A monday.com dashboard pulls data from one or more boards into charts, numbers and workload views. How many boards you can combine depends on your plan: 1 board on Basic, up to 5 on Standard, up to 10 on Pro and up to 50 on Enterprise. Free has no multi-board dashboards. Most teams need Standard or Pro.
I have built dashboards for marketing, ops and client service teams on monday.com. The tool is easy. The hard part is choosing what to show. Below are the plan limits, the build steps, the widgets worth using and the mistakes I see most. Prices and limits come from monday.com/pricing, checked in October 2026.
Dashboard limits by plan
| Plan | Price (per seat/month, yearly) | Boards per dashboard | Automation actions/month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 (up to 2 seats) | Not included | None |
| Basic | $9 | 1 | None |
| Standard | $12 | Up to 5 | 250 |
| Pro | $19 | Up to 10 | 25,000 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Up to 50 | 250,000 |
monday sells seats in buckets (3, 5, 10, 15 and so on), and the minimum is 3 seats. So Standard for 3 people is about $36 a month billed yearly.
What this means in practice: if you have one board per client and 8 clients, Standard cannot show them all on one dashboard. You need Pro, or you need to merge boards.
How to build a dashboard, step by step
- In the left panel, click + Add and choose Dashboard.
- Name it and pick who can see it. A main dashboard is visible to the account. A private one is only for you and people you invite.
- Click Connect boards and pick the boards to pull from. Stay inside your plan’s limit.
- Click Add widget and pick a widget type.
- For each widget, set which boards, groups and columns it reads, plus any filters.
- Drag and resize widgets so the most important number sits top left.
- Share the dashboard link, or turn on email updates, so people actually see it.
You can also add a dashboard as a view inside a single board. That uses only that board’s data and is handy for a quick chart.
The widgets worth using
monday has dozens of widgets. In practice, five do most of the work:
- Numbers. One big figure, like “open tasks” or “total budget.” Great for the top row.
- Chart. Bar, pie or line charts grouped by any column, like status by owner.
- Battery. Shows the status mix as one bar, so you see how much is “Done” at a glance.
- Workload. Shows how much each person has on their plate, by task count or effort.
- Timeline or Gantt. Shows items with dates across all connected boards.
Other useful ones: Table (a combined list across boards), Calendar, Llama Farm (a fun status view) and Text for headings or instructions.
A 5-widget layout that works
This is the layout I start with for most teams:
| Spot | Widget | What it answers |
|---|---|---|
| Top left | Numbers: overdue items | “What is late?” |
| Top middle | Numbers: items done this week | “Are we moving?” |
| Top right | Battery: status mix | “How healthy is the work?” |
| Middle | Workload by person | “Who is overloaded?” |
| Bottom | Timeline of next 30 days | “What is coming up?” |
Five widgets is enough. Every widget past about eight makes a dashboard slower and harder to read.
Make the data clean first
A dashboard can only be as good as the boards behind it. Before you build:
- Use the same column names and status labels on every board. If one board says “Done” and another says “Complete,” your charts split them.
- Use a People column for owners, not text names.
- Add dates to everything you want on a timeline.
- Build boards from one template so new boards match.
This step takes an hour and saves weeks of confusing charts.
Common problems and fixes
- Widget shows no data. Check the widget’s board settings and filters. A filter left on “Me” is a common cause.
- Dashboard is slow. Connect fewer boards, remove widgets you do not use, and archive old items.
- Numbers do not match the board. Look for subitems. Some widgets count them and some do not.
- Someone cannot see the dashboard. They need access to the boards behind it too. Dashboards respect board permissions.
- Mobile looks different. Not every widget shows on the phone app. Test there before a rollout.
- Need to combine more boards than your plan allows. Merge similar boards with a “Client” column, or upgrade.
For the latest list of widgets and limits, see monday’s Dashboards help article.
Sharing dashboards with leaders
Many leaders will not log in to check a dashboard. Bring it to them. Present it at the start of the weekly meeting. Or set the dashboard to send an email summary on a schedule, if your plan allows it. Keep a short text widget at the top that says what changed since last week. Leaders read that line first.
Expert tips
- One dashboard per audience. Leaders want 4 numbers. Team leads want workload. Do not mix them.
- Review it in a meeting. Put the dashboard on screen in the weekly team meeting. That is what keeps the data honest.
- Use filters for “this week.” Short time windows make dashboards feel live.
- Pair it with automations. On Standard and up, an automation can set status or move items, which keeps charts accurate. Watch the 250 actions a month on Standard.
When monday dashboards are not enough
If you need deep reports, like profit by project or long history, export to a BI tool or look at monday’s Enterprise analytics. For tight budget tracking across many projects, Smartsheet dashboards may fit better.
Common questions
How many boards can a monday.com dashboard combine?
Basic dashboards use 1 board. Standard combines up to 5, Pro up to 10 and Enterprise up to 50.
Does the free plan have dashboards?
No. Multi-board dashboards start on paid plans. Basic gives you a dashboard based on 1 board.
Can I share a monday dashboard with clients?
You can invite guests to see boards and dashboards on Pro and up, or share a view link. Guests only see data from boards they can access.
Why is my dashboard widget empty?
Usually a filter or the wrong board is set in the widget settings. Check those first.
What plan do I need for a workload view across boards?
Standard or higher, since you need to combine more than one board.
How much does monday.com cost for dashboards?
Standard is $12 per seat a month billed yearly and Pro is $19, with a 3-seat minimum.
Plans and limits checked on monday.com/pricing on October 14, 2026. Vendors change plans; confirm before you buy.
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