Catchr vs Dataslayer (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Catchr grades higher than Dataslayer: 2.4 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Catchr grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Catchr
Marketing data connectors for dashboards, sheets and AI tools
Dataslayer
Sends marketing data to Sheets, BI tools and AI assistants
Which one is for you
Pick Catchr if
- Fits if you report in Looker Studio or Sheets and don't want to pay per user
- Works for freelancers with a few client accounts
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you have many accounts: 10 on Starter, 30 on $79
- Pricey if you need BigQuery, API or Data Blend, which start at $239
- Watch out: warehouse and storage destinations need Scale at $599
- Not for you if you want a free plan, since only the trial is free
- Watch out: the annual figures don't map simply to the monthly ones, so check the total at checkout
Pick Dataslayer if
- Fits if you report from Google Sheets or Looker Studio
- Works for small teams that want to try a connector tool free first
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 1 connector, 1 account and a single manual refresh a day
- Watch out: each paid plan includes one destination, and more are bought separately
- Skip it if you need blending or the MCP on Starter, as both need Advanced at $115
- Watch out: enterprise destinations cap rows at 5,000 a month on Starter
- Pricey if you need hourly refresh, which starts on Advanced
How we grade them
| 2.4GPACatchrFair | 2.2GPADataslayerFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B$24 a month, below this category's cheaper quarter at $30, with unlimited users and requests. The jump matters: $79, then $239 for BigQuery and the API. | C$35 a month on annual billing, just above this category's cheaper quarter at $30. Advanced is $115 and Pro $345. |
| Free plan and trial | C14-day free trial with no card, and no free plan. | CA free plan with 1 connector, 1 user, 1 account and a manual refresh once a day, plus a 15-day trial with no card. |
| Features | C100+ sources, spreadsheet and visualization destinations, MCP. Plans cap platforms (3 on Starter) and accounts, so 3 Facebook plus 5 Google accounts count as 8. | C60+ connectors and many destinations. Data blending, AI Insights and MCP need Advanced; row limits apply to warehouses. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You connect each ad account and build the reports. | CNo store rating on record. You connect each account and build the report. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Looker Studio, Power BI, Sheets, warehouses, an API on Growth and an MCP. | BWeb only, with Sheets, Excel, Looker Studio, Power BI, warehouses and AI assistants as destinations. |
| Best for | sending ad data to Looker Studio and Sheets for little | ad data in Google Sheets and Looker Studio |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Catchr and Dataslayer. How we grade
Price against what you get
Catchr starts at $24 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Dataslayer starts at $35 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Catchr starts $11 a month lower. Of the other marketing reporting and call tracking tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than Catchr for less, and 2 score higher than Dataslayer for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Dataslayer also covers dashboards.
At a glance
| Catchr | Dataslayer | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $24 per month, billed monthly | $35 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | Free plan, no payment required: 1 connector, 1 user, 1 account and 1 manual refresh a day, sent to one core destination. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial, no credit card required | 15-day free trial of all features, no credit card required |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Catchr | Dataslayer |
| Price read from | catchr.io | dataslayer.ai |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Catchr
- Plans are capped by platforms (one connected source) and accounts (one profile inside a source): 3 Facebook Ads plus 5 Google Ads accounts count as 8
- BigQuery, API access, personalized fields and Data Blend start at Growth ($239 a month); warehouse, database and storage destinations start at Scale ($599 a month).
- There is no free plan, only the 14-day trial.
- The pricing page's annual figures do not match its monthly ones in a simple way, so check the total at checkout.
Dataslayer
- The Free plan is limited to 1 connector, 1 user and a manual daily refresh.
- Each paid plan includes one destination; extra destinations are bought separately, with a 10% bundle discount for 2 and 15% for 3 or more.
- Row limits apply only to enterprise destinations (warehouses and the API Query Manager): 5,000 a month on Starter, 100,000 on Advanced and 2 million on Pro.
- Data blending, AI Insights and the MCP connection need Advanced or higher; Starter has none of them.
