Launched this week
Dex
Ask your data. Get answers and next steps.
486 followers
Ask your data. Get answers and next steps.
486 followers
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.
@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.
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.
Cue
Love this. Asking your data questions in plain English and skipping the SQL queue is exactly what most founders need. What data sources are you seeing teams connect most?
Dex
@dparrelli Hi! Thanks for the note . Teams are connecting a mix of data sources, with the most common being spreadsheets, PostgreSQL, and MySQL. Dex lets you query all of them in one place.
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.
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.
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.
The Commuter
Hi @topealabi_ , is it just me or your website is down?
Dex
@jeyeeh
The website is up and running on our side. It might have been a temporary network issue please try again.
The Commuter
@owusu_samuel Still not loading for me. I'm based in Singapore. Is your website georestricted?
Dex
@jeyeeh Can you try another browser or clear your cache?