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What is Kyvos Semantic Layer?

Kyvos is a semantic layer for AI and BI. It provides:

1. Unified Semantic Foundation for AI and BI- Kyvos semantic layer standardizes how metrics, KPIs, dimensions, hierarchies, relationships, calculations, and business rules are modelled across the enterprise — so that dashboards, analytics tools, notebooks, and AI systems all operate on the same understanding of the business. It enables:

- Shared semantics — one common data language across every tool, team, and system
- Governed access — data exploration within defined security, role, and permission boundaries
- Platform interoperability — consistent semantic context across diverse platforms and environments
- AI readiness — LLMs and agents work with governed business semantics rather than raw tables or ambiguous schema

2. AI Grounded in Business Context
Kyvos grounds AI systems in the governed semantic model, ensuring they operate on established business context rather than raw schemas — improving the accuracy, traceability, and reliability of AI-generated insights.

3. Consistent Metrics Across BI Tools
Kyvos centralizes metric and KPI definitions in the semantic layer and applies them consistently across every analytics interface — eliminating metric drift and improving trust in analytics.

4. High-Performance Analytics at Scale, enabling:

- Sub-second query performance across massive datasets
- High concurrency across thousands of users and workloads
- Consistent response times regardless of data volume or concurrency
- No performance degradation as adoption grows

5. Multidimensional Analytics on the Cloud:
- Granular analysis across billions of rows
- Thousands of measures and dimensions in a single model
- Fast drill-down across complex hierarchies
- Full analytical depth without sacrificing query speed

6. Cloud Cost Efficiency-Kyvos serves analytics through its semantic layer, reducing compute use and enabling users, workloads, and analytics to scale without increasing cost

Pricing

Price Overview:
CPU/Core-Based
Free Version:
Free Version available.
Free Trial Offered?:
Yes

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Single source of semantic truth for BI, LLMs and agents

Single source of semantic truth for BI, LLMs and agents

Company Facts

Company Name:
Kyvos Insights
Date Founded:
2015
Company Location:
United States
Company Website:
www.kyvosinsights.com
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Product Details

Deployment
SaaS
Windows
Mac
Linux
On-Prem
Training Options
Documentation Hub
Online Training
Webinars
On-Site Training
Video Library
Support
Standard Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support

Product Details

Target Company Sizes
201-500
501-1000
1001-5000
5001-10000
10001+
Target Organization Types
Mid Size Business
Enterprise
Government
Supported Languages
English

Kyvos Semantic Layer Categories and Features

Business Intelligence Software

Ad Hoc Reports
Benchmarking
Budgeting & Forecasting
Dashboard
Data Analysis
Key Performance Indicators
Natural Language Generation (NLG)
Performance Metrics
Predictive Analytics
Profitability Analysis
Strategic Planning
Trend / Problem Indicators
Visual Analytics

Big Data Platform

Collaboration
Data Blends
Data Cleansing
Data Mining
Data Visualization
Data Warehousing
High Volume Processing
No-Code Sandbox
Predictive Analytics
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  • Reviewer Name: Ayush G.
    Position: Software engineer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    Helping us accelerate BI

    Date: Dec 03 2025
    Summary

    We used to spend hours manually stitching together data from Excel files, PPT decks, BI tools and third-party systems. Drilldowns were also limited. We are now able to analyze a lot more data, much faster

    Positive

    Our team was struggling with real-time calculations as our datasets were massive. Our BI dashboards were lagging and they couldn't support dynamic, on-the-go analysis across data combinations. Kyvos has enabled us to instantly analyze millions of data points and run complex calculations.

    Negative

    Kyvos brings many advantages to the table, no pain points as of now.

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  • Reviewer Name: Madhavi S.
    Position: Lead Software Engineer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    Help spot anomalies faster

    Date: Nov 20 2025
    Summary

    Our fraud checks were constrained by simple queries on limited data. Kyvos allowed us to analyze as much data as we need, which helped us to flag anomalies earlier, reduce false positives and strengthen fraud prevention across the board.

    Positive

    It allows me to slice and dice large volumes of transactions data in seconds. I can easily search through the data, examine suspicious accounts and detect unusual transaction patterns that might indicate fraud.

    Negative

    The product is functioning well; I don’t think there’re any significant problems worth mentioning

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  • Reviewer Name: Gourav T.
    Position: Sr. Software Engineer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Powerful tool for data exploration and analysis

    Date: Dec 01 2025
    Summary

    We are no longer constrained by the pre-defined views of BI dashboards. Our business team can explore data as freely as they want and understand key trends, patterns and correlations instantly.

    Positive

    Kyvos helps us deep dive into our datasets – regardless of the size or format. It is straightforward to use and our business users can easily explore and analyze data on their own. This has helped our organization save a lot of time and effort.

    Negative

    We have been using Kyvos for several months without any problems or issues.

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  • Reviewer Name: Ankit P.
    Position: Module Lead Software Engineer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Data visualization was never this simple

    Date: Nov 14 2025
    Summary

    Enabled business users to create their own dashboards without relying on IT.
    Made decision-making faster across departments.
    It gave us a single, consistent view of our data.

