Databox vs Geckoboard: Which Should You Choose in 2026?
Both prices below were read from each vendor's own pricing page on the date shown.
Pricing side by side
| Plan | Databox | Geckoboard |
|---|---|---|
| tier 1 | Free — 3 data sources, 1 dashboard, 10 custom metrics, 50 AI credits | $49/mo — 1 dashboard, 1 TV display, 90+ data integrations, unlimited viewers |
| tier 2 | $64/mo — 5 data sources included | $99/mo — 5 dashboards, 3 TV displays, 5-minute data refresh, custom branding |
| tier 3 | $159/mo — More dashboards, users and AI credits | $299/mo — Unlimited dashboards, 10 TV displays, 1-minute data refresh, dedicated CSM |
| tier 4 | $399/mo — Higher limits across the board | — |
| tier 5 | On request — Custom data source count | — |
read from both vendors' pricing pages · 20 Aug 2026 · how we verify
Choose Databox if
- Small teams that need one honest weekly dashboard — the free tier covers it
- Anyone joining data from a warehouse and SaaS tools in one view
Choose Geckoboard if
- Executive leadership and sales teams wanting clear real-time TV metric displays in offices
- Customer support and marketing teams broadcasting daily KPI snapshots directly into Slack
Where each one disappoints
Databox
- Teams with many sources on a budget — the count is the tier lever and it climbs fast
Geckoboard
- Engineers building deep machine learning models from raw event log streams
Compiled by Stepan Noianov from both vendors' own sites. Something wrong? Report an inaccuracy.