AI Data Analyst: all 16 products
Takes your spreadsheet or your business data and produces the analysis, the chart, the dashboard or the model, rather than a paragraph about it. We found 16 products that do this, from 16 companies. Of these, 15 can be bought with a sign-up form and one is sold through a sales call. Of the 16, 15 publish a price. Monthly plans in US dollars run $8 to $1,000, typically $13.
The 16 products
| Compare | Product | What it does on its own | Built for | How you buy | Starting price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basedash | Builds the dashboard and answers questions about the business’s numbers from a plain-language request. In the vendor’s words: “Describe what you want to track and let Basedash generate a custom dashboard for you in minutes.” Where it says AI does it: “AI-native business intelligence for modern teams. Build dashboards, automations, and insights in seconds.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 26, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | $1,000 a month for up to 25 users | |
| Bricks | Reads an uploaded sheet and builds the dashboard, the charts and the written read-out. In the vendor’s words: “Bricks’ AI instantly analyzes your data and creates a complete dashboard with charts, tables, KPIs, and written insights.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 24, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | Free tier | |
| OpenAI | Takes a spreadsheet or CSV, writes and runs the Python itself and returns the tables and charts. Full data analysis starts on the Go plan at $8 a month; the free plan is limited. In the vendor’s words: “ChatGPT writes and runs Python code in a stateful Jupyter notebook environment” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 24, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | $8 a month | |
| Anthropic | Takes an uploaded spreadsheet, writes and runs the code, and returns the answer and the file. In the vendor’s words: “Search the web, create files, and run code” Source for the vendor’s words (opens in a new tab) Where it says AI does it: “Build and deploy agents at scale with a suite of composable APIs” Source for where it says AI does it (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 24, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | Free tier | |
| Databox | Analyzes the connected metrics and delivers a written report on a set schedule. In the vendor’s words: “…get a fresh artifact with current data delivered on the schedule you set” Where it says AI does it: “Databox comes with a built-in AI Analyst that answers questions in plain language and turns your conversations into shareable docs in seconds.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 24, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | Free tier | |
| Equals | Builds the report and answers the question asked of the data without a person assembling it. In the vendor’s words: “Build dashboards and models. Answer questions about your business.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 26, 2026 | Any size | Sales call | $24,000 a year | |
| Julius AI | Takes a data file, runs the analysis itself and builds the charts, reports and presentations from it. In the vendor’s words: “Analyze data and research, create presentations and reports, build websites, and generate images and video” Where it says AI does it: “One AI workspace for analysis and creation” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 26, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | Free tier | |
| Tellius | Watches the data, investigates what changed and produces the finished analysis without being asked each time. In the vendor’s words: “Kaiya continuously monitors your data, investigates changes, and delivers finished outputs on your schedule.” Where it says AI does it: “GenAI agents for automated complex analysis and flows” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 26, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | Not published | |
| Microsoft | Analyzes a workbook and builds the charts and the summary inside Excel. In the vendor’s words: “Analyze and visualize data expertly” Source for the vendor’s words (opens in a new tab) Where it says AI does it: “The AI can also include summaries, visualizations, and key insights based on your data” Source for where it says AI does it (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 24, 2026 | Small business | Sign up yourself | $18 a month per user | |
| Numerous.ai | Runs an AI instruction down a spreadsheet column and writes the result into the cells. In the vendor’s words: “Numerous.ai is great at summarizing, rewriting, and extracting content.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 24, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | $10 a month | |
| Polymer | Turns an uploaded sheet into a dashboard and answers questions about it with charts. In the vendor’s words: “Leverage advanced AI to build visualizations on your behalf & uncover actionable insights effortlessly.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 26, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | $10 a month per license | |
