# Dex > Ask your database questions in plain English and get instant SQL-powered answers, charts, and insights — no SQL or engineering required. Dex is an AI-powered data assistant that lets anyone on your team query company databases using plain English, eliminating the need for SQL knowledge or engineering bottlenecks. It connects securely to popular databases and data warehouses, translates natural language questions into optimized SQL queries, and returns visual charts, tables, and contextual explanations in seconds. Trusted by Y Combinator founders, Dex is built for founders, analysts, and operators who need fast, reliable data insights without waiting days for dashboards. - **Natural Language to SQL**: *Type a question like "Why did revenue dip last week?" and Dex automatically generates and runs the optimized SQL query against your connected database.* - **Multi-Database Support**: *Connect to PostgreSQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, MySQL, and Redshift with encrypted, SSL/TLS-secured credentials.* - **Slack Integration**: *Ask data questions directly in Slack and receive instant answers without leaving your daily workflow.* - **Visual Insights**: *Results are returned as tables, graphs, and trend analyses — with context and explanations, not just raw data.* - **Role-Based Access Control**: *Enterprise-grade permissions and governance ensure team members only access the data they're authorized to see.* - **Privacy-First Architecture**: *Dex never stores your actual data or query results, never uses your data to train AI models, and encrypts everything with AES-256.* - **No-Code Experience**: *Designed for non-technical users — founders, operators, and business teams can get answers without writing a single line of SQL.* - **Credit-Based Plans**: *Start free with 500 credits/month and scale up to enterprise-level unlimited usage as your team grows.* ## Features - Natural language to SQL query generation - Multi-database connections (PostgreSQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, MySQL, Redshift) - Slack integration for in-workflow data queries - Visual charts, tables, and trend analysis - Role-based access control and permissions - No data storage — real-time query processing only - AES-256 end-to-end encryption - AI-generated insights with root cause analysis - CSV and PNG export of results - No SQL knowledge required ## Integrations PostgreSQL, Snowflake, BigQuery, MySQL, Amazon Redshift, Slack ## Platforms WEB, API ## Pricing Freemium — Free tier available with paid upgrades ## Links - Website: https://dexdata.ai - EveryDev.ai: https://www.everydev.ai/tools/dex-data-ai