and Author at $24, which is easy to justify to a budget owner.
QuickSight’s native AWS integration also beats Mode’s general connectors inside an AWS estate, and G2 reviewers report charting limits and occasional slow queries in Mode. |
| Sisense | Mode’s visualization tools are narrower than Sisense’s richer charting, and reviewers report PDF exports that cut off tables. Community support is thinner, so self-help is harder.
Mode is also part of ThoughtSpot, which acquired it in June 2023, and Mode’s own pricing page now redirects to the homepage. Buyers evaluating the long-term product direction should raise it in the sales call. |
Reviews
- G2 Review (Rating: 4.5/5): Across 330 reviews the split is consistent: analysts like querying raw data, running notebooks and sharing reports without switching tools, while business users without SQL face a steeper climb. A principal product manager rated it 4.5/5 for scheduling, alerting and organisation-wide SSO, then said onboarding less technical users is “really challenging” and not much help to a drag-and-drop audience. G2’s own summary of the review body notes that visualization options are limited, which restricts more advanced presentations.
- TechnologyAdvice YouTube Review: The walkthrough, titled “Mode Review: Top Features, Pros & Cons, and Alternatives,” lands on the same trade-off. Mode packs SQL, Python and dashboards into one place, which analysts love and non-technical teams find overwhelming, and the reviewer points to strong customization and cloud collaboration while noting that teams wanting drag-and-drop simplicity may prefer a lighter BI app.
