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Your Databox Alternative for Doing, Not Just Viewing

Databox shows you what has already happened. Slingshot goes further by connecting your data to the work that drives the business forward. Analyze performance, assign ownership, and execute, all in one platform built for doing, not just reporting.

Lead scorecard dashboard in Slingshot showing charts and graphs, with task creation for budget optimization directly from the dashboard.

Slingshot vs. Databox See for yourself what our customers think of us.

Slingshot is a leader in Project, Portfolio & Program Management on G2 Slingshot is a leader in product, portfolio, and project management in Capterra.
Lead scorecard dashboard in Slingshot showing charts and graphs, with task creation for budget optimization directly from the dashboard.

Why Teams Switch from Databox to Slingshot

Databox is great for monitoring performance, but it wasn’t built for managing what comes next. When your dashboard highlights a problem or a new opportunity, you have to move the “work” to another tool. Slingshot eliminates that friction.

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    More Than Dashboards: Slingshot combines analytics, task management, chat, and content in one place.

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    Actionable Insights: Turn KPIs into tasks in seconds. Forget spreadsheets and endless switching between tools.

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    Everything In One Place: All your data, conversations, and deliverables live together. No need for separate project management, chat, or file storage.

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    Make Decisions Faster: Teams align around live data, assign ownership, and see progress in the same view.

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    No More “Toggle Tax”: Stop paying for dashboards, project management, and collaboration tools separately.

Slingshot vs. Databox

FEATURES

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Custom analytics dashboards

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Built-in task & project management

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Turn insights into tasks

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Ownership & accountability

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End-to-end workflow visibility

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All-in-one analytics & execution workspace

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Designed for execution, not just reporting

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Slingshot vs. Databox

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Compare Pricing

Stop paying for separate tools. Slingshot brings analytics, collaboration, and project management into one plan.

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Data Analytics

Use dashboards to support real decisions, not just reporting.

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Collaboration

In-context chat and discussions tied directly to work and data.

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Project Management

Plan, assign, and track work in the same place as your insights.

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Total saving of $172.99 monthly

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Databox

$159.00

monthly price for Professional Plan




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Data Analytics

Dashboarding and KPI monitoring.

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Collaboration

Example: Slack Business+

+$15.00 per user per month

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Project Management

Example: Asana Starter

+$10.99 per user per month

$184.99

/ monthly

*If you pay for the additional tools you need.

Compare Pricing

Stop paying for separate tools. Slingshot brings analytics, collaboration, and project management into one plan.

Slingshot logo

$12.00

/ monthly

Total saving of $172.99 monthly

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Data Analytics

Use dashboards to support real decisions, not just reporting.

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Collaboration

In-context chat and discussions tied directly to work and data.

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Project Management

Plan, assign, and track work in the same place as your insights.

vs

Databox

$159.00

monthly price for Professional Plan


$184.99

/ monthly

*If you pay for the additional tools you need.

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Data Analytics

Dashboarding and KPI monitoring.

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Collaboration

Example: Slack Business+

+$15.00 per user per month

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Project Management

Example: Asana Starter

+$10.99 per user per month

But Here’s What You’re Missing If You’re
Just Using Databox

No more dead-end dashboards

No More “Dead-End” Dashboards

In Slingshot, a chart isn’t just a picture. Click any data point to start a discussion or trigger a task instantly.

Eliminate the toggle tax

Eliminate the “Toggle Tax”

Dashboards, tasks, and discussions live in one place — so insights turn into action without switching tools.

True accountability

True Accountability

Assign owners and due dates directly next to your KPIs — so every metric has clear responsibility.

Contextual collaboration

Contextual Collaboration

Keep strategy, files, and conversations attached to the data they belong to — no more digging through chat history.

Why Slingshot

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Built for Modern Teams

Built for Modern Teams

Slingshot combines analytics, collaboration, and execution in one continuous flow. Data drives every decision, and every team member has the context they need to act.

Empowers Every Role

Empowers Every Role

Business users can explore and act on data without relying on technical help. Analysts can focus on higher-impact work instead of constant report requests.

Designed for Speed

Designed for Speed

Setup takes hours, not weeks: no SQL, no complicated configuration, and no waiting for analysts. Slingshot works right out of the box for any team.

Ties Work to Results

Ties Work to Results

Every dashboard connects to deliverables, owners, and timelines so performance is visible, measurable, and actionable.

Fits the Way You Work

Fits the Way You Work

Connect your existing data sources and manage projects in real time. Build dashboards, assign tasks, share files, and track progress in the same workspace.

Holds Up as You Scale

Holds Up as You Scale

Slingshot supports more clients, more data, and larger teams without slowing you down. No rebuilding dashboards. No tool sprawl. No process resets as complexity increases.

Forbes

The Leadership Wake-Up Call That Inspired A Digital Workplace

“Imagine if Asana, Slack, Tableau and maybe your cloud file storage were combined into a single platform. This is Slingshot–a place for in-person and remote teams to collaborate, use data visualizations to understand performance, set goals, share content, and communicate within the context of the projects they are working on.”

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“Slingshot lets our teams visually see and enter data in real-time, allowing for hand-offs and next steps to occur faster. And with Slingshot’s organization, we have the data necessary to easily track programs and increase the accountability of all who are involved.”
Aaron Salko
@ Regional Sales Manager at Stephen Gould
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“Not only are we saving time, but we’re also saving money. After deploying Slingshot, we increased our cash flow by $40,000 a week on average because we can access our accounts receivable data quicker and react to any issues faster.”
Heinz Vieluf Jr
@ President of Cibao Meat Products, Inc.
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“Now we visualize key data points in clear, beautiful charts and dashboards that I create in less than 30 minutes.”
Travis Rotondo
@ IT Applications Manager at MLB
 
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