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Comparison · Business Intelligence · weekly run Nov 2

Plotly vs ThoughtSpot

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

ThoughtSpot is the stronger AI pick in Business Intelligence: it has a visibility score of 20 versus 3 for Plotly.

Choose Plotly if…

  • You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
  • You need ISO 27701 or ISO 42001 coverage

Choose ThoughtSpot if…

  • You want the brand AI engines rank higher (20 vs 3)
  • You want a lower entry price ($25 vs $29)
  • You need SOC 1 or SOC 3 or CSA STAR or HIPAA or GDPR or EU-US DPF or Swiss-US DPF or UK Extension to EU-US DPF or CCPA coverage
  • You prefer a larger, established vendor (501–1,000 employees)

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 2

Metric Plotly ThoughtSpot
Visibility score3%20%
Change vs last weekNewNew
Rank in Business Intelligence#21#7
Share of voice0.6%6.5%
Mentions this run333
Positive in AI answers—50%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

0%25%50%75%100%Nov 2Plotly 3%

Plotly 0pp · ThoughtSpot 0pp over 0 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

ThoughtSpot leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT
2.6%
18.1%
AI Mode
2.6%
24.3%
Perplexity
3.7%
17.6%
PlotlyThoughtSpot

Head to head in AI answers

0 engine answers name both brands

0Plotly ranked higher
0ThoughtSpot ranked higher

Features, pricing & fit

DimensionPlotlyThoughtSpot
Pricing modelPer seatPer seat
Entry priceFree; paid from $29 per seat / moFree; paid from $25 per seat / mo
Free planYesYes
DeploymentPlotly Cloud as a managed SaaS, or Dash Enterprise self-hosted on-premises or on KubernetesDeploy in your region, with dedicated single-tenant and customer-managed key options
Integrations—30+
ComplianceSOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, ISO 42001SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO 27001, CSA STAR, HIPAA, GDPR, EU-US DPF, Swiss-US DPF, UK Extension to EU-US DPF, CCPA
SupportIn-app help requests, with responses targeted within 48 hours during business hours, Premium support with ticketed requests and an account manager on Enterprise plansEnterprise Support with 1 hr SLA, Support Center, Community, Documentation
Founded20132012
HeadquartersMontréal, Quebec, CanadaMountain View, California, US
Employees51–200501–1,000
FundingSeries CSeries F-1 · $674M raised
Best forData science, engineering and analytics teams that build internal data apps and dashboards in PythonBusiness leaders, data leaders and analysts, and product teams or developers who need governed analytics available to everyone in the business

Plans side by side

Plotly

Free$0month
Pro$29Creator seat / month
EnterpriseCustomcustom
Plotly pricing

ThoughtSpot

Essentials$25user / month (billed annually)
Pro$50user / month (billed annually)
Pro (usage-based)$0.1credit
EnterpriseCustomcustom pricing
Embedded Developer$0free for 1 year
Embedded EnterpriseCustomcontact sales
ThoughtSpot pricing

Pros and cons

Themes from the AI answers that mention each brand

Plotly

Profile in progress.

ThoughtSpot

  • search-driven and AI-powered analytics
  • natural language and conversational business insights
  • frequently recommended in BI shortlists
  • good for scaling data culture across teams
  • free 14-day trial without a credit card

    Data collected ·ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode·coverage 100%·next run

    Cite as: SlateIndex, “Plotly vs ThoughtSpot”, https://slateindex.ai/compare/plotly-vs-thoughtspot, data of Nov 2, 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.