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Geckoboard vs Plecto

Same facts, side by side: starting price, free tier, MCP, API and what each one is actually built for.

Starting price

Geckoboard

$79/mo 14 day free trial

Geckoboard fits recruiting teams that want a clean TV or Slack dashboard of desk numbers already sitting in a CRM, dialer or spreadsheet. Pricing starts at $79/month billed annually for 2 dashboards and 1 screen, and Performance runs from $319/month.

Where Geckoboard fits

  • Office TV KPI dashboards
  • Teams already using HubSpot or Salesforce
  • Dialer metrics from Aircall or Dialpad
  • Querying metrics from Claude or ChatGPT

Plecto

$24/license/mo 14 day free trial

Plecto fits recruiting and staffing teams of 10 or more that want TV dashboards plus contests and notifications built on activity data. It costs $24 per tracked license per month billed annually on Medium and $37.20 on Large, with a 10-license minimum.

Where Plecto fits

  • Recruiting desks of 10+ tracked users
  • Staffing agencies on Recruit CRM or Recruitee
  • Activity targets and contests on office TVs
  • Combining dialer, CRM and ATS KPIs

At a glance

DetailGeckoboardPlecto
Starting price$79/mo$24/license/mo
Free tier–No–No
Free trial14 day free trial14 day free trial
MCP server✓Yes–No
Public API✓Yes✓Yes
Listed underDashboards & leaderboardsDashboards & leaderboards
Capterra4.7 from 123 reviews4.3 from 33 reviews

Where they pull apart

Geckoboard

Stands out: Geckoboard runs its own Metrics MCP server, so Claude or ChatGPT can query live dashboard metrics, and it is included on every plan with no usage charge. Viewers are unlimited on all plans, so only editors and screens add cost.

Watch out: Geckoboard has no Bullhorn or other ATS connector on its data sources page, so recruiting agencies have to route ATS data through Google Sheets, a SQL database, Zapier or the Datasets API. Geckoboard's pricing page shows only annual prices, and Essentials caps you at 2 dashboards and 1 screen before add-on fees.

Not the right fit for

  • Agencies needing a native Bullhorn feed
  • Leaderboard contests and rewards

Plecto

Stands out: Dashboards, data sources and TV screens are unlimited on every plan, so you pay only per tracked person. It has a recruiting industry page with customer quotes from emploio and Bewerberboost, and it lists Recruit CRM and Recruitee connectors among more than 150 integrations.

Watch out: The 10-license minimum makes the entry cost at least $240/month billed annually, and contests, the reward store and reports need the Large plan. Bullhorn, Vincere and JobAdder are not on the integrations list, so agencies on those ATSs would push data through the REST API, a SQL database or Zapier.

Not the right fit for

  • Teams under 10 people
  • Bullhorn shops wanting a native connector

Pros and cons

Geckoboard

  • Viewers are unlimited on every plan
  • Vendor-run Metrics MCP server is included on all plans
  • Many CRM, dialer and spreadsheet connectors, plus SQL and a push API
  • No ATS or Bullhorn connector listed
  • Essentials covers only 2 dashboards, 1 editor and 1 screen
  • No leaderboard contests, rewards or gamification

Plecto

  • Unlimited dashboards, data sources and TV screens on all plans
  • Published per-license prices for monthly and annual billing
  • Recruit CRM and Recruitee connectors plus a REST API
  • 10-license minimum on paid plans
  • Contests, reward store and reports need the Large plan
  • No Bullhorn, Vincere or JobAdder connector listed

What each one costs

Geckoboard

$79/mo

Geckoboard publishes three plans priced in USD before VAT. Essentials starts at $79/month billed annually with 2 dashboards, 1 editor and 1 screen, and you can add dashboards at $24 each and editors or screens at $20 each. Performance starts at $319/month billed annually with 20 dashboards, 3 editors and 5 screens, and Enterprise is quoted. Monthly billing is offered, but the page shows only annual prices and says annual billing saves 20%. Viewers are unlimited on every plan, a 14-day free trial is available, and non-profits get 20% off. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 6 Nov 2026

Plecto

$24/license/mo

Plecto charges per tracked license with a 10-license minimum, and dashboards, data sources and TV screens are unlimited on every plan. Medium costs $24 per license per month billed annually or $30 billed monthly, and Large costs $37.20 billed annually or $46.50 billed monthly. Large adds contests, the spinning wheel, the reward store, reports, one-on-ones, quizzes and SQL integrations, and Enterprise is quoted. The free trial runs 14 days with no credit card. Confirm current terms on the vendor site.

Checked 6 Nov 2026

Common questions

Is Geckoboard cheaper than Plecto?
Plecto starts lower, at $24/license/mo against $79/mo for Geckoboard. That is the entry plan on each side, so the real number depends on seats and the tier you land on.
Can you try Geckoboard or Plecto for free?
Neither carries a free tier on our listing. Geckoboard offers a 14 day free trial. Plecto offers a 14 day free trial.
Does Geckoboard or Plecto have an MCP server?
Geckoboard ships a first party MCP server, so an AI assistant can work the product directly.

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Editorial listings, never paid rankings. Prices checked 6 Nov 2026. Confirm current terms on the vendor site. Spot an error?