    Positive

    I like the drag-and-drop feature which has made data visualization easy for everyone.
    We can dive deep into granular data which helps us to analyze data effectively.

    Negative

    Nothing specific comes to mind. It’s meeting all our requirements well.

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  • Reviewer Name: Bhanupratap B.
    Position: Software Quality Engineer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Deep data analysis in seconds

    Date: Nov 06 2025
    Summary

    Earlier, our long-term data was almost unusable because of performance limits. With Kyvos, I can now run queries on five to six years of information instantly, which has opened up far deeper insights.

    Positive

    Analyzing historical data is effortless with Kyvos. I can load and explore years’ worth of information in a single view without worrying about performance dip

    Negative

    Can’t say if I encountered anything that created problems. So far, it’s been great using the product.

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  • Reviewer Name: Nistha J.
    Position: Senior Manager
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
    Would you Recommend to Others?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Kyvos keeps operations transparent

    Date: Oct 10 2025
    Summary

    Previously, visibility into operations was not so good. Kyvos gives us latest dashboards that highlight delays and issues right away. Now we can respond faster and keep workflows on track.

    Positive

    I like that I can dig into KPIs across teams, locations and processes. Exploring insights from specific processes or regions helps me quickly identify where action is needed.

    Negative

    No major issues so far. The platform is quite reliable and easy to use.

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  • Reviewer Name: Astha J.
    Position: Senior Software engineer
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Seamless integration, faster reporting

    Updated: Nov 13 2025
    Summary

    Kyvos has completely transformed our reporting capabilities. It used to be slow and constrained by data volume. Now, we can easily get into much larger datasets and generate reports in a fraction of the time.

    Positive

    The biggest benefit with Kyvos is faster performance. It plugged right into our cloud setup and started working with our BI tools without any hassle.

    Negative

    There’s always room for improvement in any product, but I think Kyvos is already performing really well

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  • Reviewer Name: Priyesh S.
    Position: Senior Software Engineer
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Monthly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Good Accuracy In Conversational Analytics

    Date: Dec 01 2025
    Summary

    Kyvos helps us quickly get insights from as much data as we want - using simple natural language queries. The response are far more reliable and relevant than other conversational analytics tools we have used in the past.

    Positive

    1. Its fast and easy to use, even for non tech users.
    2. It seamlessly handles large scale data.
    3. If a query requires more detailed context, the system asks for guidance, ensuring the response is contextual and accurate.

    Negative

    So far so good. A lot better than some of the tools we have experimented with in the past.

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  • Reviewer Name: Sakshi S.
    Position: Sr. Lead Software Engineer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    Always provides consistent metrics

    Date: Dec 02 2025
    Summary

    Before adopting this semantic layer, we often used to find the same business metric varying across reports. This meant a lot of manual adjustments and versioning issues. Kyvos has solved this issue, making data analysis much more efficient.

    Positive

    Kyvos has helped us standardize business metrics across the organization. Earlier, different teams would use their own formats, definitions and reporting logic – there was no consistent source of truth. Now analytics and reporting have become much smoother.

    Negative

    Working well for us as of now, no bottlenecks worth mentioning. Their repository of demos is also helpful.

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  • Reviewer Name: Sweety P.
    Position: Senior Software Engineer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Consistent metrics across BI tools

    Date: Oct 28 2025
    Summary

    It has cleared up the confusion we used to have with multiple versions of the same metric.
    On top of that, we can now work with years of historical data without hitting performance issues.

    Positive

    I really like that metrics stay consistent no matter which BI tool we use. Managing them is straightforward, and performance doesn’t dip even with growing data volume.

    Negative

    No complaints. If anything, I am rather impressed with the in-depth documentation they have provided for the users.

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  • Reviewer Name: Harsh M.
    Position: Senior software engineer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Brings cloud analytics costs down

    Date: Dec 02 2025
    Summary

    We no longer have to worry about mounting cloud costs. Kyvos manages compute smoothly in the background.

    Positive

    Our cloud data platform costs were spiraling as we were being charged for each query. 
    With Kyvos, we have been able to manage those costs while still running large-scale analysis without restrictions.

    Negative

    Kyvos has helped us reduce both cost and effort. We have nothing to complain about at this time.

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  • Reviewer Name: Ankit N.
    Position: Lead Software Engineer
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    Reporting is much better now

    Date: Oct 28 2025
    Summary

    Our financial reporting has become faster and more reliable. Now, our analysts from different regions are able to run reports and do on-the-spot analysis without any delays.

    Positive

    It allows us to work with all our financial data in one place and delivers exceptional performance. I can calculate metrics like XIRR and XNPV over millions of financial data almost instantly.

    Negative

    I thought there would be a steep learning curve, but I found Kyvos easy to pick up.

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  • Reviewer Name: Jyoti P.
    Position: Manager Software Engineering
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    Smooth Excel integration and flexibility

    Date: Oct 28 2025
    Summary

    With our old system, everything felt slow and clunky. Now, data analysis is faster as we can work with bigger, more complex data sets.

