Is Databox or TINYpulse better?

Neither clearly leads. Databox starts at Free and TINYpulse at $5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Databox or TINYpulse?

Databox has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Databox and $5/month for TINYpulse.

Does Databox or TINYpulse run on more platforms?

Databox runs on Web, Mobile, Tv. TINYpulse runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.

Can I use Databox for free?

Yes. Databox has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. TINYpulse starts at $5/month.

What is Databox best used for?

Databox is most often used for watching marketing, sales and finance kpis from separate saas tools on one shared dashboard, agencies reporting campaign performance to many clients without rebuilding a report per account, putting a live kpi board on an office tv or a recurring email to a leadership team, replacing a manually maintained spreadsheet that someone updates from tool exports each week. Of those, watching marketing, sales and finance kpis from separate saas tools on one shared dashboard and agencies reporting campaign performance to many clients without rebuilding a report per account are not what TINYpulse is typically brought in for.

What can Databox do that TINYpulse cannot?

Databox covers Pre-built dashboards, Dashboard designer, Metric library, Goal tracking. TINYpulse covers Pulse surveys, Anonymous suggestions, Cheers peer recognition, eNPS tracking.

HR · head to head

Databox vs TINYpulse

Databox

KPI dashboards that pull from the tools you already run on

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

TINYpulse

The employee voice platform

From: $5/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Databox has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Databox data sources are the billing unit, so cost tracks the number of tools you connect rather than the value you get from them; TINYpulse no pricing published on the platform's marketing website
They diverge on capability: Databox covers Pre-built dashboards, TINYpulse covers Pulse surveys.
Prices and features above were last checked on 25 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Databox and TINYpulse actually diverge.

Attributes where Databox and TINYpulse differ
Attribute	Databox	TINYpulse
Starting price	Free	$5/month
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web, Mobile, Tv	Web, Ios, Android, Api
Category	Unknown	HR

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), founded (2012).

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 Databox

Pre-built dashboards
Dashboard designer
Metric library
Goal tracking
Scorecards
Alerts
Scheduled reports
Client reporting

Only in TINYpulse

Pulse surveys
Anonymous suggestions
Cheers peer recognition
eNPS tracking
Virtual suggestions box
Manager insights
Custom surveys
Trend analysis

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Databox

Watching marketing, sales and finance KPIs from separate SaaS tools on one shared dashboardnot TINYpulse
Agencies reporting campaign performance to many clients without rebuilding a report per accountnot TINYpulse
Putting a live KPI board on an office TV or a recurring email to a leadership teamnot TINYpulse
Replacing a manually maintained spreadsheet that someone updates from tool exports each weeknot TINYpulse
Tracking goals and getting alerted when a metric moves past a thresholdnot TINYpulse

TINYpulse

Employee engagement and feedback collectionnot Databox
Organizational pulse surveysnot Databox
Wellness program managementnot Databox
Corporate culture assessmentnot Databox

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Databox

Data sources are the billing unit, so cost tracks the number of tools you connect rather than the value you get from them
The $71 Analyst plan is a single seat: adding even a second person means the $199 Core plan, a 2.8x jump
AI credits are metered monthly, from 50 on Free to 1,000 on Scale, so heavier AI use pushes you up a tier
Every published price assumes annual billing; monthly billing forfeits the advertised 20% saving
Free and Analyst plans sync daily and hourly respectively, so neither suits anything close to real-time monitoring
It is a dashboarding layer, not a warehouse: there is no transformation or modelling step for messy source data

TINYpulse

No pricing published on the platform's marketing website
Requires demo request and direct sales consultation
Now integrated into WebMD Health Services as an engagement solution
Pricing model not transparent to prospective customers

Pricing, plan by plan

Databox

Free

FreeFree
- 3 data sources
- 1 user
- 50 AI credits per month
Analyst$71/month
- 5 data sources
- 1 user
- 150 AI credits per month
Team - Core$199/month
- 10 data sources
- 3 users
- 500 AI credits per month
Team - Scale$319/month
- 30 data sources
- 10 users
- 1,000 AI credits per month

TINYpulse

$5/month

Engage$5/month
- Weekly pulse surveys
- Anonymous feedback
- Cheers recognition
Perform$7/month
- Everything in Engage
- Performance reviews
- Goal tracking

Which should you pick?