| Powerdrill | Reads the datasets it is given and returns the answer with charts, tables and exports. In the vendor’s words: “…put a full team of AI data agents to work.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 24, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | $13.27 a month | |
| Quadratic | Writes and runs the formulas, Python and SQL in the spreadsheet cells and builds the charts from your connected data. In the vendor’s words: “Ask in plain English. AI writes the formulas, code, and charts for you.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 24, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | Free tier | |
| Rows | Does the calculation, the chart and the analysis inside the spreadsheet when asked. In the vendor’s words: “Just type = and describe what you need: fix formulas, create charts, extract insights.” Where it says AI does it: “From quick calculations to advanced analysis — just ask. AI will do the rest.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 28, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | $8 a month per user | |
| Sourcetable | Cleans the data and carries out the analysis in the spreadsheet without code. In the vendor’s words: “Ask questions in plain English, generate charts instantly, use Python for custom logic, and tap into built-in research tools for deeper insights.” Where it says AI does it: “Sourcetable fuses AI smarts with Python’s full analytical power, so you can clean, query, model, and visualize data without switching tools or writing a single line of code. It’s everything you need, right where you need it.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 26, 2026 | Any size | Sign up yourself | $29 a month per user | |
| ThoughtSpot | Turns what it finds in the data into action by creating Jira tickets, updating Salesforce opportunities or posting to Slack. In the vendor’s words: “Turns insights into action by automatically creating Jira tickets, updating Salesforce opportunities, posting to Slack, or triggering workflows in enterprise systems.” Where it says AI does it: “Spotter combines agentic analytics, governed data architecture, and automated workflows to transform how organizations discover insights and drive measurable business outcomes.” Source (opens in a new tab) · checked Sep 29, 2026 | Larger organizations | Sign up yourself | $50 a month per user billed annually |
What to know before you buy
- For a small business, a general chat product you can upload a spreadsheet to may already do this. Try that before paying for a separate tool.
- Confident wrong answers are the failure that matters most. Check a few numbers by hand before you rely on it.
- Several price per seat or per editor, so multiply by the number of people who will use it.
- Most standalone analysts start at $8 to $29 a month, and 5 of the 16 start free.
More from our research
How real (from our first round of research)
For a business of 1 to 50 people, a general chat product you can upload a file to already does this job, and one vendor’s free plan states it will search the web, create files and run code. Most paid standalone analysts start at $8 to $29 a month and earn their place by producing the dashboard or the model rather than a paragraph; one team product starts at $1,000 a month for up to 25 users. The business intelligence vendors cost far more: one here starts at $24,000 a year, and another adds $250 a month per account once its AI writing features are switched on.
Watch for
Wrong answers presented confidently is the failure mode that matters most here, because you have no way to check the number without doing the work yourself. Pricing is per seat and per editor rather than per business at four vendors, so a five-person shop multiplies the figure by five.
What reviewers raise
We could open only one review page here, and it was too small to tell you much. Its reviewers name credits running out faster than expected and the tool analyzing the wrong data or inventing figures.
What builders say
A weekly client report agent that explained the figures and proposed next steps was switched off, while a plain one that fills in the same headings every week is still running, described in Where products stop short.
Questions to ask in the demo
- Does an AI do this, or does a rule? If the answer is “when X happens it sends Y”, you are buying automation, and it should not cost AI prices.
- Does it send, or does it draft? Ask for the sentence on their page that says it acts on its own.
- Does it do it on its own on this plan, or on the one above? The setting that lets it act without you is often a tier up from the entry price.
Quick answers
How many AI products are there for making sense of your numbers?
We found 16 products from 16 companies that do this themselves. 15 can be bought with a sign-up form and 1 through a sales call.
How much does an AI Data Analyst cost?
Monthly plans priced in US dollars run $8 to $1,000, typically $13 a month. 15 of 16 publish a price. Check the monthly cap and what extra use costs.
Which ones are built for small businesses?
One says on its own site that it is built for small businesses: Microsoft 365 Copilot. Most others name no size and may still suit you.
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Cite this
AI Data Analyst: all 16 products. The AI Agents Report, Iterategy, 2026. https://iterategy.com/research/ai-agents/jobs/ai-data-analyst/