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Business Intelligence (BI) Software · Rank #9 of 10

Mode

Analyst-focused SQL-led BI.

By ThoughtSpot, Inc. · Founded 2013 · San Francisco, CA · private

Mode is the SQL-first BI platform built for analyst teams. Acquired by ThoughtSpot in 2023 for $200M, now positioned as the analyst-focused complement to ThoughtSpot's search-led BI. Best for SaaS analyst teams comfortable in SQL who want notebooks + dashboards. Trade-offs: best-fit narrowed to SQL-comfortable teams, post-acquisition product positioning still settling.

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Best for

SaaS analyst teams (5-200 analysts) comfortable in SQL who want notebooks + dashboards on one platform.

Worst for

Non-technical business users (Power BI/Tableau better), enterprise governance-heavy orgs (Looker wins), or budget-conscious teams.

Vendor Trust Score

Is Mode a trustworthy vendor?

7.3/10
Mixed
Pricing transparency
Published rates; no hidden fees
5.5
Contract fairness
Reasonable terms; no auto-renew traps
7.5
Incident response
How they handle outages and breaches
8.0
Post-acquisition behavior
Customer treatment after M&A or PE
7.5
Executive stability
Leadership churn over 24 months
7.5
Roadmap honesty
Public commitments held
7.5
Trust signal log
  • 2023-06-15
    Acquired by ThoughtSpot for $200M
Vendor Trust is scored independently of product quality. A great product from an unfair vendor still earns a low trust score.
Review Intelligence

What 240 reviews actually say

Synthesized from G2, Capterra, Reddit, Trustpilot. Patterns >15% prevalence shown.

Last synthesized
2026-04-29

Praise patterns

  • SQL-first; best fit for analyst teams
    84% →
  • Notebooks + dashboards
    71% →
  • Strong R/Python integration
    51% →

Complaint patterns

  • Best-fit narrowed to SQL-comfortable teams
    51% →
  • Post-ThoughtSpot positioning still settling
    41% →
  • Smaller integration ecosystem
    38% →
Sentiment trend (6 months)
86/100 +2 pts
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Patterns are extracted from review corpus and human-verified. We surface trends, not anecdotes.
Verified Pricing

What buyers actually pay

47 anonymized deal disclosures · last updated 2026-04-30

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Company size Median annual
20-100 analysts $24,000
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Auto-verified certifications

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Editorial: Strengths

  • SQL-first; best fit for analyst teams
  • Notebooks + dashboards
  • Strong R/Python integration
  • Modern UX
  • API for custom workflows

Editorial: Weaknesses

  • Best-fit narrowed to SQL-comfortable teams
  • Post-ThoughtSpot acquisition positioning still settling
  • Smaller integration ecosystem than Tableau/Power BI
  • Pricing requires sales engagement

Key features & integrations

  • +SQL editor
  • +Notebooks (Python/R)
  • +Dashboards
  • +Embedded analytics
  • +API for custom workflows
  • +Visual explorer
50+ integrations
SnowflakeBigQueryRedshiftPostgreSQLSlack
Geography supported
Global
Best fit
20–500 employees · SaaS analyst teams
Editorial deep-dive

Read our full ranking of Business Intelligence (BI) Software

Mode ranks #9 in our editorial review of 10 business intelligence (bi) software platforms. The deep-dive covers methodology, comparison tables, decision matrix, migration scoring, and FAQs.

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