DashThis alternative ·
Klipfolio vs DashThis
Quick marketing reports or custom dashboards across the business? Compare data reach, calculation depth, refresh speed and how each prices your client work.
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At a glance
| DashThis | ||
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Agencies & resellers | Marketing reports |
| Starting price | $160 / mo | $44 / month |
| Pricing model | Flat, unlimited users | Dashboards & data sources |
| Connectors | 130+ | 30+ |
| Free option | 14-day trial | 14-day trial |
The short answer
Klips or DashThis?
Klips suits agencies that build client dashboards from many kinds of data, with spreadsheet-style formulas, scheduled refresh through the day and separate client accounts. DashThis suits marketers who want fast, good-looking marketing reports from 30+ channels with white-labelling on every plan.
Choose Klips if…
- YesYour clients need CRM, finance or database data next to marketing results.
- YesYou need data refreshed more than once a day.
- YesYou want separate client accounts with roles and permissions for your team.
Choose DashThis if…
- YesYou report on mainstream ad, social and analytics channels only.
- YesYou want white-labelling and a custom domain on the entry plan.
- YesYou need only a few dashboards and want the lowest starting price.
What sets Klips apart from DashThis
- 01
130+ connectors plus REST
Klips includes 130+ connectors, SQL databases and a generic REST API connector, so client dashboards can reach CRM, finance and operations systems. DashThis focuses on 30+ marketing integrations, with Google Sheets and CSV import for everything else.
- 02
Spreadsheet-style formulas
Klips has 100+ spreadsheet-style functions and custom HTML/JS visuals for metrics that don't fit a standard widget. DashThis calculated widgets add, subtract, multiply and divide metrics across integrations, which handles common ratios like cost per conversion.
- 03
Fresher data through the day
Klips refreshes data on a schedule set by your plan, several times a day. DashThis refreshes widgets about once a day, which suits monthly and weekly client reporting.
- 04
Roles for a growing team
Klips manages each client in its own account, with custom roles and permissions for staff and client viewers. In DashThis, every user on an account has the same admin rights.
Feature comparison
- Yes Included
- Partial Limited or add-on
- No Not available
- 1 Vendor source
| Feature | Klips | DashThis |
|---|---|---|
| Agencies & client reporting | ||
| White-label & custom domain | Agency Pro+ / add-on | Yes1Logo, custom domain and sender email on every plan. |
| Deploy templates across clients | Yes | Yes2Saved templates start each new client dashboard. |
| Data connections | ||
| Pre-built connectorsAll included on every Klips plan | 130+ | 30+2Native marketing integrations. |
| Spreadsheets & cloud filesExcel, CSV, Google Sheets, Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint | Yes | Yes5Google Sheets and CSV import. |
| Scheduled data refreshKlips: Base 4 hr · Grow 1 hr · Team 15 min · Team+ up-to-the-minute; Agency plans 4 hr to 30 min | By plan | Once a day3 |
| Building dashboards | ||
| Spreadsheet-style formulas | 100+ functions | Partial4Calculated widgets use arithmetic operators across integrations. |
| Combine sources in one visual | Yes | Yes4 |
| Pre-built dashboard templates | Yes | Yes1 |
| Sharing & access | ||
| User pricing | Unlimited users | Unlimited users1 |
| Live dashboard links, no login | Grow+ / Lite+ | Yes1 |
| Password-protected links | Grow+ / Lite+ | Yes6 |
| Scheduled email reportsKlips: PDF or image snapshots | Grow+ / Lite+ | Yes1 |
| Embed interactive dashboardsKlips embeds as live-updating images; interactive dashboards share by link | Partial | Partial7No built-in embed; the view link can be placed in your own iframe. |
| Security & admin | ||
| Custom roles & permissions | Yes | No8All users on an account have the same permissions. |
| AI & automation | ||
| MCP server for AI assistantsLets Claude, ChatGPT and agents work with your Klips account | Yes | Yes9 |
| Ask questions in plain EnglishKlips AI is a Chrome-based AI assistant, available on all plans | Klips AI | Add-on or via MCP1Chat Mode in the AI Insights PRO add-on. |
Some capabilities need a specific plan, add-on or setup. Features we couldn’t confirm from DashThis’s own documentation are left out, and connector counts use each vendor’s own definition. Numbered links go to the vendor pages behind each answer.
Pricing compared
Klips
$160 / month
Agency Starter: 5 client accounts, billed annually
- Unlimited users, including client viewers
- White-label bundle included on Pro and Premier
- 14-day free trial, no credit card
DashThis
$44 / month
Individual: 3 dashboards, 15 sources, billed yearly (USD)
- Professional is $139/month for 10 dashboards and 40 sources; Business is $279/month for 25 and 100, billed yearly.
- Unlimited users, white-labelling and the MCP connector on every plan.
- AI Insights PRO is a $15/month add-on, billed yearly.
Klips prices are in USD, billed annually. DashThis pricing reflects the plan named above, checked October 29, 2026; taxes, add-ons and usage charges may apply.
Switching from DashThis
- Step 1
List dashboards and sources
Record each DashThis dashboard, its connected accounts, calculated widgets and CSV or Google Sheets imports. Note who receives each scheduled email.
- Step 2
Rebuild one client in Klips
Connect the same accounts with Klips' included connectors and recreate calculated widgets as formulas. Reconcile totals with the DashThis dashboard for the same period.
- Step 3
Template it across clients
Deploy the approved dashboard to each client account, then set up published links, password protection and scheduled email reports.
Frequently Asked Questions
Sources & methodology
Written by Klipfolio. DashThis details come from DashThis’s public pricing and product documentation, checked on October 29, 2026; Klips details come from our current product and pricing. Features and prices change, so confirm with each vendor before you decide. A listed capability doesn’t mean the two work identically. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.