Business Intelligence · head to head
Exa vs Geckoboard
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Exa pricing is metered per 1,000 requests and stacks by feature: $7 per 1,000 basic searches, $12 to $15 per 1,000 for deep search variants, and separate per-ACU and per-search charges for the Agent product, as of August 2026.; Geckoboard there is no free plan, only a 14 day trial; the entry Essentials tier is $79 a month
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Exa and Geckoboard actually diverge.
| Attribute | Exa | Geckoboard |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | $49/month |
| Pricing model | usage-based | subscription |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Tv, Mobile |
| Founded | Unknown | 2010 |
Identical on both: free tier (No), 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 Exa
Nothing recorded that Geckoboard does not also cover.
Only in Geckoboard
- Real-time Updates
- TV Mode
- Custom Widgets
- Data Blending
- Sharing
- Salesforce
- Zendesk
- Google Analytics
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Exa
No use cases recorded yet. See the Exa review.
Geckoboard
- TV wall dashboards for office and operations displaysnot Exa
- Live KPI monitoring for sales and support teamsnot Exa
- Sharing read-only metrics widely, since viewers are unlimited on every tiernot Exa
- Alerting when a metric crosses a thresholdnot Exa
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Exa
- Pricing is metered per 1,000 requests and stacks by feature: $7 per 1,000 basic searches, $12 to $15 per 1,000 for deep search variants, and separate per-ACU and per-search charges for the Agent product, as of August 2026.
Geckoboard
- There is no free plan, only a 14 day trial; the entry Essentials tier is $79 a month
- Essentials includes 2 dashboards, 1 editor and 1 screen, with extras billed at $24 per dashboard and $20 per editor or screen
- Alerts, drilldowns and custom templates need the Performance tier at $319 a month
- SSO, audit logs and dedicated support are Enterprise only
Pricing, plan by plan
Exa
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the Exa review.
Geckoboard
$49/month- Essential$49/month
- 1 Dashboard
- 60+ Integrations
- TV Display
- Scale$99/month
- Multiple Dashboards
- Advanced Features
- Priority Support
Which should you pick?
Choose Exa if
Nothing in the data separates Exa from Geckoboard on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
Choose Geckoboard if
- You need real-time updates.
- You work on Web, Tv, Mobile.
- You also want tv mode.
Questions people ask
- Is Exa or Geckoboard better?
- Neither clearly leads. Exa starts at On request and Geckoboard at $49/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Exa or Geckoboard?
- Exa starts at On request and Geckoboard at $49/month.
- Does Exa or Geckoboard run on more platforms?
- Exa runs on Web. Geckoboard runs on Web, Tv, Mobile.
- What can Exa do that Geckoboard cannot?
- Geckoboard covers Real-time Updates, TV Mode, Custom Widgets, Data Blending.