#1 most frequent
United States of America
83.3%145 installations of 174
What is Hex?
Hex (Hex Technologies, headquartered in San Francisco) helps people use data by building a collaborative, shareable analytics workspace. The Hex solution helps users empower users to ask new questions and share their findings in one product without any friction.
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Who Buys & Uses Hex.tech
#2 most frequent
Canada
2.9%5 installations of 174
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.9%5 installations of 174
Hex.tech is a monumental addition to your data science stack
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Hex.tech as a tool for data scientists and analysts to write reports, build dashboards, and keep records of statistical analyses. We're building a body of product knowledge to inform decisions and contribute to building industry expertise at the company.
Pros
- Powerful interactive notebook environment
- Balances the need of code and non-code users
- Provides free and easy sharing to viewers of analyses across the company
- Responds promptly to support requests and needs
- High quality native charting capabilities
Cons
- Limited support for R notebooks
- Limited sharing outside of the app (e.g., no slack integration)
- Some Python knowledge needed for highest levels of aggregations
Return on Investment
- Increased visibility into analyses with free membership tier across company
- Increased capacity for self-service analytics among R&D stakeholders (e.g., product managers)
- Improved productivity of data science team with ease of use
Alternatives Considered
Mode, Tableau Online and Databricks Lakehouse Platform (Unified Analytics Platform)
Other Software Used
Tableau Online, Amazon Redshift, Amazon SageMaker