Databox vs Geckoboard
Databox and Geckoboard both put business metrics on dashboards, and they are often compared. They lean different ways. Databox is an analytics platform with reports, goals, forecasting, and an agency plan. Geckoboard is about live numbers on shared screens, with unlimited viewers. Here is how they compare, from each company's own pricing page as of October 2026.
Side by side
| Topic | Databox | Geckoboard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes: 1 user, 3 data sources, 1 dashboard, daily sync. | No. A 14 day trial. |
| Entry price | Analyst, $71 a month annual ($85 monthly), 1 user, 5 data sources. | Essentials, $79 a month annual, 2 dashboards, 1 editor, 1 screen. |
| Next tier | Team Core, $199 a month annual: 3 users, 10 data sources. | Performance, $319 a month annual: 20 dashboards, 3 editors, 5 screens. |
| What is counted | Users and data sources. Dashboards unlimited on paid plans. | Dashboards, editors, and screens. Viewers unlimited. |
| Freshness | Hourly on paid plans, daily on Free. | Real time per data source. |
| Integrations | 130+, by Databox's count. | 90+. |
| Agencies | An Agency plan from $79 a month plus $20 per client pack. | No agency plan listed. |
Based on how each product describes itself, checked October 2026. Sources: Databox pricing, Geckoboard pricing. If something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.
How the pricing compares
Databox counts users and data sources. Free covers 1 user and 3 sources. Analyst is $71 a month on annual billing for 1 user and 5 sources, Team Core $199 for 3 users and 10, and Team Scale $319 for 10 users and 30. Annual plans save 20%. A data source is a specific account, property, or view, so they add up.
Geckoboard counts dashboards, editors, and screens, never viewers. Essentials is $79 a month on annual billing with 2 dashboards, 1 editor, and 1 screen, with extra dashboards at $24 and extra editors or screens at $20. Performance is $319 with 20 dashboards, 3 editors, and 5 screens.
If many people need to look but few build, Geckoboard's unlimited viewers go a long way. If a few people need deep analysis across many sources, Databox's model fits better.
Where each one is stronger
Where Databox is stronger
- Analysis and reportsReports, goals, forecasting, custom metrics, and an AI analyst.
- A free planFree forever for one user, three sources, and one dashboard.
- AgenciesA dedicated plan with client packs.
- More integrations130+, against Geckoboard's 90+.
Where Geckoboard is stronger
- Built for screensDashboards designed for a TV in the office, with snapshots and sharing links.
- Unlimited viewersEveryone can see the numbers without a seat.
- Real-time dataRefreshed as fast as each source allows, not hourly.
- Simple to runFewer concepts to learn: pick metrics, lay out, share.
Both are general tools: they show any business metric, from any team. That breadth is useful for a company, and more than a founder running a few products needs.
Which one to pick
Pick Databox if
You want analysis, reports, and goals across many sources, or you run an agency.
Pick Geckoboard if
You want live numbers on a shared screen that everyone can see without a seat.
If you run several products
If the dashboards you have in mind are for SaaS products you run, both tools leave you building them: one board per product, with your own thresholds for when something is wrong.
LopeBase starts with those screens already made. Connect Stripe, analytics, Search Console, Sentry, and the rest, and every product's revenue, traffic, uptime, errors, and SEO sit side by side, with what needs attention at the top. It is free for one product.
Questions
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Is Databox or Geckoboard cheaper?
Databox has a free plan and Geckoboard does not. Their first paid plans are close: $71 and $79 a month on annual billing. Which costs less after that depends on whether you add users and sources (Databox) or dashboards and editors (Geckoboard).
Which updates faster?
Geckoboard lists real-time refresh per data source. Databox syncs hourly on paid plans and daily on Free.
Which is better for agencies?
Databox, which has an agency plan with client packs. Geckoboard does not list one.