Dashboards and custom apps

When a dashboard is not enough.

Power BI and Tableau are good reporting tools. Blinko builds custom applications when the work also needs alerts, models, or workflows.

Dashboard or custom app

Two different jobs.

Traditional

Business Intelligence Dashboard

  • Built for reporting and exploration
  • Good for recurring KPIs and trend analysis
  • Users interpret the charts and choose the follow-up
  • Uses standard subscriptions and administration
  • Fits many common reporting needs
  • Often managed by analysts or BI teams

Blinko

Blinko Custom Analytics App

  • Built around a specific business process
  • Can include forecasts, scores, or anomaly checks
  • Can send alerts to specific owners
  • Can create tasks, approvals, or follow-up steps
  • Can keep a record of what happened next
  • Uses your data definitions and access rules

The right choice depends on what the team needs to do after seeing the data.

Capability comparison

What each option is designed to handle

Capability
Power BI / Tableau
Blinko App
Descriptive Analytics
What happened?
Yes
Yes
Diagnostic Analytics
Why did it happen?
Limited
Yes
Predictive Analytics
What is likely to happen?
No
Yes
Recommended Actions
Suggested follow-up based on your rules
No
Yes
AI and ML Integration
Custom models trained on your data
Limited
Yes
Custom Scoring and Ranking
Prioritise leads, risk, or health scores
No
Yes
Real-time Data
Live updates as events happen
Limited
Yes
Smart Notifications
Context-aware alerts with recommended actions
No
Yes
Conditional Workflows
Escalation, assignment, and task creation
No
Yes
Custom Business Logic
Rules specific to your operations
No
Yes
Role-specific Interface
Different views and tasks for different roles
No
Yes
Fully supported
Limited
Not supported

An alert with enough context to act.

Include the change, likely cause, owner, and a link to the detail.

Names the metric and size of the change

Includes the likely driver

Links to the detailed view

Goes to the person responsible for the follow-up

Alerts can start a workflow.

Assign, escalate, create a task, and record the result.

01
KPI anomaly detected
02
Notify account owner
03
No response after 24h
04
Escalate to manager
05
Create task in tracker
06
Track to resolution

What we can build for you

Examples of work we can scope around your systems and users.

Executive KPI Dashboard

Pain

Leadership compiles reports instead of deciding

Output

Live board-level view of revenue and health

Impact

Faster decisions, trusted numbers

Sales Performance Workspace

Pain

No live view of pipeline or rep activity

Output

Live leaderboard and conversion analytics

Impact

Shorter cycles, earlier coaching

Merchant and Customer Health Score

Pain

At-risk accounts are found too late

Output

A dynamic score per account, updated daily

Impact

Proactive retention, not firefighting

Churn Prediction Model

Pain

Churn is discovered after the exit

Output

Churn probability, 30-60 days ahead

Impact

The right accounts reached in time

Revenue Forecasting

Pain

Forecasts are slow and frequently wrong

Output

Statistical forecast with confidence intervals

Impact

One trusted number for finance and sales

Data Quality Monitor

Pain

Dashboards are distrusted

Output

Automated checks for anomalies and gaps

Impact

Decisions on data everyone trusts

Anomaly Detection Alerts

Pain

Issues surface days after the damage

Output

Real-time alerts routed to the right person

Impact

Hours to respond, not days

Automated Weekly Digest

Pain

Weekly reporting burns analyst time

Output

Auto-generated digest every Monday

Impact

Analyst hours back for real work

AI Data Matching System

Pain

Manual reconciliation across systems

Output

AI matching with confidence scores

Impact

Thousands of hours saved yearly

Role-based Analytics Portal

Pain

Everyone sees the same dashboard

Output

Personalised views per role and access

Impact

Exactly the insight each person needs

How much is your current setup costing you?

Estimate the staff time used by manual reporting and follow-up.

3,224 hrs
Hours saved / year
$233K
Estimated cost saved
92%
Response time improvement
Suggested solutionPredictive Modelling and Smart Workflows

What do you need?

Choose the closest example to see the kind of work it usually involves.

If you are saying...

"I need clearer reporting"

Connected, scheduled reporting based on agreed metrics.

You need

Reporting and Dashboards

If you are saying...

"I need forecasting or scoring"

Models for forecasts, churn, customer health, or prioritization.

You need

Forecasting and Scoring

If you are saying...

"I need alerts and follow-up workflows"

Alerts, assignments, and follow-up steps built around a specific process.

You need

Alerts and Workflows

Built by an experienced data scientist.

MSc Statistics
Georgia Tech
10+ years
in data science
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