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Geckoboard vs Chartio

Geckoboard logo

Geckoboard

Business Intelligence

Real-time KPI dashboards

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Chartio logo

Chartio

Business Intelligence

Cloud-based data exploration (discontinued)

From
On request
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; 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
  • They diverge on capability: Geckoboard covers Real-time Updates, Chartio covers Visual Query Builder.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Geckoboard and Chartio actually diverge.

Attributes where Geckoboard and Chartio differ
AttributeGeckoboardChartio
Starting price$49/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionUnknown
PlatformsWeb, Tv, MobileWeb

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Business Intelligence), founded (2010).

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
  • Sharing
  • Zendesk
  • Google Analytics
  • Stripe
  • Intercom

Only in Chartio

  • Visual Query Builder
  • Interactive Dashboards
  • Collaboration
  • Embedding
  • PostgreSQL
  • MySQL
  • Redshift
  • BigQuery

Both cover

  • Data Blending
  • Salesforce
  • Web 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 Chartio
  • Live KPI monitoring for sales and support teamsnot Chartio
  • Sharing read-only metrics widely, since viewers are unlimited on every tiernot Chartio
  • Alerting when a metric crosses a thresholdnot Chartio

Chartio

  • Drag and drop chart building over SQL databasesnot Geckoboard
  • Shared business dashboards for non-technical teamsnot Geckoboard
  • Exploring warehouse data without writing SQLnot 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

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

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

Chartio

On request
  • DiscontinuedFree
    • Service ended March 2022

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 Chartio if

  • You need visual query builder.
  • You also want interactive dashboards.
Chartio review

Questions people ask

Is Geckoboard or Chartio better?
Neither clearly leads. Geckoboard starts at $49/month and Chartio at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Geckoboard or Chartio?
Geckoboard starts at $49/month and Chartio at On request.
Does Geckoboard or Chartio run on more platforms?
Geckoboard runs on Web, Tv, Mobile. Chartio runs on Web.
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 Chartio is typically brought in for.
What can Geckoboard do that Chartio cannot?
Geckoboard covers Real-time Updates, TV Mode, Custom Widgets, Sharing. Chartio covers Visual Query Builder, Interactive Dashboards, Collaboration, Embedding. Both handle Data Blending, Salesforce, Web support.
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