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Geckoboard vs Exa

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Geckoboard

Business Intelligence

Real-time KPI dashboards

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Exa

Business Intelligence

Web search, built for AI agents

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; 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.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Geckoboard and Exa actually diverge.

Attributes where Geckoboard and Exa differ
AttributeGeckoboardExa
Starting price$49/monthOn request
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
PlatformsWeb, Tv, MobileWeb
Founded2010Unknown

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 Geckoboard

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

Only in Exa

Nothing recorded that Geckoboard does not also cover.

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 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

Exa

No use cases recorded yet. See the Exa review.

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

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.

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

Exa

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Exa 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 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.

Exa review

Questions people ask

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