MinusX

What is MinusX?

MinusX is a business intelligence platform built around an AI data agent. You connect a warehouse, database, CSV or Google Sheet, ask questions in plain language, and the agent writes queries, edits dashboards and builds charts. A knowledge base and context manager teach it your metrics and conventions so answers improve over time. Founders and small teams use it for ad-hoc analysis, while data teams use it to let business users self-serve, and a separate MinusX extension works inside an existing Metabase. The code is open source under Apache 2.0, so you can self-host with Docker and bring your own LLM keys, or choose the cloud version that MinusX hosts and upgrades for you. The company says it never stores raw data and does not train models on your data. The Open Source version is free, the Founders plan is $40/user/mo with 500 agent credits per user each month, the Team plan is $600/mo for 20 users, and Enterprise is custom priced.

Use cases

• Ask data questions in plain language
• Build dashboards with an AI agent
• Let business users self-serve analytics
• Query a warehouse from Claude Desktop or Cursor
• Set up proactive alerts on metrics
• Migrate dashboards from Metabase or Grafana
• Teach an agent your metric definitions

Who it's for

• Founders and small teams
• Data teams
• Business analysts
• Executives

Why use MinusX

• Business users can get answers without waiting on the data team, which cuts ad-hoc request backlog.
• The agent learns your definitions, so terms like converted customer map to your own metrics.
• Open source under Apache 2.0 lets you audit the code and keep everything on your own servers.
• Bring-your-own-keys self-hosting means you control which LLM provider you pay.
• Data stays in your own database or warehouse, and the vendor says raw data is not stored.

MinusX features

• AI data agent that writes queries and edits dashboards
• Natural-language questions with instant results
• Dashboards with interactive filters
• Knowledge base and open context manager
• Proactive analytics and alerts
• Connections to Postgres, BigQuery, DuckDB, CSV and Google Sheets
• MCP integration for Claude Desktop and Cursor
• Evals and agent debugging tools on Team
• Bring your own LLM keys on self-hosted
• Apache 2.0 open source, self-hostable with Docker

MinusX integrations

• Metabase
• Grafana
• Redash
• PostgreSQL
• BigQuery
• DuckDB
• Google Sheets
• Claude Desktop
• Cursor
• dbt

How to get started with MinusX

1. Choose cloud (about 2 minutes) or self-host with Docker (about 5 minutes).
2. Connect a database, warehouse, CSV or Google Sheet.
3. Ask a question in natural language and let the agent write the query and chart.
4. Save questions and assemble dashboards, adding knowledge base notes for your metrics.
5. Set up alerts and share results with your team.

MinusX limitations

• Self-hosting means you run the infrastructure and AI costs, estimated at around $300-500 per month plus AI usage
• Agent credits are limited per plan, and credit add-ons are coming soon
• SSO/SAML and dedicated or on-prem deployment are Enterprise only
• Benchmark standing is the vendor's own claim

MinusX pricing

MinusX is open source, so you can use and self-host it for free. Paid plans start at $40 per month, according to the official pricing page on 24 Oct 2026.

MinusX plans

• Open Source

  Free

  free forever

  • Self-hosted deployment
  • Bring your own LLM keys
  • Core BI features
  • Open context manager

• Founders

  $40/user/mo

  no platform fee

  • Cloud-hosted & managed
  • 500 agent credits / user / month
  • Proactive analytics & alerts
  • Self improving context

• Team

  $600/mo

  includes 20 users

  • Everything in Founders
  • 10k pooled agent credits
  • Team workspaces & sharing
  • Evals and agent debugging tools

• Enterprise

  Custom

  typically > 20 users

  • Forward Deployed Engineers
  • Custom data integrations
  • Dedicated / On-prem deployment
  • SSO / SAML

Plans as listed on the official pricing page on 24 Oct 2026. Prices can change and may vary by country or exclude tax. Check the official pricing page.

MinusX alternatives

The main MinusX alternatives listed on Debuly are Julius AI, AI2SQL, BlazeSQL, FireAI, Defog.ai and DataLine. The table compares pricing and platforms; order is A–Z.

1. 

   AI2SQL

   AI SQL assistant that turns plain-English requests into queries, explains and fixes SQL, and can run read-only queries on your own database.

   CodingProductivityDeveloper platforms
   FreemiumVisit AI2SQL (official site)
2. 

   BlazeSQL

   AI data analyst that connects to your SQL database, answers questions in plain language, and turns the results into charts, dashboards and reports.

   ProductivityCodingResearch and search
   Free trialVisit BlazeSQL (official site)
3. 

   DataLine

   Open-source AI data analysis tool that lets you chat with your data to get tables, charts and dashboards without writing SQL.

   ProductivityDeveloper platformsCoding
   Open sourceVisit DataLine (official site)
4. 

   Defog.ai

   Privacy-first AI data analyst that turns plain-language questions into SQL, charts and answers from your databases.

   ProductivityDeveloper platforms
   Contact salesVisit Defog.ai (official site)
5. 

   FireAI

   No-code AI analytics platform that answers business questions in plain language and explains why a metric changed.

   ProductivityResearch and search
   FreemiumVisit FireAI (official site)
6. 

   Julius AI

   AI workspace for analysing data, researching, and building presentations, reports, websites, images and video from plain-language prompts.

   Research and searchProductivityDesign
   FreemiumVisit Julius AI (official site)

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