Business Intelligence · head to head
Google Data Studio vs Baremetrics
Google Data Studio
Business Intelligence
Free data visualization by Google
- From
- Free
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Google Data Studio google Data Studio has been renamed Looker Studio; the vendor's own landing page states it is free to use ("It's easy and free"), with no enterprise pricing tier visible on the consumer product itself.; Baremetrics priced on the revenue it measures, so the bill rises with your ARR rather than with usage: $75 a month up to $360K ARR, $255 to $3.6M and $1,152 above that
- They diverge on capability: Google Data Studio covers Free Platform, Baremetrics covers Revenue Metrics.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Google Data Studio and Baremetrics actually diverge.
| Attribute | Google Data Studio | Baremetrics |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | free | subscription |
| Platforms | Web | Web, Api |
| Founded | 1998 | 2013 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Google Data Studio
- Free Platform
- Real-time Collaboration
- Custom Visualizations
- Data Blending
- Sharing
- Google Analytics
- BigQuery
- Google Sheets
Only in Baremetrics
- Revenue Metrics
- Forecasting
- Benchmarking
- Cancellation Insights
- Email Reports
- Stripe
- Braintree
- Recurly
Both cover
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Google Data Studio
- Self-service analyticsnot Baremetrics
- Data explorationnot Baremetrics
- Ad-hoc reportingnot Baremetrics
- Collaborative analysisnot Baremetrics
- Embedded analyticsnot Baremetrics
Baremetrics
- Subscription metrics and MRR reporting from Stripe and similar billing systemsnot Google Data Studio
- Churn and retention analysisnot Google Data Studio
- Failed payment recovery through the add-onnot Google Data Studio
- Cancellation surveys to understand why customers leavenot Google Data Studio
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Google Data Studio
- Google Data Studio has been renamed Looker Studio; the vendor's own landing page states it is free to use ("It's easy and free"), with no enterprise pricing tier visible on the consumer product itself.
Baremetrics
- Priced on the revenue it measures, so the bill rises with your ARR rather than with usage: $75 a month up to $360K ARR, $255 to $3.6M and $1,152 above that
- Payment Recovery and Cancellation Insights are separate add-ons at $129 a month each
- The advertised prices assume annual billing with a discount of up to 35 percent
- There is no free tier, only a trial
Pricing, plan by plan
Google Data Studio
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited Reports
- Data Connectors
- Collaboration
Baremetrics
Free- Metrics$50/month
- Revenue Metrics
- Customer Profiles
- Slack Integration
- Recover$50/month
- Failed Payment Recovery
- Dunning Management
- Analytics
Which should you pick?
Choose Google Data Studio if
- You need free platform.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want real-time collaboration.
Choose Baremetrics if
- You need revenue metrics.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want forecasting.
Questions people ask
- Is Google Data Studio or Baremetrics better?
- Neither clearly leads. Google Data Studio starts at Free and Baremetrics at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Google Data Studio or Baremetrics?
- Google Data Studio starts at Free and Baremetrics at Free.
- Does Google Data Studio or Baremetrics run on more platforms?
- Google Data Studio runs on Web. Baremetrics runs on Web, Api.
- Can I use Google Data Studio for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Google Data Studio best used for?
- Google Data Studio is most often used for self-service analytics, data exploration, ad-hoc reporting, collaborative analysis. Of those, self-service analytics and data exploration are not what Baremetrics is typically brought in for.
- What can Google Data Studio do that Baremetrics cannot?
- Google Data Studio covers Free Platform, Real-time Collaboration, Custom Visualizations, Data Blending. Baremetrics covers Revenue Metrics, Forecasting, Benchmarking, Cancellation Insights. Both handle Web support.