Mode
Mode is a SQL-plus-notebook analytics desk: you write SELECT on mode.badorders, open Visual Explorer, and the result grid sits under the editor.
OUR TAKE
Pick Mode for analysts who already write SQL and will stay on Studio $0 (3 users / 10 MB per query). Studio is 3 users and 10 MB per query.
Good fit
Analysts who already write SQL and will stay on Studio $0 (3 users / 10 MB per query).
Poor fit
Teams that need a public paid seat (Hex Professional $36) or a no-code Chart Builder (Preset).
Studio
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · mode.com/compare-plans
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OUR TAKE
Pick Mode for analysts who already write SQL and will stay on Studio $0 (3 users / 10 MB per query). Studio is 3 users and 10 MB per query. A fourth user or a fat extract is a quote.
Good fit
Analysts who already write SQL and will stay on Studio $0 (3 users / 10 MB per query).
Poor fit
Teams that need a public paid seat (Hex Professional $36) or a no-code Chart Builder (Preset).
Studio
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · mode.com/compare-plans
Compare:
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · mode.com/compare-plans
Studio
Sign up for free. Up to 3 users. SQL, Python, and R. Private database connections. 10 MB / query
$0
Pro
Not published by the vendor
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Enterprise
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Checked 2026-10-28·mode.com/compare-plans
Before you pay
Good fit
Analysts who already write SQL and will stay on Studio $0 (3 users / 10 MB per query).
Poor fit
Teams that need a public paid seat (Hex Professional $36) or a no-code Chart Builder (Preset).
Watch out
Studio is 3 users and 10 MB per query. A fourth user or a fat extract is a quote.
Instead, try
Hex if SQL/Python notebook with a public Professional $36/Editor card; Deepnote if hosted notebook (Free $0; Team $39/editor yearly)
Compare Mode with
Limits, in full
- 01
Studio is 3 users and 10 MB per query. A fourth user or a fat extract is a quote.
- 02
Not a metrics catalog. Use Steep when the job is a metric, not a query.
If Mode isn't it
Why: SQL/Python notebook with a public Professional $36/Editor card.
Paid only$36/mo
Community is Small compute and an agent trialChecked 2026-10-22·hex.tech/pricing
vs Mode
Why: hosted notebook (Free $0; Team $39/editor yearly).
Free
Free is 3 editors and 5 projectsChecked 2026-10-23·deepnote.com/pricing
vs ModeLimits & alternatives2 limits · Hex, Deepnote instead
Limits, in full
- 01
Studio is 3 users and 10 MB per query. A fourth user or a fat extract is a quote.
- 02
Not a metrics catalog. Use Steep when the job is a metric, not a query.
If Mode isn't it
Why: SQL/Python notebook with a public Professional $36/Editor card.
Paid only$36/mo
Community is Small compute and an agent trialChecked 2026-10-22·hex.tech/pricing
vs ModeWhy: hosted notebook (Free $0; Team $39/editor yearly).
Free
Free is 3 editors and 5 projectsChecked 2026-10-23·deepnote.com/pricing
vs Mode