Metabase vs Geckoboard

Metabase8.7Visit Geckoboard8.4Visit

Higher score Metabase #5 in Realtime Dashboards 8.7/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Metabase

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Geckoboard #7 in Realtime Dashboards 8.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Geckoboard

• Metabase fits best

  Budget-conscious teams needing flexible BI

• Geckoboard fits best

  Teams displaying live KPIs on TVs or wallboards

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Side by side

Feature	Metabase 8.7/10 Visit ↗	Geckoboard 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.4
Ranking	#5 in Realtime Dashboards	#7 in Realtime Dashboards
Best for	Budget-conscious teams needing flexible BI	Teams displaying live KPIs on TVs or wallboards
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$65/user/yr	$79/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Free trial length	14 days	14 days · no card needed
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Tickets, Community	Live chat, Email, Docs
Compliance	SOC 2, SSO/SAML	GDPR
Integrations	237+ integrations	90+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Metabase 0/3 · Geckoboard 0/3
Streaming data sources	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Custom data sources	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Metric alerts	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Minimum refresh interval	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Dashboard sharing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Data retention	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Choose a graphical query builder or write queries in the native SQL editor. Deploy on your own infrastructure or use managed Metabase Cloud hosting. Build interactive dashboards with automatic refresh at one-minute intervals.	Connects to 90+ business data integrations and databases. Unlimited viewers can access customizable, automatically refreshed dashboards. Shares snapshots, alerts and embedded dashboards across team channels.
Cons	The Open Source edition is self-hosted, so teams manage their own deployment. Advanced permissions and SSO are available on Pro, not Starter. Enterprise pricing is custom rather than a fixed per-user price.	No free plan; Essentials starts at $79/month with annual billing. Alerts and interactive drilldowns require the $319/month Performance plan. Support is available Monday to Friday, not around the clock.
Our verdict	Metabase is an open-source business intelligence product for teams that need to query databases, create charts and dashboards, share reports, or embed analytics in an application. Its graphical query builder gives non-SQL users a way to… Read the review →	Geckoboard gives teams a shared view of live operational KPIs, drawing metrics from business tools and databases into customizable dashboards. It is designed for sales, customer support, operations, marketing, leadership and finance teams… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Metabase — where it wins

  • Choose a graphical query builder or write queries in the native SQL editor.
  • Deploy on your own infrastructure or use managed Metabase Cloud hosting.
  • Build interactive dashboards with automatic refresh at one-minute intervals.

  Where it doesn't

  • The Open Source edition is self-hosted, so teams manage their own deployment.
  • Advanced permissions and SSO are available on Pro, not Starter.
  • Enterprise pricing is custom rather than a fixed per-user price.

• Geckoboard — where it wins

  • Connects to 90+ business data integrations and databases.
  • Unlimited viewers can access customizable, automatically refreshed dashboards.
  • Shares snapshots, alerts and embedded dashboards across team channels.

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; Essentials starts at $79/month with annual billing.
  • Alerts and interactive drilldowns require the $319/month Performance plan.
  • Support is available Monday to Friday, not around the clock.

• Metabase8.7/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  Flexible BI with real-time dashboards, open-source self-hosting, and paid cloud plans.

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• Geckoboard8.4/10 · 14-day trial

  Geckoboard turns connected business metrics into live dashboards for screens and teams.

  Visit GeckoboardFull verdict →