Geckoboard

Learn about the different visualizations you can use to display your data.

Types of visualizations in Geckoboard

Use a number widget to display a single number with optional goal values and status indicators.

Guide to the number visualization

Use a gauge to quickly see a metric in comparison to defined minimum and maximum values.

Guide to the gauge visualization

Use a line chart to track changes over time, using equal intervals of time between each data point.

Guide to the line chart visualization

Use a column chart to display vertical categorical data.

Guide to the column chart visualization

Use stacked column charts to show how segments contribute to a total across categories.

Guide to the stacked column chart visualization

Use a bar chart to display horizontal categorical data.

Guide to the bar chart visualization

Use a leaderboard to display where people rank in relation to their peers.

Guide to the leaderboard visualization

Use a table to display detailed, multi-column data in a structured row and column format.

Guide to the table visualization

Pie charts can be misleading and hard to interpret, making them rarely the best choice for visualizing your data.

Why we don't support pie charts

Learn when to use a stacked column chart vs. a multi-series column chart to visualize your data.

Stacked column charts vs. multi-series column charts

When to use a number vs a gauge viz

Learn how to visualize your progress toward a specific target over time.

Add goals to Number widgets

Add status indicators to number and gauge widgets to spot when something important happens to one of your key metrics.

Create visual alerts with Status indicators

Learn how to add comparison metrics to your Line chart, Column chart, or Table visualization.

Add multiple metrics within the same widget for comparison

Learn how to how add additional metrics to tables.

Create a multi-metric Table widget

Learn how to round numbers, add abbreviations, and set units for widget numbers using the Number formatting menu.

Set the format of widget numbers

Learn how to use filters to show specific data within your visualizations and communicate your metrics clearly.

Use filters to refine data shown within your widgets

Use Split by within your Line or Column chart to segment your data into groups within a single visualization.

Break up data within a single chart using Split by

Learn how to add emoji to a widget using Mac OS and Windows.

Add emoji to dashboard widgets

Widgets will error when permissions on the existing connection are revoked – often after the connected account holder leaves their role.

Migrate to a new connection after existing connection's permissions revoked

By rounding down your progress goal values we avoid showing, say, 9.99 as reaching your goal of 10.

Why Number widget progress goal values round down, not up

We don't yet support combining and aggregating data from different data sources and widgets.

Can I compare data from different data sources?

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Decimal and thousands separators not displaying correctly on widgets

Legacy data sources may be removed at any time. There may be a new version available.

Widget config message: 'There’s a new version of this integration available'

This error can occur when someone changes the account connection powering a widget, such as the password.

Widget error: We were unable to build your widget

The data sources we integrate with might not support every combination of metric, filter or time-period.

Widget error: 'These metrics and filters are not compatible'

You may see this message when no data has yet been collected that the widget can use to build its visualization.

Widget message: 'No data to visualize'

Legacy widgets and/or data sources may be removed at any time and for various reasons.

Widget config message: 'The widget is no longer supported'

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