Finding which tools makes sense depends on a few factors

• Do the people who will use the tools know SQL?
• Is the tool SOC2 compliant?

SQL BI Tools

If the users are proficient in SQL there are a few tools that could be pretty inexpensive or free if you hosted it yourself. Some of these tools include:

• Metabase
• Redash

However, these do not appear to be SOC2 compliant either

SOC2 Compliant Tools

With SOC2 compliance, which we will probably need the number of tools narrows:

• Power BI
• Looker Free
• Tableau cloud

Tool Pricing

Tableau

• $115/month for a creator
• Someone who does data administration
• $70/month for an explore
• Who does data analyst work’
• $35/month for a viewer

Power BI Online

• $10/month Power BI Pro (Basic)
• Can create reports? Need to investigate
• $20/month Power BI Premium
• Can use larger model sizes
• More frequent refreshes

Looker Studio

• Free
• Has size limitations

Fiverr Hourly Rates

Using these three tools, the average hourly rates to hire a data analyst on average

• Power BI: $50-100/hourly
• Tableau: $50-100/hourly
• Looker: $100-500/hourly, few choices