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Geckoboard vs Grow

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Geckoboard

Business Intelligence

Real-time KPI dashboards

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Grow

Business Intelligence

No-code BI for growing companies

From
$500/month
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; Grow the pricing URL serves marketing content with no plan, rate, minimum or cost driver published anywhere on it
  • They diverge on capability: Geckoboard covers Real-time Updates, Grow covers No-code Setup.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Geckoboard and Grow actually diverge.

Attributes where Geckoboard and Grow differ
AttributeGeckoboardGrow
Starting price$49/month$500/month
PlatformsWeb, Tv, MobileWeb, Mobile, Tv
Founded20102014

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
  • Sharing
  • Zendesk
  • Intercom
  • Pipedrive

Only in Grow

  • No-code Setup
  • Unlimited Dashboards
  • Alerts
  • Embedding
  • HubSpot
  • QuickBooks
  • MySQL

Both cover

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

Grow

  • No-code dashboards and business intelligence for teams without analystsnot Geckoboard
  • Blending data from more than 100 sources including BigQuery, PostgreSQL, Salesforce and HubSpotnot Geckoboard
  • ETL, warehousing and visualisation in a single platformnot 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

Grow

  • The pricing URL serves marketing content with no plan, rate, minimum or cost driver published anywhere on it
  • The only calls to action are Get Started Now and Watch Demo; there is no self-serve rate card
  • The vendor advertises unlimited users with no per-seat charges, which means the price driver is not disclosed at all

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

Grow

$500/month
  • Starter$500/month
    • Unlimited Users
    • 75+ Integrations
    • Support
  • Pro$1000/month
    • Advanced Features
    • Custom Integrations
    • Training

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 Grow if

  • You need no-code setup.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, Tv.
  • You also want unlimited dashboards.
Grow review

Questions people ask

Is Geckoboard or Grow better?
Neither clearly leads. Geckoboard starts at $49/month and Grow at $500/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Geckoboard or Grow?
Geckoboard starts at $49/month and Grow at $500/month.
Does Geckoboard or Grow run on more platforms?
Geckoboard runs on Web, Tv, Mobile. Grow runs on Web, Mobile, Tv.
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 Grow is typically brought in for.
What can Geckoboard do that Grow cannot?
Geckoboard covers Real-time Updates, TV Mode, Custom Widgets, Sharing. Grow covers No-code Setup, Unlimited Dashboards, Alerts, Embedding. Both handle Data Blending, Salesforce, Google Analytics, Stripe.
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