Choose Databox if

You need pre-built dashboards.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Web, Mobile, Tv.
You also want dashboard designer.

Databox review

Choose TINYpulse if

You need pulse surveys.
You work on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
You also want anonymous suggestions.

TINYpulse review

Questions people ask

Is Databox or TINYpulse better?: Neither clearly leads. Databox starts at Free and TINYpulse at $5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Databox or TINYpulse?: Databox has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Databox and $5/month for TINYpulse.
Does Databox or TINYpulse run on more platforms?: Databox runs on Web, Mobile, Tv. TINYpulse runs on Web, Ios, Android, Api.
Can I use Databox for free?: Yes. Databox has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. TINYpulse starts at $5/month.
What is Databox best used for?: Databox is most often used for watching marketing, sales and finance kpis from separate saas tools on one shared dashboard, agencies reporting campaign performance to many clients without rebuilding a report per account, putting a live kpi board on an office tv or a recurring email to a leadership team, replacing a manually maintained spreadsheet that someone updates from tool exports each week. Of those, watching marketing, sales and finance kpis from separate saas tools on one shared dashboard and agencies reporting campaign performance to many clients without rebuilding a report per account are not what TINYpulse is typically brought in for.
What can Databox do that TINYpulse cannot?: Databox covers Pre-built dashboards, Dashboard designer, Metric library, Goal tracking. TINYpulse covers Pulse surveys, Anonymous suggestions, Cheers peer recognition, eNPS tracking.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Databox: How much does Databox cost?

Databox has a free forever plan with 3 data sources and 1 user. Paid plans are Analyst at $71 per month, Team Core at $199 per month and Team Scale at $319 per month, with an Agency plan from $79 per month plus $20 client packs and a Custom tier on request. All prices are billed annually; monthly billing forfeits the 20% annual saving.

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TINYpulse: How much does TinyPulse cost?

TinyPulse does not publish pricing on its website. Costs are determined through custom quotes based on organization size and feature requirements. Interested customers must schedule a demo with the platform specialist to receive pricing.

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Databox: Does Databox have a free plan or a free trial?

Both. The Free plan is free forever and covers 3 data sources, 1 user, 50 AI credits a month and daily syncing. Paid plans also offer a 14-day free trial with no credit card required.

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TINYpulse: Is there a free trial for TinyPulse?

No free trial information is available on the marketing pages. Customers interested in evaluating the product must request a demo directly from the sales team.

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Databox: How many users does each Databox plan include?

Free and Analyst are single-user. Team Core includes 3 users and Team Scale includes 10. The Agency and Custom plans include unlimited users.

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TINYpulse: Can TinyPulse be used as a standalone product?

TinyPulse is now offered as part of WebMD Health Services' engagement and feedback solutions suite. It is no longer maintained as an independent platform.

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Databox: How many tools does Databox integrate with?

Databox connects to more than 130 tools, spreadsheets, databases and APIs, including HubSpot, Salesforce, Google Analytics, Google and Facebook Ads, Shopify, Stripe, QuickBooks, Google Sheets and custom API sources.

Source

Databox: How often does Databox refresh its data?

The Free plan syncs daily. Analyst, Team Core, Team Scale, Agency and Custom plans all sync hourly.

Source

Databox: Who makes Databox?

Databox, Inc., founded in 2012 by Davorin Gabrovec, who is now President and Chief Product Officer. Pete Caputa became CEO in 2017 after a decade at HubSpot. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, with its product and engineering team based in Ptuj, Slovenia.

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Databox vs TINYpulse

Databox

TINYpulse

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Databox

Only in TINYpulse

What people use each for

Databox

TINYpulse

Where each one falls short

Databox

TINYpulse

Pricing, plan by plan

Databox

TINYpulse

Which should you pick?

Choose Databox if

Choose TINYpulse if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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