Business Intelligence · head to head
Grow vs Baremetrics
The short version
- Only Baremetrics has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Grow the pricing URL serves marketing content with no plan, rate, minimum or cost driver published anywhere on it; 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: Grow covers No-code Setup, Baremetrics covers Revenue Metrics.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Grow and Baremetrics actually diverge.
| Attribute | Grow | Baremetrics |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $500/month | Free |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web, Mobile, Tv | Web, Api |
| Founded | 2014 | 2013 |
Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), 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 Grow
- No-code Setup
- Unlimited Dashboards
- Data Blending
- Alerts
- Embedding
- Salesforce
- HubSpot
- QuickBooks
Only in Baremetrics
- Revenue Metrics
- Forecasting
- Benchmarking
- Cancellation Insights
- Email Reports
- Braintree
- Recurly
- Apple App Store
Both cover
- Stripe
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Grow
- No-code dashboards and business intelligence for teams without analystsnot Baremetrics
- Blending data from more than 100 sources including BigQuery, PostgreSQL, Salesforce and HubSpotnot Baremetrics
- ETL, warehousing and visualisation in a single platformnot Baremetrics
Baremetrics
- Subscription metrics and MRR reporting from Stripe and similar billing systemsnot Grow
- Churn and retention analysisnot Grow
- Failed payment recovery through the add-onnot Grow
- Cancellation surveys to understand why customers leavenot Grow
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
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
Grow
$500/month- Starter$500/month
- Unlimited Users
- 75+ Integrations
- Support
- Pro$1000/month
- Advanced Features
- Custom Integrations
- Training
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 Grow if
- You need no-code setup.
- You work on Web, Mobile, Tv.
- You also want unlimited dashboards.
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 Grow or Baremetrics better?
- Neither clearly leads. Grow starts at $500/month and Baremetrics at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Grow or Baremetrics?
- Baremetrics has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $500/month for Grow and Free for Baremetrics.
- Does Grow or Baremetrics run on more platforms?
- Grow runs on Web, Mobile, Tv. Baremetrics runs on Web, Api.
- Can I use Baremetrics for free?
- Yes. Baremetrics has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Grow starts at $500/month.
- What is Grow best used for?
- Grow is most often used for no-code dashboards and business intelligence for teams without analysts, blending data from more than 100 sources including bigquery, postgresql, salesforce and hubspot, etl, warehousing and visualisation in a single platform. Of those, no-code dashboards and business intelligence for teams without analysts and blending data from more than 100 sources including bigquery, postgresql, salesforce and hubspot are not what Baremetrics is typically brought in for.
- What can Grow do that Baremetrics cannot?
- Grow covers No-code Setup, Unlimited Dashboards, Data Blending, Alerts. Baremetrics covers Revenue Metrics, Forecasting, Benchmarking, Cancellation Insights. Both handle Stripe, Web support.
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