Software · head to head
Cyfe vs Grow
The short version
- Only Cyfe has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Cyfe dashboards are the billing unit, at 2 on the $29 Starter plan and 5 on the $39 Standard plan; Grow the pricing URL serves marketing content with no plan, rate, minimum or cost driver published anywhere on it
- They diverge on capability: Cyfe covers Pre-built Widgets, Grow covers No-code Setup.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Cyfe and Grow actually diverge.
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web, Mobile, Tv), 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 Cyfe
- Pre-built Widgets
- Custom Metrics
- Historical Data
- White-labeling
- Mailchimp
- PayPal
Only in Grow
- No-code Setup
- Unlimited Dashboards
- Data Blending
- Alerts
- HubSpot
- QuickBooks
- Stripe
- MySQL
Both cover
- Embedding
- Google Analytics
- Salesforce
- Web support
- Mobile support
- Tv support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Cyfe
- Building business dashboards from marketing, sales and finance sourcesnot Grow
- Displaying live metrics on office screens and shared public URLsnot Grow
Grow
- No-code dashboards and business intelligence for teams without analystsnot Cyfe
- Blending data from more than 100 sources including BigQuery, PostgreSQL, Salesforce and HubSpotnot Cyfe
- ETL, warehousing and visualisation in a single platformnot Cyfe
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Cyfe
- Dashboards are the billing unit, at 2 on the $29 Starter plan and 5 on the $39 Standard plan
- Users are capped separately, at 1 on Starter and 2 on Standard, so a two person team needs the second tier for seats alone
- Unlimited users only appears on the $119 Premier plan
- Additional dashboards beyond a plan are $5 each
- The Agency plan includes 10 clients with further clients at $19 each
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
Cyfe
Free- FreeFree
- 5 Widgets
- Basic Features
- Community Support
- Solo$19/month
- 10 Dashboards
- Premium Widgets
- Email Support
Grow
$500/month- Starter$500/month
- Unlimited Users
- 75+ Integrations
- Support
- Pro$1000/month
- Advanced Features
- Custom Integrations
- Training
Which should you pick?
Choose Cyfe if
- You need pre-built widgets.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Mobile, Tv.
- You also want custom metrics.
Choose Grow if
- You need no-code setup.
- You work on Web, Mobile, Tv.
- You also want unlimited dashboards.
Questions people ask
- Is Cyfe or Grow better?
- Neither clearly leads. Cyfe 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, Cyfe or Grow?
- Cyfe has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Cyfe and $500/month for Grow.
- Does Cyfe or Grow run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Mobile, Tv, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Cyfe for free?
- Yes. Cyfe has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Grow starts at $500/month.
- What is Cyfe best used for?
- Cyfe is most often used for building business dashboards from marketing, sales and finance sources, displaying live metrics on office screens and shared public urls. Of those, building business dashboards from marketing, sales and finance sources and displaying live metrics on office screens and shared public urls are not what Grow is typically brought in for.
- What can Cyfe do that Grow cannot?
- Cyfe covers Pre-built Widgets, Custom Metrics, Historical Data, White-labeling. Grow covers No-code Setup, Unlimited Dashboards, Data Blending, Alerts. Both handle Embedding, Google Analytics, Salesforce, Web support.