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DashboardFox

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    DashboardFox

    		N/AN/ADashboardFox is cloud-based business intelligence and dashboard software from 5000fish, built for teams that create and deliver dashboards and reports to clients, departments, or business units. It is priced by monthly active users (MAU) rather than per seat, so organizations pay for a tier instead of for every login, and accounts that do not sign in are not counted. Row-level security, white-label branding, and custom domains are included in every plan, which…

    $99

    per month Monthly Active User (MAU)

    Excel4apps

    Score8.6 out of 10
    		N/AExcel4apps is a business intelligence software offering from Excel4apps.N/A
    Pricing
    DashboardFoxExcel4apps
    Editions & Modules
    Starter
    $99
    per month Monthly Active Users (MAU)
    Growth
    $249
    per month Monthly Active Users (MAU)
    Scale
    $499
    per month Monthly Active Users (MAU)
    Starter
    $4,995
    one-time fee per user
    Growth
    $9,995
    one-time fee per user
    Business
    $14,995
    one-time fee per user
    Premium
    $19,995
    one-time fee per user
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    DashboardFoxExcel4apps
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsA primary pricing consideration is the licensing model: DashboardFox is priced by monthly active users (MAU), not per seat. You pay for a tier, and only users who actually log in count toward it — recipients who view shared or scheduled reports without logging in are excluded. For teams with many occasional or read-only users, this is often more cost-effective than per-seat BI tools. Feature inclusion is also notable: row-level security, white-label branding, custom domains, and unlimited reports and dashboards are standard on every plan, including the $99/month Starter tier. Higher tiers scale capacity (more MAU, concurrent load, larger datasets, FastCache, Server Sync) and support levels rather than unlocking core features. Connecting data sources incurs no cost — there are no per-connector fees and no ETL requirement. Additional factors for buyers: annual billing provides a 20% discount; every plan includes a 7-day trial with no credit card required; discounts are available for nonprofits, education, government, and agencies/resellers; and for teams preferring to avoid subscriptions, a self-hosted perpetual license is available from $4,995, with the first year of upgrades and priority support included.—
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    Features
    DashboardFoxExcel4apps
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of DashboardFox and Excel4apps
    Feature
    DashboardFox
    -
    Ratings
    Excel4apps
    6.3
    4 Ratings
    26% below category average
    Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings5.43 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards00 Ratings6.13 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings7.44 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of DashboardFox and Excel4apps
    Feature
    DashboardFox
    -
    Ratings
    Excel4apps
    7.6
    4 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Drill-down analysis00 Ratings7.54 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.24 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings7.14 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of DashboardFox and Excel4apps
    Feature
    DashboardFox
    -
    Ratings
    Excel4apps
    6.4
    3 Ratings
    25% below category average
    Publish to Web00 Ratings6.73 Ratings
    Publish to PDF00 Ratings8.22 Ratings
    Report Versioning00 Ratings5.83 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings6.23 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of DashboardFox and Excel4apps
    Feature
    DashboardFox
    -
    Ratings
    Excel4apps
    6.7
    2 Ratings
    18% below category average
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics00 Ratings6.02 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of DashboardFox and Excel4apps
    Feature
    DashboardFox
    -
    Ratings
    Excel4apps
    8.1
    3 Ratings
    5% below category average
    Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings9.03 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings7.23 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings7.22 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of DashboardFox and Excel4apps
    Feature
    DashboardFox
    -
    Ratings
    Excel4apps
    7.8
    1 Ratings
    0% above category average
    Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    Mobile Application00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of DashboardFox and Excel4apps
    Feature
    DashboardFox
    -
    Ratings
    Excel4apps
    3.4
    2 Ratings
    78% below category average
    REST API00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Javascript API00 Ratings5.72 Ratings
    iFrames00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Java API00 Ratings5.92 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    DashboardFoxExcel4apps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.2
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    6.9
    (3 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    -
    (0 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sources
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    DashboardFoxExcel4apps
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5000fish
    No answers on this topic
    Excel4apps
    We have to calculate most all Lab / Pilot / Proposals sizing and results. The automated calculations in [Excel4apps] is awesome, as once you are familiar with them, it is easy to quickly implement them when needed.
    Incentivized
    Randi Yeaman
    Inside Sales & Lab Manager
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    Pros
    5000fish
    No answers on this topic
    Excel4apps
    • Easy to install and maintain. After the initial installation, there is little involvement by the technical administrators.
    • Cloning production to a test environment does not require any additional setups unlike Oracle EBS which does.
    • Loading data and reporting on this data is handled via EXCEL spreadsheets which is the "language" of our financial users.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
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    Cons
    5000fish
    No answers on this topic
    Excel4apps
    • It is possible but difficult to retrieve data or set criteria from different module into a single report or retrieve. If it is more user friendly instead of having to create a complex formula to retrieve the data, this function will be utilized more often.
    • It will be nice to have visual (graphs, etc.) report template available
    • It is helpful if we can retrieve data for a range of date, instead of just YTD, PTD etc. and multi-year data all at once for comparison too.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
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    Usability
    5000fish
    No answers on this topic
    Excel4apps
    I am not a power user of Excel. So I find Exel4apps a friendlier version of the things that I could do on Excel and making it easier with a magic wand.
    Incentivized
    Maha Alam
    Program Manager
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    Support Rating
    5000fish
    No answers on this topic
    Excel4apps
    I have not needed support yet
    Incentivized
    Randi Yeaman
    Inside Sales & Lab Manager
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    Alternatives Considered
    5000fish
    No answers on this topic
    Excel4apps
    Excel4apps is more user friendly and can retrieve data much easier and in a nicer format than Jaspersoft. Qlik Sense is useful and have more visual reporting and dashboard. However, it is usually used for higher level of analyses and review. Yardi is used for specific purpose, which is different than Excel4apps. Excel4apps can pull all the financial data from Oracle, including billing and collections.
    Incentivized
    Verified User
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    Return on Investment
    5000fish
    No answers on this topic
    Excel4apps
    • Increase team transparency
    • Increased reporting
    Incentivized
    Maha Alam
    Program Manager
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    ScreenShots

    DashboardFox Screenshots

    Screenshot of an interactive DashboardFox sales pipeline dashboard with KPI tiles, a revenue-by-rep chart, and a rep leaderboard. Business users filter by region, industry, or fiscal year and save their own views — self-service analytics with no SQL required.Screenshot of the Documents library in DashboardFox, where teams organize dashboards and reports into Team, Private, and Favorite folders. Share them with colleagues or clients, control guest access per item, and find any report fast with search and tags.Screenshot of DashboardFox's report Composer: pick fields, apply formulas and sorting, and preview the result live as a chart. Build dashboards and reports across 20+ visualizations without writing code, then save and share them with your team or clients.Screenshot of the App Builder in DashboardFox, where admins connect a data source and choose the exact tables and fields users can report on. Set up governed self-service reporting once, so business users only ever see the data they're allowed to.Screenshot of DashboardFox admin settings: manage data-source integrations, ODBC drivers, API access, scheduling, branding, and security in one place. Connect SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and more with no ETL, and white-label the experience for your clients.Screenshot of a single DashboardFox report shown as a color-coded calendar heatmap, flagging good, watch, and bad days at a glance. Open any report from the library, refresh or schedule it, and deliver it branded to your team or clients.