Dex is an AI data analyst for founders. Connect your databases, spreadsheets, or BI tools, ask questions in plain English, and get instant answers with recommended next steps based on your data.
Dex helps teams get instant answers and actionable insights from their data without writing SQL or waiting hours/days on an analyst. You just ask questions in plain English and Dex instantly gives you the answer.
The Problem We Noticed In order to get the data they need, most people have to either write complicated sql queries or wait for a specialized data engineer. The data engineer has a backlog and is constantly swamped, meanwhile the non-technical person needs this data in order to make a decision. Thus, making data a huge bottleneck for making these critical decisions.
How Dex Solves This Dex is an AI agent that can automatically write sql directly on your database and visualize the results in seconds. It’s fast, it’s accurate and every number comes straight from the source of truth. You can even inspect the exact query Dex ran, so you always know where the numbers came from.
Dex connects securely to your:
✅ Postgres, ✅ Mongodb ✅ Snowflake instance. ✅ Google sheets ✅ Shopify ✅ Stripe ✅ and more
You can also upload spreadsheets as a data source. Once connected, you can ask questions either on the Dex web app or in Slack.
We’d love to get your feedback on what we’ve built.
@neilverma Dex is short for index as in database index... 'Dex' felt a bit more personable
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@topealabi_ I like the idea of seeing the exact SQL query Dex runs. That adds a lot of transparency and trust in the results. Also nice that it connects with tools like Shopify and Stripe since many teams already rely on those.
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How does Dex ensure the security and privacy of sensitive database credentials while performing cross-source joins between disparate tools like SQL databases and spreadsheets?
Security and privacy are core to Dex’s architecture. Credentials are end-to-end encrypted using industry-standard practices and are never exposed to the AI layer. Dex only accesses schema metadata to understand structure, while credentials are decrypted temporarily at execution time to run queries.
We also implement multiple guardrails and validation layers to prevent unsafe queries or sensitive data exposure, and users have granular control to enable or disable specific tables and fields the AI can access.
Love the plain English query approach — removing the SQL
bottleneck for non-technical founders is huge.
Quick question: does Dex support scheduled reports?
Like automatically sending a daily summary to Slack
at a set time?
@jay_song_dev Hi Jay yes we do support scheduled insights and reports sent to a sent to your slack DM as often as you would like it. Just ask Dex on slack
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@topealabi_ Cool product! How do you measure the quality or confidence of the structured data outputs?
We don’t just let the AI wing it every query goes through a pipeline that ensures it only pulls from real fields and tables in your database. Low-confidence or ambiguous outputs are flagged for follow-up, and the system can ask for clarification when needed. On top of that, we benchmark performance against public datasets (bridsql -minidev) with predefined queries to objectively measure accuracy. This approach ensures our outputs are both reliable and correct.
@vadym_pavlenko Hi Vadym, Dex comes from index. An index organizes information so it’s easy to find and use. Dex is the shorter, faster version of that idea.
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This is really cool. The "inspect the exact query" part is what sets this apart imo. Most AI-to-SQL tools I've tried just give you the answer with no way to verify the logic, which is a dealbreaker when you're making business decisions off the data. Being able to see what Dex actually ran is huge for trust.
@obedeugene Asides Slack, you can also query connected data sources or upload files directly through the Dex dashboard. More messaging platforms and integrations will be added over time to enable broader team collaboration.
Love not having to utilize SQL. When compared to existing tools that let you query databases without writing SQL, what would you say makes Dex distinct compared to those existing options?
Honestly, most tools that let you skip SQL still only work with traditional databases. What makes Dex different is we don't just query databases — we also connect to platforms like Stripe, Shopify, and others through one unified interface. So you can ask questions about your revenue in Stripe and your inventory in Shopify the same way you'd ask about your Postgres data. Plus we meet you where you work — whether that's our web app or right inside Slack. It's less about replacing SQL and more about giving your whole team access to answers across all their data, not just what lives in a database.
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Ican use postgresql mcp server, google docs mcp. There are a lot of tools for Claude, so I can just ask it a question. What makes you better then simple claude client?
@valentina_konuhova Hi Valentina, Dex has several features that distinguish it from other products. It allows users to communicate with multiple data sources from a single interface, making data access and analysis much simpler. With Dex’s Slack integration, teams can interact with all their connected databases directly within Slack, enabling faster collaboration and faster decision-making. Dex also supports scheduled insights and reports, which can be automatically delivered to users via email or Slack, ensuring teams stay informed without needing to manually check dashboards.
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@the_real_agboola But what about production servers data protection? Let's assume I have a financial app, it stores sensitive (very sensitive) data in the database. How could I align security with speaking about the data with a team?
Dex is designed with data security in mind. All queries are executed directly on your databases we don’t store your data. For sensitive environments, Dex supports encrypted connections and integrates with your existing security protocols, ensuring that even when discussing data in Slack or the web app, your information stays protected.
Additionally, Dex logs queries for auditing, so you always know what data was accessed and by whom.
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Afriex
Hi everyone I’m Tope, founder of Dex.
Dex helps teams get instant answers and actionable insights from their data without writing SQL or waiting hours/days on an analyst. You just ask questions in plain English and Dex instantly gives you the answer.
The Problem We Noticed
In order to get the data they need, most people have to either write complicated sql queries or wait for a specialized data engineer. The data engineer has a backlog and is constantly swamped, meanwhile the non-technical person needs this data in order to make a decision. Thus, making data a huge bottleneck for making these critical decisions.
