Hex Reviews & Product Details

I like Hex for its ease of use and quick response to my queries. I also appreciate the AI agent which creates charts and queries automatically, saving me a lot of time and effort in terms of data analysis. The initial setup of Hex was quite simple. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When it runs heavy queries, it gives up then and there instead of offering a solution such as narrowing down the query to a certain cohort, limiting the output enough for a solid sample, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I use Hex for executing data science and analytics tasks, like creating internal-facing dashboards and running ETL processes. I find it very easy to access Snowflake data and like the ability to switch between SQL and Python to complete complex tasks. Creating dashboards is particularly simple, and I love the ease of creating parameterized workflows. My two favorite features are the ease of dashboard creation and the fantastic AI tool. The AI tool stands out because it views the entire codebase, understands what I'm trying to accomplish, and does a great job of writing its own code or fixing errors. Setting up Hex was very easy, which is one of my favorite parts because it makes sharing notebooks and components with my teammates super easy. I can also see the source code for dashboards very easily, which I really enjoy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I feel there is a data engineering component that could be improved. I would LOVE to see an ability to run workflows that save files into a Hex filesystem that would make files accessible across other projects. One thing I've been struggling with is using components that involve complex queries in dashboards with live filters because by making one change it re-executes the entire component. Ideally, I'd like to have some workflows that run the component code daily, save out a CSV file, then my dashboard accesses that CSV file so it doesn't waste compute and improve dashboard speed and end user experience. It's not easy for data scientists to get access to Snowflake to create temporary tables, so having some kind of HDFS setup would be great to allow us to easily quick and dirty save out files for re-use within Hex or download for using in other setups. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Everything. I feel like Hex has been the data partner that helps me better understand my business outcomes and clarify the next goals I want to build toward. What's also great: you chat, Hex provides! Super easy to use, and has become my sidekick using it several times a day. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing so far! Hex has even pointed out small gaps in the data tables and shown that what looked like hallucinations weren’t really that, but rather data opportunities to improve. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the versatility that Hex offers by combining Python and SQL with the context of the data warehouse and the agent. I also appreciate the discoverability of insights and data. Development in notebook mode is simple and increasingly clear with the sections and the filter component. Additionally, lately, the agent has surprised me with its good performance. The initial setup of Hex was very simple and comes with good documentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The slowness sometimes in some dashboards, it would be good to advise on how to better develop the notebook to optimize it in terms of speed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that Hex is generally pretty easy to use and rerun once I make updates to previously generated sections of a dashboard. The things that I know how to do with Hex are pretty intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are some things that just don't feel super intuitive. I wish it was easier to just query from something that I utilize quite frequently. Finding things within a similar structure or source could be a huge improvement because oftentimes, I find it hard to just do basic things that I do all the time. You have to create the right kind of module or query from the right data source. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the AI features in Hex because they let me get answers without having to put in much SQL, which speeds up my work and my team's work. These features also allow the rest of the team, who don't know SQL, to dive into the data in-depth. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I would love more customizability for Hex editors. A lot of our users aren't editors, and they can't really optimize their space or edit how they would like. I also want more for the data analytics side. I find workbooks get pretty messy pretty quickly, and I'd love better organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the flexibility of Hex, especially how I can create queries or use a notebook to write Python code if necessary. The ability to have different sections to organize my work and create queries from already created outputs is very useful. The initial setup as a user was very easy, as I could just log in and access all the tables in my data warehouse to query from. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think there's opportunity for improvement in uploading data. It should be easier to upload data files to work with. I would also like more flexibility with pivot tables. It doesn't seem like I can do a few things to personalize the pivot table as much as I'd like. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Using clear, common language, the AI interprets the instructions and carries out the most appropriate information query based on the context provided. It then analyzes the results and offers additional insights. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Because multiple users can freely query the same definition, it’s common to encounter discrepancies in the data. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like that Hex gives you everything in one place: data connection & exploration, code editor, AI agent, ability to publish apps, and schedule runs. Plus, it seems like every time I wish Hex fixed something or added support for a new feature, it gets done before I even asked them to do it. Hex moves fast with their product innovation! I also like the Google Drive connection interface. This has been handy when building internal tools that need to write output to somewhere that non-technical users can access. I also like the customer support chat. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Slack integration for the Hex agent doesn't yet have enough controls for our organization because we need to manage data privacy and restrict who can read the results of different queries based on what region they are in. Because of this, we continue to use a tool our team built internally for our own data Slack bot instead of the new Hex one. We have also explored Hex's embedded analytics offerings but found that it's not quite mature enough for our requirements. Hex's embedded analytics bills per API call instead of per unique user, which is very expensive based on our setup where a user may need to access many different reports, and most other embedded analytics vendors are billing per distinct user per month. Also, the permissions and sharing controls are not as mature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's a great tool for data scientists. Very easy and intuitive to use and the chart functionality makes data exploration super fast. Integration with our cloud warehouse has also significantly reduced data engineering burden. I use it everyday for work and even my coworkers who aren't technical are able to use Hex with the AI assistant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Chart options are a bit limited, but the main ones are still there. Also some of the custom measures/dimensions functions in Looker such as row totals, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.