Athenic AI
Agentic AI data analyst that answers business questions in plain English
An AI analyst that runs saved analysis Skills on a schedule and delivers the report
The governed semantic layer is what separates this from a generic chat-over-your-data tool: consistent metric definitions are the difference between an analyst you trust and one you have to check. Routines is the genuinely useful addition, since scheduled delivery removes the main reason these assistants go unused. Two cautions. Feature gating is aggressive, with custom Skills and Routines requiring the 199 dollar Team tier while Agents are still marked coming soon, so the AI story is less shipped than the marketing suggests. And the pricing page contradicted itself at time of review, with plan cards and FAQ showing different Team and Agency prices, so confirm your quote directly.
Databox pairs Genie, an AI analyst working over a governed semantic layer, with reusable Skills and Routines that run analysis on a schedule and deliver finished reports to email, Slack, or the app.
Databox has built its AI story on top of an existing analytics platform rather than as a standalone chatbot, and the ordering matters. Genie answers questions over a governed semantic layer, so metric definitions are consistent rather than reinvented per query. Skills package a recurring analysis into a reusable recipe, and Routines, launched in September 2026, run those Skills on a schedule and push the finished output to email, Slack, or the app with run history and follow-up chat. The effect is that reporting arrives before anyone asks for it, which is the difference between an analytics assistant you have to remember to use and one that shows up. An MCP server exposes the same data to ChatGPT and Claude, and API access is available from the Analyst tier. Read the feature gating carefully. Pre-built Skills are available from Analyst, but custom Skills and Routines require the Team tier or above, and Agents are listed as coming soon rather than shipped. Free covers one user, three data sources, and 50 AI credits per month; Analyst is 71 dollars per month billed annually; Team is 199 dollars per month; and an Agency plan starts lower with per-client packs.
Databox delivers scheduled AI analysis through Genie, reusable Skills, and Routines that push finished reports to email or Slack.
Databox, Inc. is a Boston-based analytics company serving a stated 20,000 plus businesses, SOC 2 certified.
Its AI layer launched Routines in September 2026, extending Genie and Skills into scheduled, unprompted delivery of analysis.
Genie answers questions over a governed semantic layer for consistent metric definitions. Skills package recurring analyses; Routines run them on a schedule and deliver to email, Slack, or the app with run history.
The platform connects a stated 130 plus data sources, exposes an MCP server from the Analyst tier, and offers API access. Agents are listed as coming soon.
Marketing, revenue, and operations teams tracking KPIs across many tools, plus agencies producing recurring client reports.
Marketers and operators reading scheduled reports.
Marketing and revenue operations leads, agency owners.
Analytics and reporting communities.
A marketing or agency team with recurring reporting obligations across several data sources that wants delivery without manual assembly.
Not stated on the vendor site; verify via public sources.
Scheduled runs of saved analysis Skills that deliver finished reports to email, Slack, or the app on a cadence you choose.
Team, Agency, and Custom. Free and Analyst do not include Routines or custom Skills.
Agents are listed as coming soon on Team, Agency, and Custom, and are not included on Free or Analyst.
Yes, available from the Analyst tier, exposing your metrics to ChatGPT and Claude.
Yes, free forever with one user, three data sources, and 50 AI credits per month, plus a 14-day trial of any paid plan.
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