Key features
Catchr
- 100+ data sources
- The pricing page lists sources including Google Ads, Facebook Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Microsoft Ads, TikTok Ads, Google Analytics, Shopify, Klaviyo and HubSpot.
- Reporting destinations
- Sends data to Data Studio, Power BI, Tableau, Google Sheets and Excel on every plan; warehouses and storage such as BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift and Amazon S3 need higher plans.
- AI assistants and MCP
- The Catchr MCP server and the AI assistant destinations (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini and other LLMs) are included from Starter.
- Data Blend
- Growth and Scale combine several sources into one dataset, and Scale can run the blend in the customer's own BigQuery.
- API access
- Growth and Scale offer API access with JSON and CSV output.
- Unified fields
- The vendor describes a set of unified data fields that line up metrics across platforms.
Dataslayer
- Connectors
- The pricing page lists connectors for Google Ads, Google Analytics 4, Facebook Ads, LinkedIn Ads, TikTok Ads, Amazon Ads, Shopify, HubSpot, Klaviyo and Search Console, among others.
- Destinations
- Data can be sent to Google Sheets, Excel, Looker Studio and Power BI, or to BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, S3, Azure SQL, Google Cloud Storage and an API Query Manager.
- Scheduled refresh
- Starter refreshes daily, Advanced and Pro hourly, and Pro and Business also allow custom hours.
- Data blending
- Advanced and higher plans can combine data from several sources into one dataset.
- AI access
- Advanced and higher plans include an MCP connection, a custom GPT and AI alerts, with a message limit per day on the lower tiers.
- Supermetrics import
- All paid plans list a way to import existing queries from Supermetrics.
Plans
Catchr
Starter$24
per month for 3 platforms and 10 accounts, billed monthly
Visualization and spreadsheet destinations, AI assistants and Catchr MCP, unlimited users and requests, and access to 100+ data sources.
Momentum$79
per month for 5 platforms and 30 accounts, billed monthly
Same features as Starter with room for 5 platforms and 30 accounts.
Growth$239
per month for 10 platforms and 100 accounts, billed monthly
Adds BigQuery integration, API access, personalized fields and Data Blend.
Scale$599
per month for 25 platforms and 500 accounts, billed monthly
Adds warehouse, database and storage destinations, Data Blend in your own BigQuery, custom schema mapping and priority support.
CustomCustom
Quote for more volume or a tailored setup, with specific connectors, security requirements, onboarding or an SLA.
Dataslayer
Free$0
1 connector, 1 user, 1 account and a manual daily refresh, to one core destination (Google Sheets, Excel, Looker Studio or Power BI).
Starter$35
per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly), with 1 destination
3 connectors, 1 user, 3 accounts per connector, daily refresh and 5,000 monthly rows in enterprise destinations.
Advanced$115
per month, billed annually ($139 billed monthly), with 1 destination
7 connectors, 10 users, 50 accounts per connector, hourly refresh, 100,000 monthly enterprise rows, data blending and AI Insights.
Pro$345
per month, billed annually ($419 billed monthly), with 1 destination
10 connectors, unlimited users, 100 accounts per connector, hourly or custom refresh, 2 million monthly enterprise rows and a dedicated account manager.
BusinessCustom
Custom connectors, users, accounts and destinations, with dedicated onboarding. Sold through a quote.
Ways to pay less
Catchr
- Annual discount
Annual billing
The pricing page lists yearly totals of $239 for Starter, $790 for Momentum, $2,390 for Growth and $5,990 for Scale.
Dataslayer
- Annual discount
About 20% off with annual billing
The vendor says annual billing costs about 20% less than monthly, and that destination bundles stack with it.
- Other savings
Bundle discount on destinations
Buying 2 destinations together takes 10% off and 3 or more takes 15% off, on top of the annual saving.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Catchr or Dataslayer?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Catchr is cheaper to start with: $24 a month, against $35 a month for Dataslayer. Catchr starts at $24 per month, billed monthly, and Dataslayer starts at $35 per month, billed annually ($39 billed monthly).
Which has a free plan, Catchr or Dataslayer?
As of Nov 12, 2026, only Dataslayer has a free plan. Catchr does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.