Mode
Mode is a business intelligence platform for data and business teams, supporting work from ad hoc analysis to self-serve reporting and advanced analytics.
What Mode is
Mode is a business intelligence platform for data and business teams, supporting work from ad hoc analysis to self-serve reporting and advanced analytics. Analysts can use its SQL editor alongside connected Python and R notebooks. Reports can combine interactive charts, output cells, and written explanations, while Visual Explorer supports browser exploration of more than 100,000 data points. Interactive dashboards include drag-and-drop exploration, visualizations, themes, and scheduled runs. Teams can build internal data tools with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, APIs, parameters, and embedded reports. Mode lists integrations including dbt freshness, GitHub, Excel workbooks, Google Sheets, semantic layers, Slack, file uploads, and webhooks. It connects to most major data warehouses but does not build SaaS connectors. Mode offers web and API access, scheduled queries, team query sharing, SQL notebooks, and AI query assistance. A free plan is available. Studio is limited to three users and 10 MB per query; Pro lists a 250 GB monthly allowance, a 5 GB query limit, and a three-user minimum. Enterprise requires at least 50 users.
Good
- Free plan is available
- SQL editor with connected Python and R notebooks
- Dashboards support scheduled runs
- Supports team query sharing
- Lists integrations including Slack and Google Sheets
Watch out
- Studio allows up to three users
- Studio queries limited to 10 MB each
- Pro requires at least three users
- Enterprise requires at least 50 users
Who it suits
Mode suits data and business teams that need shared analysis, reporting, dashboards, or internal data tools. Its listed plans include limits and minimum team sizes to consider.
Verdict
Mode brings analysis, reporting, and dashboarding into one platform for data and business teams. Review the plan limits and team minimums to see which listed option fits your group.
Plans and prices
From Mode's own pricing page, checked 14 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | Free | SQL, Python & R · 10 MB/query · private database connections · up to 3 users |
| Enterprise | Priced on request | custom data compute · visualize tens of millions of rows · advanced identity management · advanced SSO · admin-level API access · premium support |
| Pro | Priced on request | 250 GB/month · 5 GB/query · schedules · permissioning · email & Slack sharing · API access · standard support |
The facts
Each one read from Mode's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Acquisition news
- ThoughtSpot announced completion of its $200 million cash-and-equity acquisition of Mode Analytics on July 19, 2023.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Analysis tools
- Mode provides a SQL editor and connected Python and R notebooks for analysis.checked 29 Sep 2026
- API
- Mode exposes a REST API at app.mode.com/api for queries, reports, members, workspaces and data, using GET, POST, PATCH and DELETE.checked 14 Oct 2026
- API authentication
- API access uses token-based basic authentication; workspace and member tokens are documented, while personal tokens were scheduled for deprecation on February 28, 2025.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Audience
- Mode presents its platform as serving data teams and business teams, from ad hoc analysis through self-serve reporting and advanced analytics.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Bridge security
- The Bridge tunnel is encrypted and does not cache database credentials, queries or query results.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Custom visualizations
- Users can create visualizations with Python, R or custom JavaScript such as D3.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Dashboards
- Mode supports interactive dashboards with drag-and-drop explorations, visualizations, custom themes, and scheduled runs.checked 29 Sep 2026
- Dashboards and reports
- Reports can combine SQL results, charts, notebook outputs, themes and shareable dashboards.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Data sources
- Mode lists warehouse connections including Amazon Redshift, BigQuery, Databricks, Snowflake, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, Trino and Vertica.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Discovery API
- The read-only Discovery API is restricted to Enterprise workspaces and exposes metadata for reports, collections, queries and charts.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Mode maintains a public help center, developer portal, API reference, API cookbook and Mode University learning resources.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Integrated notebooks
- Every report can include an integrated Python or R notebook with movable code and markdown cells.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Official integrations include dbt freshness, GitHub sync, Excel, Google Sheets, local file uploads, semantic layers, Slack and webhooks.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Licence
- The terms grant only a limited, revocable, non-exclusive right to use the service and prohibit reverse engineering, indicating proprietary software.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Limit: learning curve
- Reviewers report that nontechnical users often need instruction and that advanced filtering, drilldowns and report organization can be difficult.checked 14 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Browser support
- Mode supports current desktop Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Edge on macOS and Windows, while mobile and tablet browsers are not fully supported.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Custom data apps
- Mode supports building internal data tools with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, APIs, parameters, and embedded reports.checked 29 Sep 2026
The company
- Company identity
- Crunchbase lists the legal name as Mode Analytics, Inc., an active private company acquired by ThoughtSpot.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Company size
- Crunchbase places Mode Analytics in the 51–100 employee range, while LinkedIn lists a 51–200 company-size band.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2013checked 28 Sep 2026
- Founded and headquarters
- Mode was founded in 2013 in San Francisco, California.checked 14 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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