Business Intelligence · head to head
Holistics vs Baremetrics
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Holistics the entry plan is $960 per month billed monthly, which is a high floor for a BI tool; 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: Holistics covers Data Modeling, Baremetrics covers Revenue Metrics.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Holistics and Baremetrics actually diverge.
| Attribute | Holistics | Baremetrics |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Cloud | Web, Api |
| Founded | 2015 | 2013 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (subscription), 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 Holistics
- Data Modeling
- Version Control
- Scheduling
- Caching
- Embedding
- BigQuery
- Snowflake
- Redshift
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.
Holistics
- Modelling business metrics in a code-defined semantic layer with Git version controlnot Baremetrics
- Self-service exploration and dashboards for non-SQL usersnot Baremetrics
- Embedding analytics into a customer-facing productnot Baremetrics
Baremetrics
- Subscription metrics and MRR reporting from Stripe and similar billing systemsnot Holistics
- Churn and retention analysisnot Holistics
- Failed payment recovery through the add-onnot Holistics
- Cancellation surveys to understand why customers leavenot Holistics
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Holistics
- The entry plan is $960 per month billed monthly, which is a high floor for a BI tool
- Every plan includes only the first 10 users, with additional users charged at $15 per month each on Entry and Standard and $18 on the Security Compliance Suite
- The Entry plan caps reports at 100, and each additional 100 reports costs $120 per month
- Google SSO requires the Standard plan at $1,200 per month; enterprise SSO with SAML and SCIM provisioning requires the Security Compliance Suite at $2,400 per month
- Row-based access control, IP whitelisting, pass-through authentication and user activity monitoring are all Security Compliance Suite features
- Connecting Git version control to your own repository requires Standard; Entry only gets Holistics-hosted Git
- White labelling, dynamic row-level permissions and unlimited dashboard viewers for embedded analytics are Custom Plan only, with no published price
- Bank payments and custom payment terms are Custom Plan only, and custom infosec or legal paperwork is Enterprise plan only
- The two months off discount requires yearly billing
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
Holistics
Free- FreeFree
- 3 Users
- Basic Features
- Community Support
- Standard$250/month
- Unlimited Users
- Advanced Features
- Email Support
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 Holistics if
- You need data modeling.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Cloud.
- You also want version control.
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 Holistics or Baremetrics better?
- Neither clearly leads. Holistics 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, Holistics or Baremetrics?
- Holistics starts at Free and Baremetrics at Free.
- Does Holistics or Baremetrics run on more platforms?
- Holistics runs on Web, Cloud. Baremetrics runs on Web, Api.
- Can I use Holistics for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Holistics best used for?
- Holistics is most often used for modelling business metrics in a code-defined semantic layer with git version control, self-service exploration and dashboards for non-sql users, embedding analytics into a customer-facing product. Of those, modelling business metrics in a code-defined semantic layer with git version control and self-service exploration and dashboards for non-sql users are not what Baremetrics is typically brought in for.
- What can Holistics do that Baremetrics cannot?
- Holistics covers Data Modeling, Version Control, Scheduling, Caching. Baremetrics covers Revenue Metrics, Forecasting, Benchmarking, Cancellation Insights. Both handle Web support.