How Dex Solves This
Dex is an AI agent that can automatically write sql directly on your database and visualize the results in seconds. It’s fast, it’s accurate and every number comes straight from the source of truth. You can even inspect the exact query Dex ran, so you always know where the numbers came from.
Dex connects securely to your:
✅ Postgres,
✅ Mongodb
✅ Snowflake instance.
✅ Google sheets
✅ Shopify
✅ Stripe
✅ and more
You can also upload spreadsheets as a data source. Once connected, you can ask questions either on the Dex web app or in Slack.
We’d love to get your feedback on what we’ve built.
Visit dexdata.ai to get started today
Or join our slack community
Huge shoutout to the amazing team who helped make this possible:
@owusu_samuel
@the_real_agboola
@hameed13
@hassan0x
This is great! What's the reason behind the name Dex? Congrats on the launch,@topealabi_ !
Afriex
@neilverma Dex is short for index as in database index... 'Dex' felt a bit more personable
@topealabi_ I like the idea of seeing the exact SQL query Dex runs. That adds a lot of transparency and trust in the results. Also nice that it connects with tools like Shopify and Stripe since many teams already rely on those.
How does Dex ensure the security and privacy of sensitive database credentials while performing cross-source joins between disparate tools like SQL databases and spreadsheets?
Dex
@mordrag
Security and privacy are core to Dex’s architecture. Credentials are end-to-end encrypted using industry-standard practices and are never exposed to the AI layer. Dex only accesses schema metadata to understand structure, while credentials are decrypted temporarily at execution time to run queries.
We also implement multiple guardrails and validation layers to prevent unsafe queries or sensitive data exposure, and users have granular control to enable or disable specific tables and fields the AI can access.
Jinna.ai
Congrats on a launch! Dex was an interesting naming choice — immediately associates with Decentralized Exchanges in my case.
Afriex
@nikitaeverywhere Dex is short for index ;)
Dex
@nikitaeverywhere Thanks for the support
Afriex
@jay_song_dev Hi Jay yes we do support scheduled insights and reports sent to a sent to your slack DM as often as you would like it. Just ask Dex on slack
@topealabi_ Cool product! How do you measure the quality or confidence of the structured data outputs?
Dex
@damian_quiroga
Appreciate that Damian!
We don’t just let the AI wing it every query goes through a pipeline that ensures it only pulls from real fields and tables in your database. Low-confidence or ambiguous outputs are flagged for follow-up, and the system can ask for clarification when needed. On top of that, we benchmark performance against public datasets (bridsql -minidev) with predefined queries to objectively measure accuracy. This approach ensures our outputs are both reliable and correct.
Hey
Just wondering why it is called Dex?
Dex
@vadym_pavlenko Hi Vadym, Dex is short for Index.
Dex
@vadym_pavlenko Hi Vadym, Dex comes from index. An index organizes information so it’s easy to find and use. Dex is the shorter, faster version of that idea.
This is really cool. The "inspect the exact query" part is what sets this apart imo. Most AI-to-SQL tools I've tried just give you the answer with no way to verify the logic, which is a dealbreaker when you're making business decisions off the data. Being able to see what Dex actually ran is huge for trust.
Dex
@mihir_kanzariya Thanks for the feedback, Mihir. Dex provides an avenue for technical reviews on each query by technical users.
Cool product. When I was at Meta, getting access to data was very painful. Do you all have other ways to interface with the data other than Slack?
Dex
@obedeugene Asides Slack, you can also query connected data sources or upload files directly through the Dex dashboard. More messaging platforms and integrations will be added over time to enable broader team collaboration.
Trufflow
Love not having to utilize SQL. When compared to existing tools that let you query databases without writing SQL, what would you say makes Dex distinct compared to those existing options?
Dex
@lienchueh
Appreciate that Lien!
Honestly, most tools that let you skip SQL still only work with traditional databases. What makes Dex different is we don't just query databases — we also connect to platforms like Stripe, Shopify, and others through one unified interface. So you can ask questions about your revenue in Stripe and your inventory in Shopify the same way you'd ask about your Postgres data. Plus we meet you where you work — whether that's our web app or right inside Slack. It's less about replacing SQL and more about giving your whole team access to answers across all their data, not just what lives in a database.
Ican use postgresql mcp server, google docs mcp. There are a lot of tools for Claude, so I can just ask it a question. What makes you better then simple claude client?
Dex
@valentina_konuhova Hi Valentina, Dex has several features that distinguish it from other products. It allows users to communicate with multiple data sources from a single interface, making data access and analysis much simpler. With Dex’s Slack integration, teams can interact with all their connected databases directly within Slack, enabling faster collaboration and faster decision-making. Dex also supports scheduled insights and reports, which can be automatically delivered to users via email or Slack, ensuring teams stay informed without needing to manually check dashboards.
@the_real_agboola But what about production servers data protection? Let's assume I have a financial app, it stores sensitive (very sensitive) data in the database. How could I align security with speaking about the data with a team?
Dex
@valentina_konuhova great question!
Dex is designed with data security in mind. All queries are executed directly on your databases we don’t store your data. For sensitive environments, Dex supports encrypted connections and integrates with your existing security protocols, ensuring that even when discussing data in Slack or the web app, your information stays protected.
Additionally, Dex logs queries for auditing, so you always know what data was accessed and by whom.