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Alternatives to DashThis
22 business intelligence tools sit alongside DashThis in this directory. Below is what separates each from DashThis on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 22
- With a free tier
- 9
- Cheaper to start
- 9
- DashThis starts at
- $44/month
Why people look past DashThis
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the DashThis entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
DashThis starts at $44/month. Across the 12 business intelligence tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $39/month.
There is no free tier
The record for DashThis carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 9 of the 22 alternatives below can be used without paying.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
DashThis publishes 4 tiers, from $44/month up to $429/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the DashThis pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
KPI dashboards for business performance
- Can be used without paying; DashThis cannot.
- Starts $20 a month dearer, at $64/month.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per month by dashboard count.
- 5 tiers to DashThis's 4.
Automated marketing reporting and analytics
- Can be used without paying; DashThis cannot.
- Starts $44 a month cheaper, at Free.
- Sold on a subscription model rather than Per month by dashboard count.
- 3 tiers to DashThis's 4.
Dashboard and reporting for teams
- Can be used without paying; DashThis cannot.
- Starts $25 a month cheaper, at $19/month.
- 3 tiers to DashThis's 4.
AI notebooks combining SQL, Python and no-code for small data teams
- Can be used without paying; DashThis cannot.
- Starts $5 a month cheaper, at $39/month.
- Sold on a Per user per month model rather than Per month by dashboard count.
IBCS-based charting add-ins that replace native visuals in Power BI, Excel and PowerPoint
- Can be used without paying; DashThis cannot.
- Starts $6 a month dearer, at $50/month.
- Sold on a Per year by licensed user count model rather than Per month by dashboard count.
- 5 tiers to DashThis's 4.
Cookieless web analytics that also reports the carbon footprint of your website
- Can be used without paying; DashThis cannot.
- Starts $30 a month cheaper, at $14/month.
- Sold on a Per month by pageview volume model rather than Per month by dashboard count.
- 3 tiers to DashThis's 4.
Every DashThis alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DashThis (this page) | $44/month | Per month by dashboard count | 4 | |
| DataboxIf you want a free tier and metric-centric monitoring rather than client report pages | Free, then $64/month | Subscription | 5 | vs DashThis |
| WhatagraphIf you want similar agency reporting with stronger visual design and per-client packaging | Free | Subscription | 3 | vs DashThis |
| KlipfolioIf you need custom data modelling and formulas beyond a fixed widget library | Free, then $19/month | - | 3 | vs DashThis |
| Fabi | Free, then $39/month | Per user per month | 4 | vs DashThis |
| Zebra BI | Free, then $50/month | Per year by licensed user count | 5 | vs DashThis |
| Cabin | Free, then $14/month | Per month by pageview volume | 3 | vs DashThis |
| Hex | Free, then $36/month | Seat-based subscription with credit system | 4 | vs DashThis |
| Deepnote | Free, then $39/month | Subscription with free tier | 3 | vs DashThis |
| Cube | Free, then $40/developer/month | Per-developer seats with volume pricing | 4 | vs DashThis |
| Luzmo | €995/month | Per month by monthly active user count | 3 | vs DashThis |
| Jedox | On request | Quote | 1 | vs DashThis |
| Pigment | On request | Quote | 1 | vs DashThis |
| Board International | On request | Quote | 1 | vs DashThis |
| Phocas | On request | Quote | 1 | vs DashThis |
| Snowplow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs DashThis |
| Anaplan | On request | Quote | 1 | vs DashThis |
| Rill Data | $20/month | Per user per month plus metered compute | 3 | vs DashThis |
| Quid | On request | Quote | 1 | vs DashThis |
| Reportz | $9.9/month | Per month by dashboard count | 3 | vs DashThis |
| NetBase Quid | On request | Quote | 1 | vs DashThis |
| Zenlytic | On request | Quote | 1 | vs DashThis |
| Evidence | $2500/month | Flat team pricing with no per-user fees | 2 | vs DashThis |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the DashThis badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (9)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
Cheaper than DashThis (9)
Entry price under DashThis's $44/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
What you would be giving up
DashThis is most often brought in for a twenty-person agency that wants every account manager and every client to have a login without per-seat billing, a ppc team producing the same monthly report for forty accounts and wanting it emailed automatically, an in-house marketing lead who needs one cross-channel view for the board without involving a data team, an seo consultancy white labelling client reports under its own domain and sending address. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If DashThis is broadly right and the question is cost, the DashThis pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Business Intelligence category lists everything the directory holds, and best business intelligence tools ranks them.
DashThis runs on web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about DashThis alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to DashThis?
- 22 other business intelligence tools are listed in this directory, led by Databox, Whatagraph, Klipfolio, Fabi. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to DashThis?
- 9 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Databox, Whatagraph, Klipfolio, Fabi, Zebra BI.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to DashThis?
- Yes. 9 of the alternatives below start under DashThis's $44/month: Whatagraph at Free, Klipfolio at Free, then $19/month, Fabi at Free, then $39/month, Cabin at Free, then $14/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to DashThis?
- On the figures on record, 3 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier; cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from DashThis?
- DashThis is most often brought in for a twenty-person agency that wants every account manager and every client to have a login without per-seat billing, a ppc team producing the same monthly report for forty accounts and wanting it emailed automatically, an in-house marketing lead who needs one cross-channel view for the board without involving a data team, an seo consultancy white labelling client reports under its own domain and sending address. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to DashThis?
- None of the business intelligence tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these DashThis alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Business Intelligence, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare DashThis against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against DashThis covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every business intelligence tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Business Intelligence category, 22 tools beside DashThis. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.