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Do you need to know SQL for analytics? Agentsql FAQ
The short answer is no. Below are the questions founders, ops, analysts, and engineers ask most, about safety, accuracy, the databases we support, and what it costs, answered plainly.
No. Agentsql is an AI data analyst that lets you ask questions in plain English, the way you would ask a teammate. You type something like "How did revenue trend this year?" and Agentsql writes the SQL, runs it against your database, and returns a chart, a result table, and a one-line answer. If you do know SQL, you can read and copy the exact query it generated for every answer, but you never have to write a line of it yourself.
Yes. Agentsql connects with a read-only, least-privilege account and is read-only by design, so it can never write, update, or delete your data. You create the credentials, you scope them to exactly the tables you want it to see, and you can revoke them at any time. Connections are encrypted in transit, and Agentsql never trains on your data. The query it runs is always shown, so a technical teammate can verify exactly what touched the database.
Agentsql writes standard SQL against your real schema and, crucially, shows you the exact query for every answer, so you or a technical teammate can verify it before trusting a number. Transparency is the safeguard: rather than asking you to trust a black box, Agentsql hands you the SQL and the result table alongside the answer. You can refine the question in plain English until the query is exactly what you meant.
Agentsql connects to Postgres, MySQL, Snowflake, and BigQuery today, with more on the way. You point it at the database you already have, with a read-only connection, and you can start asking questions in minutes. There is no need to move your data into a separate warehouse or adopt a whole BI stack first.
Tools like AI2sql and Text2SQL.ai generate a SQL string and stop there, leaving you to paste it somewhere, run it, and build the chart yourself. Agentsql closes the loop: it connects to your database, runs the query read-only, and returns the chart, the table, and a plain-English answer, then lets you refine in plain English. It is an AI data analyst that answers the question, not just a code generator.
Enterprise BI copilots like ThoughtSpot Spotter, Tableau Pulse, and Power BI Copilot require you to live inside their whole BI stack or data warehouse and are typically sales-gated and enterprise-priced. Agentsql is self-serve and transparently priced, and it connects to the database you already have in minutes. You get plain-English answers without adopting a platform, hiring an admin, or booking a sales call.
No. Agentsql runs queries against your database and returns the results to you; it does not copy your tables out or build a shadow warehouse. Connections are encrypted in transit, access is read-only and least-privilege, and Agentsql never trains on your data. You stay in control of the connection and can revoke it whenever you like.
Use the SQL that Agentsql shows you to verify any answer, and refine the question in plain English until it is exactly what you meant. Agentsql is a fast first-draft analyst that gets you to a chart and an answer in seconds, with the query in plain sight so you can check it. For critical numbers, the shown SQL and result table let a technical teammate confirm the logic before you act on it.
Agentsql has transparent, self-serve pricing with real prices on the pricing page: $39 per month on Starter, $99 per month on Team (the most popular), and $299 per month on Scale, billed yearly, with Enterprise priced by volume. There is no permanent free version; the interactive console on this site is the free taste. There is also no contact-sales wall to see what it costs, which is part of the point.
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