Software · head to head
Chartio vs Baremetrics
The short version
- Only Baremetrics has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Chartio chartio shut down on March 1, 2022 after the team joined Atlassian, and the site now serves only a shutdown notice and a migration guide; 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
- They diverge on capability: Chartio covers Visual Query Builder, Baremetrics covers Revenue Metrics.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Chartio and Baremetrics actually diverge.
| Attribute | Chartio | Baremetrics |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | Unknown | subscription |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Api |
| Founded | 2010 | 2013 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Chartio
- Visual Query Builder
- Interactive Dashboards
- Data Blending
- Collaboration
- Embedding
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Redshift
Only in Baremetrics
- Revenue Metrics
- Forecasting
- Benchmarking
- Cancellation Insights
- Email Reports
- Stripe
- Braintree
- Recurly
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Chartio
- Drag and drop chart building over SQL databasesnot Baremetrics
- Shared business dashboards for non-technical teamsnot Baremetrics
- Exploring warehouse data without writing SQLnot Baremetrics
Baremetrics
- Subscription metrics and MRR reporting from Stripe and similar billing systemsnot Chartio
- Churn and retention analysisnot Chartio
- Failed payment recovery through the add-onnot Chartio
- Cancellation surveys to understand why customers leavenot Chartio
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Chartio
- Chartio shut down on March 1, 2022 after the team joined Atlassian, and the site now serves only a shutdown notice and a migration guide
- No pricing, signup or product access remains; the site's copyright notice stops at 2021
- Existing customers were required to migrate their dashboards to another tool rather than being moved to an Atlassian successor product
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
Pricing, plan by plan
Chartio
On request- DiscontinuedFree
- Service ended March 2022
Baremetrics
Free- Metrics$50/month
- Revenue Metrics
- Customer Profiles
- Slack Integration
- Recover$50/month
- Failed Payment Recovery
- Dunning Management
- Analytics
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.
Questions people ask
- Is Chartio or Baremetrics better?
- Neither clearly leads. Chartio starts at On request and Baremetrics at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Chartio or Baremetrics?
- Baremetrics has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Chartio and Free for Baremetrics.
- Does Chartio or Baremetrics run on more platforms?
- Chartio runs on Web. Baremetrics runs on Web, Api.
- Can I use Baremetrics for free?
- Yes. Baremetrics has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Chartio starts at On request.
- What is Chartio best used for?
- Chartio is most often used for drag and drop chart building over sql databases, shared business dashboards for non-technical teams, exploring warehouse data without writing sql. Of those, drag and drop chart building over sql databases and shared business dashboards for non-technical teams are not what Baremetrics is typically brought in for.
- What can Chartio do that Baremetrics cannot?
- Chartio covers Visual Query Builder, Interactive Dashboards, Data Blending, Collaboration. Baremetrics covers Revenue Metrics, Forecasting, Benchmarking, Cancellation Insights. Both handle Web support.