#6 in Business IntelligenceUpdated 2026-08

Evidence

by Evidence · Business intelligence as code, authored in Markdown and SQL

60.5 — BenchRank score out of 100

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Overview

Evidence is a business intelligence platform where the whole project is defined as code in a repo: pages are Markdown files containing SQL and components, with access control and theming in version-controlled config files. It provides a cloud editor and a CLI, Git-based deploys with branch previews and rollback, and an analytics agent that answers questions and builds reports using the project as context.

Best for: Data teams that want BI reports authored in SQL and Markdown and managed in a Git repo
Pricing: Team $15 per user/month and Pro $25 per user/month, Enterprise custom; extra AI credits are $0.01 each.
Runs on: Web

Strengths and trade-offs

Strengths

Reports and dashboards are Markdown files with SQL and components
Git workflow: branch previews, push to deploy, instant rollback
Evidence Core is open source; cloud editor needs no install
Agent answers data questions in Slack or any MCP client

Trade-offs

Authoring means writing SQL and Markdown, not drag-and-drop
Row-level security, SCIM and SOC 2 report are Enterprise-only
SSO requires the $25 Pro plan or above
AI credits are capped per user, then $0.01 per extra credit

Pricing

Published plans from Evidence’s own pricing page, in USD. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.

Evidence pricing tiers, monthly rates in USD
Plan	Monthly	Includes
Team	$15per user/month	Unlimited users and projects Page-level access control Log in with Google 1,000 AI credits per user/month
Pro	$25per user/month	Everything in Team Single sign-on (OIDC and SAML) Private Slack or Teams support 3,000 AI credits per user/month
Enterprise	Contact sales	White labelling and embedded reports Row-level security, SCIM, BYO encryption keys SIEM audit logging, SOC 2 report, DPA Multi-region support and dedicated support

How this score is made up

Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.

MCP support: 60 out of 100
API quality: 20 out of 100
Documentation: 55 out of 100
Agent friendliness: 58 out of 100
Pricing transparency: 100 out of 100
Changelog: 100 out of 100
Marketing site structure: 90 out of 100
Operational trust: 20 out of 100

Measured, but not part of the score

Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.

Openness: 75 out of 100
Maintenance: 70 out of 100

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