    Positive

    · Connected with Excel easily so we didn’t need to change our BI tool.
    · Keeps our sensitive data safe.
    · Our data is continuously growing, and Kyvos handles it well.
    · The support team listens and makes improvements quickly.

    Negative

    It’s been a good experience so far. Might be able to share more after extended use.

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  • Reviewer Name: Harsh R.
    Position: Module Lead
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Reliable analytics for real-time and historical data

    Date: Oct 28 2025
    Summary

    We finally have the ability to analyze both historical and real-time data at speed, which was a major gap in our analytics process before Kyvos.

    Positive

    Getting started was smooth. Post setup, our team could dive into data exploration almost immediately. The interface is intuitive and it seamlessly connects with the tools we already use.

    Negative

    Honestly, the hardest part is keeping up with all the features they keep adding. Their support team is quick and responsive. The platform does what it promises really well.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Architect
    Has used product for: 2+ Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Kyvos Insights

    Date: Mar 28 2024
    Summary

    Kyvos enabled us to achieve a truly modernized analytics architecture on the cloud! With this advanced technology at our disposal, we experienced very quick responses even to the most complex queries and reduced time to insights.

    Positive

    Not only was the initial setup flawless, but their support team is also highly proactive and always available to assist us, even for the smallest of queries, something that we really appreciate.

    The platform regularly brings forward upgrades and ensures that they are delivered to us smoothly. Even our requests for enhancements are responded to promptly, making us confident that we chose the right partner for our needs.

    Negative

    There are no major downsides to using Kyvos Insights.

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  • Reviewer Name: A Verified Reviewer
    Position: Delivery Manager
    Has used product for: 6-12 Months
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 20,000 or More
    Ease Of Use
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Kyvos are a fantastic company to work with

    Date: Sep 08 2023
    Summary

    The Kyvos product is very well received by our users. The Kyvos team really listen to our feedback and provide solutions to what we need going forward. This is then presented to us at future upgrade demos. The Kyvos team have integrated with our in house team seamlessly and they really do go the extra mile.

    Positive

    I have found Kyvos very intuitive as a product, however, my main experience is working with the Kyvos team whom have been brilliant throughout. We have weekly governance calls to ensure everything is covered off from a business perspective but also that any infrastructure/performance concerns can be addressed. The team are super responsive and excellent in their knowledge of not only their product but in understanding what our business needs. They work with us from the requirements gathering phase through to development, testing, performance impact analysis, UAT, implementation, Post Implementation Testing and monitoring to ensure we have an application not only up and running but working to the optimal standards at all times. As part of the ongoing monitoring, the Kyvos team often look at ways to optimise existing cubes with a desire and focus on continuous improvement. If only all vendors were as knowledgeable, helpful and reliable.

    Negative

    So far I personally have had nothing but a positive experience.

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  • Reviewer Name: Igor B.
    Position: DevOps and System analytics
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Daily
    Org Size (# of Employees): 1,000 - 4,999
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    Great product for slice and dice of business data solution

    Updated: Sep 08 2023
    Summary

    Overall recommend to anyone having to deal with big data and have lack of visibility or no possibility for user friendly drilling down to the bottom of the analytical data.
    Solution is quite flexible and reliable in terms of product quality and vendor support.

    Positive

    Great product for slice and dice of business data solution, with many flexible features for getting data quickly, efficiently and reliable. It allowed us to build cubes as per business needs that can be accessed by users for dig in and drill down into particular areas of interest in data.
    From installation and administrative perspective it is fairly simple to setup and Kyvos Support team is very professional, responsive and helpful in delivering the product, as well as making new features available and happily receive feedback from customers to explore as new areas of product improvement.

    Negative

    No significant cons, all the feedback are accepted by support team for product improvement and make product fit customer needs better.

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  • Reviewer Name: Susan C.
    Position: Enterprise Architect
    Has used product for: 1-2 Years
    Uses the product: Weekly
    Org Size (# of Employees): 100 - 499
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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    Kyvos

    Updated: Sep 06 2023
    Summary

    Kyvos is the perfect fit for our product needs, allowing us to modernize and centralize our semantic layer, and providing a lightweight visualization layer that Kyvos support integrating into our product in a seamless, single user experience, fashion.

    Kyvos Support is the most responsive and helpful I have experienced in my 20+ career in software.

    Positive

    Kyvos provide an easy to use interface, along with extensive APIs to support automation and integration into our product.

    The Kyvos Semantic model is responsive, fast and is helping us modernize our application.

    The Kyvos Visualization tooling is light weight, easy to use and providing us with a modern way to surface Dashboard and Report content for our consumers.

    Kyvos works very well on Azure, leveraging Databricks and integrating with our wider environment, meeting complex security and compliance needs.

    Kyvos support team have been beyond responsive in providing us help with learning, configuration and any difficulties encountered.

    Negative

    Kyvos is a VM based deployment, and we would love for it to embrace a Kubernetes approach, providing a little more flexibility around scaling.

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