Cube vs Kyvos
Cube
cube.dev
Kyvos
kyvosinsights.comSide by side
| Figure | Cube | Kyvos |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $40/mo | $0.41/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 4 | 3 |
| Spec score · Semantic Layer Software | 9.3 (#1) | 8.4 (#7) |
| Deployment | Cube Cloud can run as a managed multi-tenant service on AWS or GCP, in a VPC on AWS, GCP, or Azure, or on a customer's cloud through BYOC. | The product can be deployed through cloud marketplaces, as a managed service, or on premises, with on-premise deployment available in a custom environment. |
| Integrations | Listed data sources include Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift, Databricks, ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Trino, Presto and AWS Athena. | Kyvos lists Tableau, Power BI, Excel, Strategy, and Looker as BI platforms, and Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, AWS, Redshift, Azure, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Fabric in its data ecosystem. |
| Security | Cube states that data is encrypted at rest, API access uses token-based security, and application traffic is encrypted over SSL/TLS 1.2. | The security policy describes SOC 2 Type 2 audits at least annually and encryption at rest with AES 128-bit or better and in transit with TLS 1.2 or better. |
| Semantic modeling | Data engineers define metrics, entities, joins and relationships in version-controlled YAML or JavaScript models. | Kyvos centralizes metrics, definitions, and business logic so they can be shared across AI and BI tools. |
| Support | Cube lists community support for Free, limited chat and email for Starter, and chat and email plus a dedicated CSM for Enterprise. | Kyvos Support states that help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and provides a phone number and request form. |
Plans
Kyvos
- Kyvos on Cloud Marketplace$0.41 a month
- Kyvos Managed Service$0.61 a month
- Kyvos On Premise$48,000 a year
In their own words
Cube
Cube is an analytics platform with a semantic layer that encodes governed business definitions for dashboards, embedded applications, and AI agents. Cube Cloud supports internal business intelligence and embedded analytics, while Cube Core is the open-source project alongside which the cloud platform is built. The Free plan includes a semantic layer IDE, workbooks, dashboard publishing, semantic model and workbook agents, and analytics chat. Listed data sources include PostgreSQL, Snowflake, ClickHouse, Databricks, BigQuery, MySQL, Oracle, Redshift, MongoDB, and Trino; integrations include dbt, Dagster, Prefect, Airflow, and Coalesce.io. Cube Core processes API requests using pre-aggregated data in Cube Store or raw data in connected databases. Cloud deployment options include a managed multi-tenant service on AWS or GCP, a VPC on AWS, GCP, or Azure, and a customer's cloud through BYOC. Cube lists a free plan, Starter at $40 a month per developer, and Premium at $80 a month per developer.
Kyvos
Kyvos is a semantic layer for enterprise AI and business intelligence that gives analytics tools shared metrics, definitions, and business logic. Kyvos says it delivers sub-second analytics across massive datasets and thousands of concurrent users. Listed BI connections include Tableau, Power BI, Excel, Strategy, and Looker; the data ecosystem includes Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, AWS, Redshift, Azure, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Fabric. Deployment options include cloud marketplaces, managed service, and on-premises environments, with a hybrid deployment model. Controls include role-based access and row- and column-level security. Kyvos also lists HIPAA and PCI support, high availability, and disaster recovery. Its security policy describes annual SOC 2 Type 2 audits and encryption at rest with AES 128-bit or better and in transit with TLS 1.2 or better. There is no free plan, but the trial includes $500 in Kyvos credits, described as approximately 820 core-hours. Cloud marketplace use costs $0.41 a month, billed per core hour; managed service costs $0.61 a month, also billed per core hour.