Sondola vs Geckoboard: which fits your startup?
Reviewed Oct 25, 2026 against geckoboard.com/pricing · Plans change, so check theirs before you decide
Short answer
Choose Geckoboard if you want live dashboards on office TVs, in Slack and in Microsoft Teams, fed by 90+ data sources. Choose Sondola if you want one North Star metric with its drivers, goals with daily pace and a weekly brief for the whole company. As of Oct 25, 2026, Geckoboard starts at $79 a month billed annually for 2 dashboards and 1 editor, and the Sondola Startup plan is $149 a month billed yearly with unlimited users.
Side by side
| Topic | Sondola | Geckoboard |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A company metrics workspace for tech startups. One North Star metric with its driver metrics in a metric tree, goals, team boards, a weekly brief, cash, burn and runway, and AI spend. | KPI dashboard software that turns live data from business tools into real-time dashboards for TVs, Slack, Microsoft Teams, email and mobile. |
| Price, billed yearly | Startup plan $149 a month per company. Scale plan is custom. | Essentials from $79 a month. Performance from $319 a month. Enterprise is custom. |
| Price, month to month | $179 a month per company on the Startup plan. | Monthly billing is offered, but monthly prices are not listed on its pricing page. |
| Users | Unlimited users on the Startup plan. | Unlimited viewers. Essentials includes 1 editor, with extra editors at $20 each. Performance includes 3 editors. |
| Integrations | 34 read-only connectors, including Stripe, RevenueCat, QuickBooks Online, Mercury, PostHog, Amplitude, Meta Ads, App Store Connect and AWS costs. Plus a Slack digest. | 90+ data sources, with unlimited integrations on every plan. |
| North Star and drivers | One North Star metric with the driver metrics underneath it, as a metric tree. | Not listed on its pricing page. |
| Goals | Goals on any metric with daily pace and check-ins. | Goals are targets set on a Number widget, shown as progress toward the target. |
| AI | Suggestions run on your own OpenAI or Anthropic key. No built-in AI analyst yet. | Metrics MCP to work with Geckoboard metrics in Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools. |
| Free for startups | Sondola for Startups: the Startup plan at no cost for startups that have raised under $5M in total with fewer than 50 people, 12 months at a time, renewed while they qualify. | No startup program listed on its pricing page. Non-profits get 20% off any plan. 14-day free trial. |
| Best for | Startups that want a North Star, goals and a weekly brief across product, revenue, marketing and cash. | Teams that want live dashboards on office screens and in chat tools. |
When Geckoboard is the better choice
Built for screens. Dashboards go to TVs, Slack, Microsoft Teams, email and mobile, with dashboard loops and full-screen celebrations on Performance.Lower entry price. Essentials starts at $79 a month billed annually, with unlimited viewers.More data sources. Geckoboard lists 90+ integrations with real-time refresh per data source.A Metrics MCP lets you work with Geckoboard metrics in Claude, ChatGPT and other AI tools.When Sondola is the better choice
A North Star metric with the driver metrics underneath it, so the team sees what moves the number, not only the number.Goals on any metric with daily pace and check-ins. Geckoboard goals are a target on a Number widget.Unlimited users for one company price. Geckoboard charges $20 for each extra editor.Cash, burn, runway and AI spend sit next to the rest of your metrics, with the source and read time on every number.Moving from Geckoboard
- Step 1List the numbers on your screensWrite down the metrics your Geckoboard dashboards show today and which tool each one comes from.
- Step 2Connect the tools behind those numbersSondola has 34 read-only connectors, including Stripe, HubSpot, GA4, Intercom and Mercury. Connect the ones behind your dashboards.
- Step 3Pick a North Star and set goalsChoose one North Star metric, place the driver metrics under it, add goals with daily pace and check-ins, and turn on the weekly brief by email and Slack.
Keep Geckoboard running while you compare. Sondola only reads from your tools.
Questions founders ask
Is Sondola cheaper than Geckoboard?
Not at the entry level. As of Oct 25, 2026, Geckoboard Essentials starts at $79 a month billed annually for 2 dashboards, 1 editor and 1 screen, and Performance starts at $319 a month billed annually. The Sondola Startup plan is $149 a month billed yearly, or $179 month to month, with unlimited users.
Can Sondola show dashboards on an office TV like Geckoboard?
A TV screen mode is not on the Sondola feature list. Sondola is built around team boards, goals and a weekly brief by email and Slack. If office screens are the main job, Geckoboard is the better fit.
Does Geckoboard have goals?
Yes, as targets on Number widgets. The Geckoboard help center describes setting a goal on a widget to show progress toward it. It does not describe pace, check-ins or goal owners. Sondola sets goals on any metric with daily pace and check-ins.
Is there a free version of Geckoboard?
As of Oct 25, 2026, Geckoboard offers a 14-day free trial and no free plan is listed on its pricing page. Sondola for Startups gives the Startup plan at no cost to startups that have raised under $5M in total with fewer than 50 people, 12 months at a time, renewed while they qualify.
Can I use Geckoboard and Sondola together?
Yes. A team can keep Geckoboard on an office screen and use Sondola for the North Star, goals and the weekly brief.
Other comparisons
Sources
www.geckoboard.com/pricing/ · www.geckoboard.com/ · support.geckoboard.com/en/articles/6055737-add-goals-to-number-widgets
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