Business Intelligence · head to head
Baremetrics vs Grow
The short version
- Only Baremetrics has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Baremetrics priced on the revenue it measures, so the bill rises with your ARR rather than with usage: $75 a month up to $360K ARR, $255 to $3.6M and $1,152 above that; Grow the pricing URL serves marketing content with no plan, rate, minimum or cost driver published anywhere on it
- They diverge on capability: Baremetrics covers Revenue Metrics, Grow covers No-code Setup.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Baremetrics and Grow actually diverge.
| Attribute | Baremetrics | Grow |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | $500/month |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Platforms | Web, Api | Web, Mobile, Tv |
| Founded | 2013 | 2014 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Business Intelligence).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Baremetrics
- Revenue Metrics
- Forecasting
- Benchmarking
- Cancellation Insights
- Email Reports
- Braintree
- Recurly
- Apple App Store
Only in Grow
- No-code Setup
- Unlimited Dashboards
- Data Blending
- Alerts
- Embedding
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- QuickBooks
Both cover
- Stripe
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Baremetrics
- Subscription metrics and MRR reporting from Stripe and similar billing systemsnot Grow
- Churn and retention analysisnot Grow
- Failed payment recovery through the add-onnot Grow
- Cancellation surveys to understand why customers leavenot Grow
Grow
- No-code dashboards and business intelligence for teams without analystsnot Baremetrics
- Blending data from more than 100 sources including BigQuery, PostgreSQL, Salesforce and HubSpotnot Baremetrics
- ETL, warehousing and visualisation in a single platformnot Baremetrics
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Baremetrics
- Priced on the revenue it measures, so the bill rises with your ARR rather than with usage: $75 a month up to $360K ARR, $255 to $3.6M and $1,152 above that
- Payment Recovery and Cancellation Insights are separate add-ons at $129 a month each
- The advertised prices assume annual billing with a discount of up to 35 percent
- There is no free tier, only a trial
Grow
- The pricing URL serves marketing content with no plan, rate, minimum or cost driver published anywhere on it
- The only calls to action are Get Started Now and Watch Demo; there is no self-serve rate card
- The vendor advertises unlimited users with no per-seat charges, which means the price driver is not disclosed at all
Pricing, plan by plan
Baremetrics
Free- Metrics$50/month
- Revenue Metrics
- Customer Profiles
- Slack Integration
- Recover$50/month
- Failed Payment Recovery
- Dunning Management
- Analytics
Grow
$500/month- Starter$500/month
- Unlimited Users
- 75+ Integrations
- Support
- Pro$1000/month
- Advanced Features
- Custom Integrations
- Training
Which should you pick?
Choose Baremetrics if
- You need revenue metrics.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want forecasting.
Choose Grow if
- You need no-code setup.
- You work on Web, Mobile, Tv.
- You also want unlimited dashboards.
Questions people ask
- Is Baremetrics or Grow better?
- Neither clearly leads. Baremetrics starts at Free and Grow at $500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Baremetrics or Grow?
- Baremetrics has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Baremetrics and $500/month for Grow.
- Does Baremetrics or Grow run on more platforms?
- Baremetrics runs on Web, Api. Grow runs on Web, Mobile, Tv.
- Can I use Baremetrics for free?
- Yes. Baremetrics has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Grow starts at $500/month.
- What is Baremetrics best used for?
- Baremetrics is most often used for subscription metrics and mrr reporting from stripe and similar billing systems, churn and retention analysis, failed payment recovery through the add-on, cancellation surveys to understand why customers leave. Of those, subscription metrics and mrr reporting from stripe and similar billing systems and churn and retention analysis are not what Grow is typically brought in for.
- What can Baremetrics do that Grow cannot?
- Baremetrics covers Revenue Metrics, Forecasting, Benchmarking, Cancellation Insights. Grow covers No-code Setup, Unlimited Dashboards, Data Blending, Alerts. Both handle Stripe, Web support.
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