DataLion vs Ebsta Forecasting

DataLion is a web-based survey and dashboard platform for collecting or importing data, analyzing it, and sharing findings as interactive dashboards or reports. Survey tools cover questionnaire creation, skip logic and distribution; publishing can automatically create a dataset, codebook and live dashboard. Analysis options include crosstabs, significance testing, weighting, regression, ANOVA, MaxDiff, price sensitivity, and sentiment and topic analysis. Data can come from SPSS, Excel, CSV, databases and APIs, with scheduled imports and ways to combine sources. Drag-and-drop dashboards offer interactive filters, drill-downs and more than 50 chart types. Exports include editable PowerPoint, Google Slides, Excel, PDF, image and CSV, alongside a Power BI OData feed and AI access through MCP. Deployment options include on-premise Docker or a dedicated hosted instance. The Free plan is free, limited to one user, one project and 100 cases; exports, crosstabs and AI analysis are excluded. Solo starts at €100 a month, billed annually and excluding VAT. DataLion says it is a Munich-based company founded in 2014.

Ebsta Forecasting helps sales teams examine deal risk, understand forecast changes and submit forecasts supported by deal evidence. Revenue Intelligence includes projected revenue, forecast roll-ups, trends, pacing, submissions and a waterfall chart. Pipeline views add trends, benchmarks, deal scores, positive and negative deal factors, and funnel analytics. Ebsta analyzes pipeline factors to help managers assess the likelihood that forecast deals will close. The product lists deal risk alerts, AI forecasting, recommended actions and forecast customization. Salesforce and HubSpot are CRM integrations; the pricing comparison also lists Gmail, Outlook/Office 365, Zoom, Teams and Slack integration features. The product runs on the web and as an extension. The vendor offers a 14-day free trial with unlimited access to Conversation Intelligence, Relationship Intelligence and Revenue Intelligence. Paid pricing is available on request. Ebsta was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in London, UK. The vendor says the platform and data are hosted on AWS US-East, and that it is ISO 27001 compliant with encryption in transit and at rest.