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Fulcrum vs Geckoboard
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Fulcrum and Geckoboard — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Fulcrum vs Geckoboard: at a glance
| Feature | Fulcrum | Geckoboard |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Analytics | Analytics |
| Velocity score | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| Sparks · 30d | 1 | 0 |
| Top themes | field data collection, ai assistant, mobile, gis | analytics, dashboards, data-visualization, integrations |
| Last editorial update | 1d ago | 4mo ago |
| Website | — | Visit → |
What is Fulcrum?
Fulcrum turns on Insights, its AI assistant for field data, for every customer.
Fulcrum, a field data collection platform, opened Insights to all customers on all plans as a public beta, on by default. Users ask questions in plain language across up to five apps and get charts, maps and tables, with an org-level off switch. Around it, web, iOS and Android releases fixed map, GPS and photo markup issues and tuned Photo FastFill and Insights styling.
What is Geckoboard?
Geckoboard is refining the dashboard itself — more filtering control and faster data.
Geckoboard's recent work targets the mechanics of building and reading dashboards: multi-value GA4 contains filters, cross-object HubSpot filtering, chart granularity decoupled from timespan, configurable week-start, and webhook-driven instant updates for Zendesk agent status. It also shipped a stacked column chart — its first entirely new visualization in years.
Fulcrum vs Geckoboard: editorial side-by-side
Fulcrum
6.3ANALYTICS
Fulcrum turns on Insights, its AI assistant for field data, for every customer.
◆ Current state
Fulcrum, a field data collection platform, opened Insights to all customers on all plans as a public beta, on by default. Users ask questions in plain language across up to five apps and get charts, maps and tables, with an org-level off switch. Around it, web, iOS and Android releases fixed map, GPS and photo markup issues and tuned Photo FastFill and Insights styling.
◆ Where it's heading
Fulcrum is adding AI at both ends of its workflow: FastFill extracts data from photos and audio at capture, and Insights answers questions about the data afterwards. Mobile releases stay focused on reliability for GPS and map features still in beta.
◆ Prediction
Expect Insights to move toward general availability or paid packaging once the beta collects usage, and GPS Integration to leave beta after the current fix cycle.
Geckoboard
5.0ANALYTICS
Geckoboard is refining the dashboard itself — more filtering control and faster data.
◆ Current state
Geckoboard's recent work targets the mechanics of building and reading dashboards: multi-value GA4 contains filters, cross-object HubSpot filtering, chart granularity decoupled from timespan, configurable week-start, and webhook-driven instant updates for Zendesk agent status. It also shipped a stacked column chart — its first entirely new visualization in years.
◆ Where it's heading
The direction is steady refinement of the core dashboarding surface rather than expansion into new product areas. Most releases give analysts finer control over how existing metrics are filtered, bucketed, and refreshed — closing small gaps power users hit daily.
◆ Prediction
Expect more of the same: incremental filtering, visualization, and integration-freshness improvements. The single new chart type may signal appetite for more visualizations, but the entries don't confirm a broader push.
Alternatives to Fulcrum and Geckoboard
Other Analytics products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Fulcrum or Geckoboard.
OpenReplay
OpenReplay moves its Go backend to pgx v5 and patches vulnerable deps across 1.25–1.27.
Basedash
Basedash automations can now attach scheduled CSV exports to Slack and email.
OpenPanel
OpenPanel tags three more note-free builds in one evening, reaching 3.16.4.
Holistics
Holistics lets admins put a key dashboard on everyone's Home page.
OpenHouse
OpenHouse locks down its column-defaults capability flag as default values near completion.
See all Fulcrum alternatives → · See all Geckoboard alternatives →
Recent activity from Fulcrum and Geckoboard
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 1d agoFulcrumiOS 2610.2.0: GPS map-mode, report timeout and sync fixes
- 1d agoFulcrumAndroid 2610.2.0: location dot, permissions and GPS data fixes
- 6d agoFulcrumWeb: map and filter fixes, Google Maps link on records
- 7d agoFulcrumiOS 2610.1.0: ArcGIS tracking and GPS metadata fixes
- 7d agoFulcrumInsights AI assistant opens to all customers in public beta ⚡
- 8d agoFulcrumAndroid 2610.1.0: Photo FastFill styling, faster annotation
- 5mo agoGeckoboardGA4 "contains" filters now support multiple values
- 5mo agoGeckoboardChoose your week start day
- 5mo agoGeckoboardCross-object filtering for HubSpot
- 5mo agoGeckoboardSet chart granularity independently of your timespan
- 6mo agoGeckoboardFaster updates for Zendesk Agent Status
- 6mo agoGeckoboardFaster updates for Zendesk Agent Status
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Fulcrum and Geckoboard?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Fulcrum is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Fulcrum better than Geckoboard?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Fulcrum is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 1 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Analytics products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Fulcrum?
Top Fulcrum alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Fulcrum alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/fulcrum for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Geckoboard?
Top Geckoboard alternatives in Analytics are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Geckoboard alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/geckoboard for the full list with editorial commentary on each.