Geckoboard vs. Plecto

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Geckoboard
Score 6.2 out of 10
Mid-Size Companies (51-1,000 employees)
Geckoboard enables users to create real time dashboards using data from over 80 cloud services. It integrates with other products such as: AWeber, Basecamp, Campaign Monitor and HubSpot.
$35
per month
Plecto
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Plecto helps companies around the world understand their performance by visualizing KPIs and real-time data in a transparent and engaging way. Plecto's software offers personalizable widgets and unique gamification options to increase employees' engagement and motivation at work.
$870
per quarter for the first 10 licenses
Pricing
GeckoboardPlecto
Editions & Modules
Starter
$35
per month
Team
$159
per month
Team Plus
$275
per month
Company
$599
per month
Medium
starts at $870
per quarter for the first 10 licenses
Large
starts at $1350
per quarter for the first 10 licenses
Enterprise
Custom Quote
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
GeckoboardPlecto
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details20% discount for annual billing.
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Community Pulse
GeckoboardPlecto
Features
GeckoboardPlecto
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Geckoboard
9.3
5 Ratings
13% above category average
Plecto
-
Ratings
Pixel Perfect reports8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable dashboards10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
Geckoboard
7.7
5 Ratings
4% below category average
Plecto
-
Ratings
Drill-down analysis8.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Formatting capabilities8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages7.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration8.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
Geckoboard
9.0
5 Ratings
9% above category average
Plecto
-
Ratings
Publish to Web10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Publish to PDF9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Versioning9.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling8.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
Geckoboard
8.7
5 Ratings
9% above category average
Plecto
-
Ratings
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization10.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Predictive Analytics6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
Geckoboard
7.8
5 Ratings
8% below category average
Plecto
-
Ratings
Multi-User Support (named login)9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model7.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)9.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)6.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
Geckoboard
9.5
5 Ratings
20% above category average
Plecto
-
Ratings
Responsive Design for Web Access9.05 Ratings00 Ratings
Mobile Application10.03 Ratings00 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile10.04 Ratings00 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
Geckoboard
10.0
2 Ratings
26% above category average
Plecto
-
Ratings
REST API10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Javascript API10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
iFrames10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Java API10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)10.02 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
GeckoboardPlecto
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
(6 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
GeckoboardPlecto
Likelihood to Recommend
Geckoboard
Great value for the money. Excellent for smaller agencies with multiple projects and teams in a smaller space. We can quickly roll out mobile displays to help with a particular deployment push or monitoring a clients website engagement. It's also useful for showing live data without requiring analytics to run reports from a CRM, etc.
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Plecto
No answers on this topic
Pros
Geckoboard
  • User self-help - the video tutorials and a robust publicly accessible knowledgebase.
  • Geckoboard can aggregate data from a number of other apps into a singular dashboard.
  • Sleek, dark UI.
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Plecto
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Cons
Geckoboard
  • A bit more flexibility in the number of columns would be nice.
  • Ability to scale to mobile device (web).
  • App capabilities are missing on Android.
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Plecto
No answers on this topic
Likelihood to Renew
Geckoboard
My company did not renew due to changes in the organization.
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Plecto
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Usability
Geckoboard
With a simple interface and available templates, creating basic dashboards is easy. Obviously depending on the data you want to visualize, there may be higher learning curves. That being said, they have a huge amount of integrations and extensible frameworks. If you are using anything made in the past ten years there is an API function or integration that can get it talking to the platform. As such, it's pretty easy to hit the main data points you want and get it on a cheap display in front of your team.
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Plecto
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Geckoboard
The support levels vary based on the level of plan that you have but that's to be expected. Virtually everything except the Enterprise plan has basic chat/email support. While they are responsive they are not going to be much assistance in helping you figure out API calls or implementing 3rd party integrations. That is to be expected and the support community can pretty much get you in the right direction if you look.
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Plecto
No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
Geckoboard
Domo is more robust. We do use both because Geckoboard is really easy to show the rest of our team without the need for additional licenses.
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Plecto
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Geckoboard
  • While we originally used this as an internal IS tool, we eventually have expanded it to be used by nearly every department.
  • Because pricing is monthly, we can grow or decrease our usage based on our current client needs.
  • Because it is low cost and easy to deploy, we can utilize it in place of considerable resources in analytics and reporting by delivering snapshots of data without pulling reports.
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Plecto
No answers on this topic
ScreenShots

Geckoboard Screenshots

Screenshot of Create live KPI dashboards in minutes. No coding or training required.Screenshot of Easily pull in real-time data from over 80 different tools, including spreadsheets and databases, as well as popular business tools like Salesforce, Zendesk, Google Analytics and many more.Screenshot of Anyone can build custom dashboards that make data and KPIs look professional and are easy for everyone on the team to understand at a glance.Screenshot of Get important numbers in front of the team or stakeholders, whether they're in the office or WFH.Screenshot of Every part of your organisation can surface metrics that matter to them and show progress towards their goals.

Plecto Screenshots

Screenshot of some live KPI dashboards.Screenshot of a contest, to motivate employees.Screenshot of the Plecto Reward Store, available to help motivate employees.Screenshot of an example of the ready-to-go dashboard templates.Screenshot of the Plecto mobile app, used to track performance on the go.