Alternatives
Databox alternative: Metrica
Metrica is a Databox alternative for people who want a written weekly briefing instead of more dashboards. It reads Stripe, GA4, Search Console, Sheets or a CSV, computes changes against last week, the 4-week average and targets in code, and links every statement to its evidence. From $29 a month, billed monthly.
Prices and features checked Oct 31, 2026.
| Feature | Metrica | Databox |
|---|---|---|
| Free option | 2 data sources and 5 on-demand briefings a month, no scheduled delivery | Free plan: 1 user, 3 data sources, daily sync; sharing and notifications not included |
| Entry paid plan | Starter $29/mo, billed monthly: 3 data sources, 1 person, 1 briefing schedule | Analyst $71/mo billed annually: 1 user, 5 data sources |
| A small team | Growth $59/mo: 10 data sources, 5 people | Team Core $199/mo billed annually: 3 users, 10 data sources |
| Several clients or brands | Pro $99/mo: up to 25 brands, unlimited data sources, 15 people | Agency: from $79/mo billed annually, unlimited users, 20 data sources (more in paid packs) |
| Written weekly briefing | The core of the product: what changed, why (from the data), what needs attention; every statement links to its metric, period and query | "Performance summaries" listed on every plan; how they cite their numbers isn't stated on the pricing page |
| Anomaly checks | Week over week, against the 4-week average, against your target, and unusual weeks, all computed in code | "Anomaly detection" listed on every plan |
| Scheduled delivery | Email and Slack on every paid plan (and during the trial) | "Sharing & notifications" on Team Core and Team Scale; not on Free or Analyst |
| Data refresh | Every 6 hours, and again before each scheduled briefing | Daily on Free, hourly on paid plans |
| Data sources | Stripe, Google Analytics 4, Search Console, Google Sheets, CSV | Number of native integrations not stated on the pricing page; custom integrations and API access from Analyst |
| Trial | 7 days | 14 days on any plan; no credit card needed to start |
What Databox's pricing page says
- Paid plans are shown as prices billed annually: Analyst $71, Team Core $199 and Team Scale $319 a month.
- Sharing and notifications are listed only on the Team Core and Team Scale plans.
- The Free plan syncs daily and has 1 user and 3 data sources.
How Metrica differs
- The product is the briefing: what changed, why it likely changed (only from the data) and what needs attention, delivered by email and Slack on every paid plan.
- Every number is computed in code and every statement cites its evidence; AI sentences with numbers that aren't in the evidence are dropped.
- Month-to-month plans: $29, $59 and $99, with a 7-day free trial and hard limits.
What to check before you switch
- Whether your sources are covered: Metrica connects Stripe, Google Analytics 4, Search Console and Google Sheets directly, and anything else through a CSV.
- Whether you rely on custom dashboards for clients; Metrica's dashboard is simpler and its share links are per briefing.
- Which metrics and targets you report on today, so you can set them up in Metrica in the first session.
Questions
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The prices were checked Oct 31, 2026, from databox.com/pricing. Prices change, so check their page too.
Sources: databox.com/pricing. Checked Oct 31, 2026.