They all say 'self-serve'. None of them mean it.
Metabase needs SQL. ThoughtSpot costs $50K/year. Looker requires a data engineer. BigQuery AI only works with BigQuery. WeQuery is the only one that actually means it.
| WeQuery | Metabase | ThoughtSpot | Looker | Tableau | BigQuery AI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Natural language queries Ask in plain English without SQL. Metabase requires SQL for any custom query. | ||||||
Setup < 5 minutes WeQuery: create account, paste credentials, ask your first question. Others: data engineer required for initial configuration. | ||||||
Starting price *Metabase Cloud starts at ~$500/mo. Open-source version requires a server and someone to maintain it. | $0 | $0* | $50K+/yr | $50K+/yr | $1K+/mo | Included w/ BQ |
Google Analytics native WeQuery queries GA4 and Search Console directly, without exporting to BigQuery first. | ||||||
Proactive alerts WeQuery monitors your KPIs every 6h and alerts on Telegram. No dashboard to remember to open. | ||||||
BYOK (own AI key) Bring your own OpenRouter/OpenAI key on any plan for 50% credit discount. | ||||||
Automated reports WeQuery schedules any question and delivers it to Telegram at the time you choose. | ||||||
Multi-tenant RLS | ||||||
Business glossary Define your business terms once. WeQuery applies them to every question from that moment on. | ||||||
No data team needed WeQuery is the only tool on this list you can use without configuring a data warehouse or hiring a data engineer. |
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