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Grow vs Geckoboard

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Grow

Business Intelligence

No-code BI for growing companies

From
$500/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Geckoboard logo

Geckoboard

Business Intelligence

Real-time KPI dashboards

From
$49/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Grow the pricing URL serves marketing content with no plan, rate, minimum or cost driver published anywhere on it; Geckoboard there is no free plan, only a 14 day trial; the entry Essentials tier is $79 a month
  • They diverge on capability: Grow covers No-code Setup, Geckoboard covers Real-time Updates.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Grow and Geckoboard actually diverge.

Attributes where Grow and Geckoboard differ
AttributeGrowGeckoboard
Starting price$500/month$49/month
PlatformsWeb, Mobile, TvWeb, Tv, Mobile
Founded20142010

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 Grow

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

Only in Geckoboard

  • Real-time Updates
  • TV Mode
  • Custom Widgets
  • Sharing
  • Zendesk
  • Intercom
  • Pipedrive

Both cover

  • Data Blending
  • Salesforce
  • Google Analytics
  • Stripe
  • Web support
  • Mobile support
  • Tv 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 Geckoboard
  • Blending data from more than 100 sources including BigQuery, PostgreSQL, Salesforce and HubSpotnot Geckoboard
  • ETL, warehousing and visualisation in a single platformnot Geckoboard

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

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

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

Pricing, plan by plan

Grow

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

Geckoboard

$49/month
  • Essential$49/month
    • 1 Dashboard
    • 60+ Integrations
    • TV Display
  • Scale$99/month
    • Multiple Dashboards
    • Advanced Features
    • Priority Support

Which should you pick?

Choose Grow if

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

Choose Geckoboard if

  • You need real-time updates.
  • You work on Web, Tv, Mobile.
  • You also want tv mode.
Geckoboard review

Questions people ask

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