← ALL COMPARISONSDuke vs.
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Duke vs.
ThoughtSpot.
Search-first analytics. US-hosted, and priced for it.
ThoughtSpot invented search-first BI and it still does that well. The friction: US-hosted SaaS, a modelling layer you have to feed, and no execution once the answer lands.
THE MATRIX
Primary surface
THOUGHTSPOTSearch and Liveboards, Spotter for conversation
DUKEConversation, certified metric, then action
Entry price
THOUGHTSPOTEssentials from 1 250 USD / month for 20 users, list price (ThoughtSpot pricing, checked 2026-Q4)
DUKE45 EUR / user / month, Starter, no minimum
Modelling
THOUGHTSPOTWorksheets and models, indexed per source
DUKESemantic layer, dbt and Cube compatible, versioned
Hosting
THOUGHTSPOTCloud SaaS, US-headquartered, regional deployments on request
DUKEEU hosting, France, inference included
Isolation
THOUGHTSPOTMulti-tenant cloud
DUKELogical tenant isolation, dedicated environment on the Sovereign plan
Acting on the answer
THOUGHTSPOTAlerts and scheduled delivery
DUKEWrite-back to source systems, human validation, audit trail
Procurement pack
THOUGHTSPOTStandard SaaS DPA
DUKEDPA, ICT provider compliance annex, audit right, contractual exit
VERDICT
ThoughtSpot is a strong search layer on a warehouse you already model well. Duke wins when the buyer is regulated, wants inference in the EU, and needs the answer to trigger something rather than sit on a board.
BEST FIT
Regulated European teams comparing search-first BI, who cannot sign a US-hosted answer path for supervised decisions.
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