Pulse vs KX Dash

We often get asked: What's better about Pulse than KX Dash?

Both products have happy customers so I would say it's not about one being better than the other.
Probably the exact same functionality can be implemented in either, the main difference will be the speed and ease given what you want to achieve for your particular use-case.

Future Proof - Pulse supports every database. Dash only supports kdb.
Pulse is 10% the Cost. We are a small nimble organization without sales people, this means we can price Pulse lower.
We are Open and Transparent - Pulse client code and issue backlog are public.
Pulse is app based. Dash is document based.
Pulse can more easily let you create interactive applications.
Dash is better at allowing HTML document like layouts.

We are always happy to engage in PoCs to directly find which is best for you.
contact us.

You can see below that the areas Pulse provides additional functionality it is mostly because

KX sell those features as part of a separate product;
fundamentally all of their technology must run and interact within the closed software stack that is kdb.

	Pulse	KX Dashboards
Individual Cost	$199 $$	$2,000 $$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$
Capabilities	Real-time visualization	Real-time visualization
Enterprise Cost	$30,000 $$$	$200,000 $$$$$$$$$$ $$$$$$$$$$ *KX don't publicly publish prices
Source Code	Source Available for Client Based on industry standard React and Java.	Closed Source Relies on Proprietary Language that requires separate license
Compatible Databases	kdb, kdb-streaming postgresql, mysql, ms sql, clickhouse Anything that supports JDBC	kdb, kdb-streaming postgresql, mysql, ms sql, clickhouse
Table	Table Sparklines	Table Sparklines
Core Charts	Time-Series Bar Line Area	Time-Series Bar Line Area
Extended Charts	Bubble, Pie, Scatter Candlestick, Radar, Heatmap, Treemap 3d Charts, Sunburst, ChartGL, BoxPlot Calendar	Bubble, Pie, Scatter Candlestick, Radar, Heatmap, Treemap 3d Charts, Sunburst, ChartGL, BoxPlot Calendar
SQL Editor	SQL code editor. Same as very popular qStudio. Server table tree Share queries with team via link	SQL code editor. Sold as a separate FD product. Server table tree Share queries with team via link
Other Visualizations	Video, External Content	Maps, Video, External Content.
Input Components	Forms, Dropdowns, Radio Buttons, Checkboxes, Date Picker, Date Range Picker, Text Field, Text Area, Slider, Code Editor.	Forms, Dropdowns, Radio Buttons, Checkboxes, Date Picker, Date Range Picker, Text Field, Text Area, Slider, Code Editor.
User Interface	Simple drag-and-drop interface that is easy, clean, and interactive. SQL query based, provides common operations in the UI.	Simple drag-and-drop interface that is easy, clean, and interactive. Abstracts queries into data sources, provides common operations in the UI.
Features	Can generate screenshots and email them as reports. Ability to customize almost everything with point and click	Can generate screenshots and email them as reports. Ability to customize almost everything with point and click
Speed	Fast. Charts update quickly with animations, can use streaming data with kdb subscriptions.	Fast. Charts update quickly with animations, can use streaming data with kdb subscriptions.
Deployment	Desktop - Windows/Linux/Mac Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based	Desktop - Windows/Linux/Mac Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based