Evidence
by Evidence · Business intelligence as code, authored in Markdown and SQL
BenchRank score
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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
How Evidence markets itself
A structured read of the promise, proof and page design on Evidence’s captured homepage.
Homepage capture
“Business intelligence”
- Angle: Developer-first
- Hero: Product screenshot
Pricing
Published plans and prices from Evidence’s own pricing page.
How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
MCP support
Whether an agent can drive the product through the Model Context Protocol, and how much setup that takes.
API quality
Public API surface: machine-readable spec, official SDKs, documented auth, errors, rate limits and versioning.
Documentation
Publicly reachable docs — coverage, freshness, code samples and machine readability.
Agent friendliness
How readable the site is to an automated client: llms.txt, structured data, server-rendered content, crawler access.
Pricing transparency
Whether real prices are published, self-serve signup exists, and usage costs are knowable without a sales call.
Changelog
A public, dated record of what shipped and when — the clearest signal that a product is still alive.
Marketing site structure
Whether the site answers a buyer's questions: clear positioning, the pages that matter, and accessibility.
Page speed
How fast the site loads for real visitors: Chrome UX Report 75th-percentile LCP, INP and CLS, with a Lighthouse mobile run standing in where a site has too little traffic for field data.
Operational trust
Status page and incident history, security disclosure, compliance and data-processing documentation.
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
Source availability, self-hosting, data export and open standards. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — paid SaaS is not worse for being paid SaaS.
Maintenance
Release cadence and repository activity. Scored and shown, but not part of the composite — it is only measurable for open repositories.
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Where this comes from
The Evidence pages BenchRank reads when it scores the product — its documentation, release notes, status and security pages, and its repository where there is one.
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