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Geckoboard vs Amazon QuickSight

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Geckoboard

Business Intelligence

Real-time KPI dashboards

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Amazon QuickSight logo

Amazon QuickSight

Business Intelligence

Scalable, serverless BI by AWS

From
$3/month per user
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Geckoboard there is no free plan, only a 14 day trial; the entry Essentials tier is $79 a month; Amazon QuickSight reader and Reader Pro roles charged separately at $3 and $20/month
  • They diverge on capability: Geckoboard covers Real-time Updates, Amazon QuickSight covers SPICE In-memory Engine.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Geckoboard and Amazon QuickSight actually diverge.

Attributes where Geckoboard and Amazon QuickSight differ
AttributeGeckoboardAmazon QuickSight
Starting price$49/month$3/month per user
PlatformsWeb, Tv, MobileAWS
Founded20102006

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Geckoboard

  • Real-time Updates
  • TV Mode
  • Custom Widgets
  • Data Blending
  • Sharing
  • Zendesk
  • Google Analytics
  • Stripe

Only in Amazon QuickSight

  • SPICE In-memory Engine
  • ML Insights
  • Natural Language Queries
  • Embedded Analytics
  • Pay-per-session
  • Redshift
  • S3
  • Athena

Both cover

  • Salesforce
  • Web support
  • Mobile support

What people use each for

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

Geckoboard

  • TV wall dashboards for office and operations displaysnot Amazon QuickSight
  • Live KPI monitoring for sales and support teamsnot Amazon QuickSight
  • Sharing read-only metrics widely, since viewers are unlimited on every tiernot Amazon QuickSight
  • Alerting when a metric crosses a thresholdnot Amazon QuickSight

Amazon QuickSight

  • Business intelligence dashboards and analyticsnot Geckoboard
  • Scalable embedded analytics for applicationsnot Geckoboard

Where each one falls short

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

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

Amazon QuickSight

  • Reader and Reader Pro roles charged separately at $3 and $20/month
  • Author and Author Pro roles charged at $24 and $40/month
  • $250/month infrastructure fee required if Pro users or Q&A enabled
  • SPICE storage charged at $0.38/GB monthly (10 GB included)
  • Pixel-perfect reports start at $500/month for 500 monthly units
  • Alerts charged at $0.05-$0.50 per 1,000 metrics evaluated

Pricing, plan by plan

Geckoboard

$49/month
  • Essential$49/month
    • 1 Dashboard
    • 60+ Integrations
    • TV Display
  • Scale$99/month
    • Multiple Dashboards
    • Advanced Features
    • Priority Support

Amazon QuickSight

$3/month per user

No published plan breakdown. See the Amazon QuickSight review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Geckoboard if

  • You need real-time updates.
  • You work on Web, Tv, Mobile.
  • You also want tv mode.
Geckoboard review

Choose Amazon QuickSight if

  • You need spice in-memory engine.
  • You work on AWS.
  • You also want ml insights.
Amazon QuickSight review

Questions people ask

Is Geckoboard or Amazon QuickSight better?
Neither clearly leads. Geckoboard starts at $49/month and Amazon QuickSight at $3/month per user, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Geckoboard or Amazon QuickSight?
Geckoboard starts at $49/month and Amazon QuickSight at $3/month per user.
Does Geckoboard or Amazon QuickSight run on more platforms?
Geckoboard runs on Web, Tv, Mobile. Amazon QuickSight runs on AWS.
What is Geckoboard best used for?
Geckoboard is most often used for tv wall dashboards for office and operations displays, live kpi monitoring for sales and support teams, sharing read-only metrics widely, since viewers are unlimited on every tier, alerting when a metric crosses a threshold. Of those, tv wall dashboards for office and operations displays and live kpi monitoring for sales and support teams are not what Amazon QuickSight is typically brought in for.
What can Geckoboard do that Amazon QuickSight cannot?
Geckoboard covers Real-time Updates, TV Mode, Custom Widgets, Data Blending. Amazon QuickSight covers SPICE In-memory Engine, ML Insights, Natural Language Queries, Embedded Analytics. Both handle Salesforce, Web support, Mobile support.
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