Comparing features available in the dashboard builder

What's my plan?

In Explore, the dashboard builder is where you create dashboards, customizable spaces for organizing and sharing information. There are two versions of the dashboard builder: the legacy version, and the new dashboard builder that is still evolving.

This article compares the features currently available in the two dashboard builders. With this information, you can decide which dashboard builder meets your needs in terms of currently available functionality.

Tip: In a hurry? Check out the comparison of the most-used features to see which dashboard builder meets your needs.

This article will be updated as new features are released for the new dashboard builder.

Legacy dashboard builder

New dashboard builder

For more on creating dashboards with the new dashboard builder, see Creating dashboards.

This article contains the following topics:

• Most-used features
• Viewing and sharing
• Components
• Component options
• Filters
• Filter options
• Layout
• Dashboard options
• Permissions
• Auditing

Most-used features

Feature	Legacy dashboard builder	New dashboard builder
		General availability	Post–general availability
Sharing
Exporting
Scheduling
Filtered views (Bookmark)
Drill in
Decompose		(use drill in)
Importer tool		(Beta)

Viewing and sharing

Feature	Legacy dashboard builder	New dashboard builder
		General availability	Post–general availability
Dashboard restrictions (New)
Embeddable dashboards (New)
Sharing
Cloning
External sharing
Exporting
Scheduling

Components

Feature	Legacy dashboard builder	New dashboard builder
		General availability	Post–general availability
Templates (New)
Drill into live agent status (New)
Tabs
Text
Image
Filtered views (Bookmark)
Change metric
Change attribute
Top/Bottom
What if
Shape
Drill into reporting data
Importer tool		(Beta)

Component options

Feature	Legacy dashboard builder	New dashboard builder
		General availability	Post–general availability
Edit report
Exclude filters
Background and visualization color
Tooltip
Legend
Send to back
Other report settings

Filters

Feature	Legacy dashboard builder	New dashboard builder
		General availability	Post–general availability
Data filter
Time filter
Metric filter

Filter options

Feature	Legacy dashboard builder	New dashboard builder
		General availability	Post–general availability
Hide filters		(Dashboard restrictions)	(Dashboard restrictions)
Link filters

Layout

Feature	Legacy dashboard builder	New dashboard builder
		General availability	Post–general availability
Single layer layout (New)
Compaction type (New)
Snap to grid (New)
Height	(Manual)	(Dynamic)	(Dynamic)
Undo/redo
Paint size
Paint format
Automatically reorganize components		(Snap to grid)	(Snap to grid)
Font
Tab fill color
Fit to one screen

Dashboard options

Feature	Legacy dashboard builder	New dashboard builder
		General availability	Post–general availability
Export options
Interaction options		Gathering interest Submit your comments and votes here.
Slide options
Title options

Permissions

Feature	Legacy dashboard builder	New dashboard builder
		General availability	Post–general availability
Role per dashboard (New)

Auditing

Feature	Legacy dashboard builder	New dashboard builder
		General availability	Post–general availability
Dashboard activity (New)
Version control (New)