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Not Built for Devs & Querying
Hex is a cloud-based notebook, not a desktop SQL client, making it less efficient for pure querying
Ineffective AI Copilot
Hex's AI functionality is weak and severely limits the efficiency of writing SQL.
Slow & Laggy
Because Hex is cloud-based, it struggles to load and is very slow. It also crashes often and has load limits on outputs.
Galaxy is the best AI SQL editor for data-centric organizations.
Developer-first
Built for the modern day dev with all the features and functionality that developers, data teams, and biz teams expect.
Context aware AI
Leverage Galaxy's AI to generate, autocomplete and query in SQL more effectively.
Share with devs and biz users
Leverage a UI that is familiar to everyone and not just data science teams.
Desktop first
✅ Desktop app built for devs
❌ Cloud-only offering, for singe data scientists
AI Copilot
✅ Built in, context-aware AI copilot with query optimization
❌ Basic AI with limited context or optimization
Easy for Devs to Use
✅ Preferred by devs and empowers your biz users
❌ Difficult to use for devs
Sharing and collaboration
✅ Real-time sharing & version control
✅ Has collaboration features but is difficult to use cross-functionally
Price
✅ Free plan + affordable tiers
❌ $900/year
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Galaxy, and what key features set it apart from Hex?
Galaxy is the developer replacement for Hex - with features like a beautiful SQL editor, collaborative collections with sharing and endorsement, AI functionality like auto-generation and optimization using the latest large language models, security and access controls, and much more!
Which product offers a better user experience for developers?
Galaxy is purpose-built for the modern developers, data practitioners, and data teams of the 21st century. Every inch of the product has been thoughtfully discussed, designed, planned out, and tested to ensure we are creating the definitive, unified platform for interacting with data.
What integrations and data sources does Galaxy support that Hex doesn't?
When building Galaxy we were focused on making it compatible with all the classic and up and coming databases, as well as data teams most loved business productivity tools. Unlike Hex, Galaxy has integrations with Email, Slack, AirTable. Notion, and many more coming soon!
Does Galaxy offer a free trial or demo, and how can I get started?
Galaxy is totally free to use with incremental premium tiers for additional AI usage, sharing, and more :)
Can non technical users use Galaxy?
Unlike other tools, Galaxy empowers your non technical users to become more technical with a context-aware AI copilot, sharing and endorsement, and more. Addiitonally, through Galaxy's Telescope feature, beginner users can chat directly with their codebase using Galaxy's AI to learn about their data model, important SQL functions, and more!
What community and support options does Galaxy have available?
We built Galaxy as our love letter to developers, data practitioners, and more who have been stuck years in the past with tools that are old, clunky, and have failed to evolve with the times. Galaxy has a strong community of users across multiple pockets of the internet. You can also get in touch with the founders directly by emailing us at hello@getgalaxy.io or grabbing time with us at the link in the top right of the page.
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