Who is MinusX for?

MinusX is built for everyone who works with data — but different features matter at different scales. This page helps you find where you fit and what to focus on first.

Find yourself on the map

Founders & small teams (top row) — you're a founder or have a small team of ~1–25. You need answers from your data without a large data team.

Data teams (bottom row) — you're a data team supporting various teams' data needs. You need self-service, governance, and trust.

Founder + Simple data

Just help me build a dashboard

Who you are: A founder, solo operator, or small team (~1–25 people) with a database, a CSV, or a Google Sheet. You don't have a data team and don't want one.

What matters most: Speed. Go from question to answer without ceremony.

Key features:

• Explore — ask questions in natural language, get instant results
• Questions — save and revisit your analyses
• CSV / Google Sheets connections — upload a file and start querying immediately
• Visualization — charts with zero configuration
• Dashboards — assemble a few charts into a shareable view

Start here: Getting Started guide →

Founder + Complex data

I need real answers from our warehouse without a large data team

Who you are: A founder or small team with a real data warehouse (Postgres, BigQuery, etc.), multiple data sources, and SQL that's getting serious — but no dedicated data team to manage a traditional BI tool.

What matters most: Depth without overhead. The tool should handle complexity without requiring a BI admin.

Key features:

• DuckDB / BigQuery / PostgreSQL connections — connect to your actual warehouse
• Data Modeling — create trusted, materialized datasets
• Pivot tables — cross-tabulation with formulas and heatmaps
• Advanced viz settings — dual-axis, annotations, column formatting
• Filters & Parameters — dynamic, parameterized queries
• MCP integration — query your data from Claude Desktop or Cursor

Start here: Your First Question →

Data team + Simple data

I want ops and marketing to answer their own questions — and trust the answer

Who you are: A data team (or the one data person) at a growing company. The data isn't that complex, but you're drowning in ad-hoc requests. You need business teams to self-serve.

What matters most: Self-service that actually works. Non-technical users need to get answers without pinging you every time — and the answers need to be correct.

Key features:

• Knowledge Base — teach the agent your team's metrics, conventions, and gotchas
• Dashboards — shared views with interactive filters
• Text blocks — add context and commentary alongside charts
• Dashboard parameters — one filter controls all questions
• Slack integration — let teams ask data questions right in Slack
• Evals — verify the AI gives correct answers before handing it to the team

Start here: Creating a Dashboard →

Data team + Complex data

Every number needs to trace back to a governed, trusted dataset

Who you are: A data team serving dozens or hundreds of stakeholders across the org, with governance requirements, multiple data sources, and a need for reliability. You've been burned by "vibe SQL" before.

What matters most: Trust, governance, and scalability. Every metric needs to be defined once, governed centrally, and used consistently.

Key features:

• Data Modeling — single source of truth with clear grain and business logic
• Context hierarchy — org-wide governance with team-level access control
• Evals — measure and track AI accuracy systematically
• Proactive Analytics — scheduled reports and threshold-based alerts
• Permissions & modes — user management and environment isolation
• MCP + Slack — meet stakeholders where they work

Start here: Knowledge Base Setup →