The short version
Leaderboarded is the fastest way to put a real-time, branded leaderboard in front of your team — without a CRM integration, an IT ticket, or a sales call. Free to start, ready in under five minutes, and built specifically for the people who actually care about the leaderboard: sales managers, team leads, event organizers, and fundraising coordinators.
Who Leaderboarded is for
Leaderboarded is built for the people who need a leaderboard now — not after a procurement process, a CRM rollout, or a developer sprint.
Sales managers and team leads
You want to run a sales contest this quarter — or just see, live on the team's screens, who's done what today. Your team is three to fifty people. Your data lives in a Google Sheet, a CRM, or both — and most of the metrics you actually want to gamify aren't in the CRM yet. You don't want a $25/user/month per-seat tool with a 15-user minimum that requires a sales call to find out the price. See the sales gamification software overview, the sales leaderboard page, and the sales tracking software page for the category, the leaderboard use case, and the operational tracking angle.
Event and competition organizers
You're running a hackathon, trivia night, sports tournament, or charity competition. You need live standings on a big screen and on attendees' phones. The event is in two weeks. There's no time for an enterprise rollout — and no need for one.
Teachers and school staff
You want classroom points, a reading challenge, or a behavior leaderboard that students can see on the projector. You don't want students to install anything and you don't want yet another login to manage.
Fundraising and nonprofit coordinators
You're running a fundraising campaign. A visible top-donor list or team-progress board adds the social proof that drives more donations. You need it embedded in your campaign page or shared in a link, not buried inside a CRM.
Distributed and remote teams
Your team is spread across time zones. A shared performance metric — tickets resolved, projects shipped, customers talked to — keeps everyone aligned without daily standups. The board lives on the team's intranet or in Slack.
What Leaderboarded replaces
Most users come to Leaderboarded from one of three places. Each of those alternatives has a specific shortcoming that Leaderboarded fixes.
Spreadsheets nobody looks at
Excel and Google Sheets can technically store a leaderboard. The problem isn't capability — it's engagement. A spreadsheet doesn't update in real time across viewers, doesn't display well on a TV, doesn't auto-rank without formulas, and doesn't motivate anyone to check it. Most teams that switch to Leaderboarded say the spreadsheet was fine for tracking but useless for motivating. (If you want to keep your data in Sheets, our Google Sheets integration connects directly so you can edit in Sheets and display with Leaderboarded.)
CRM dashboards and gamification add-ons
Salesforce, HubSpot, and similar CRMs have dashboard and gamification features. They report on whatever's already in the CRM — but most teams want to gamify metrics that aren't in the CRM yet, want to share the leaderboard with people who don't have CRM access, or want it on a sales floor TV. CRM dashboards are designed for analysts, not for visible team motivation.
Enterprise sales gamification platforms
Spinify, SalesScreen, Ambition, Plecto. These products moved upmarket — Spinify now requires a 15-user minimum at $25/user/month annual (about $4,500/year just to start), and the enterprise tier requires 200 users. SalesScreen and Ambition are the same shape: per-seat pricing, sales-gated procurement, multi-week CRM integration. For teams smaller than 15 reps, they're not just expensive — they're not selling. For everyone else searching for "leaderboard software," they're overkill. See our Spinify alternatives guide or the broader best online leaderboard maker tools guide for side-by-side detail.
What Leaderboarded does better
Faster setup
Under five minutes from sign-up to a shareable, ranked leaderboard. No sales call, no IT, no integrations required.
Self-serve pricing
Flat-rate Plus and Pro plans. The price is on the pricing page. No discovery call to find out what it costs.
Real free plan
Full feature access for small teams. Not a 14-day trial that turns off — a real free tier you can keep using.
Works with any data source
Manual entry, CSV import, Excel upload, Google Sheets sync, or a REST API. Doesn't require a CRM.
Built for visibility
Fullscreen TV mode, website embed, OBS overlay support, public presentation links. Designed to be seen by everyone, not buried in a dashboard.
Multiple board types
Point-based, multi-score, round-based scoresheets, teams, goal trackers, and Google Sheets boards — different scoring logic for different jobs.
Right-sized permissions
Separate presentation, scorekeeper, and admin links so the right people get the right access — not everyone-or-nothing.
Branding that fits
Themes, brand colors, logos, and custom CSS on Pro. Looks professional enough to show clients, engaging enough to motivate teams.
How it works
The whole flow takes less than five minutes for a basic board:
- Pick a board type Leaderboard, scoresheet, multi-score, Google Sheets, teams, or goal tracker. Different scoring logic for different jobs.
- Add participants Type names, paste from a spreadsheet, upload an Excel file, or connect a Google Sheet. Self-registration links are also available.
- Update scores Enter scores manually, sync from a connected spreadsheet, or push them through the API. The leaderboard re-ranks automatically.
- Share the right link with the right people Presentation link for viewers, scorekeeper link for whoever's entering scores, admin link for full control.
Try it free
Create your first leaderboard in under a minute. Free plan, no credit card.
Frequently asked questions
"Who is Leaderboarded for?"
Leaderboarded is for sales managers, team leads, event organizers, and fundraising coordinators who need to track and display performance for a group — without involving IT or buying enterprise software. It's designed for small to medium-sized teams that want a leaderboard up and running in minutes.
"What does Leaderboarded replace?"
Most users replace a Google Sheet or Excel file that nobody actively looks at. Some replace expensive sales gamification platforms or CRM dashboard add-ons that take weeks to set up. A few build leaderboards into their own products using the API instead of writing the ranking logic from scratch.
"How is Leaderboarded different from sales gamification platforms like Spinify?"
Spinify, SalesScreen, Ambition, and Plecto are built for mid-market and enterprise sales orgs. Spinify's current minimum is 15 users at $25/user/month, billed annually — roughly $4,500/year just to start; the enterprise tier requires 200 users. Leaderboarded is built for everyone smaller, with flat-rate pricing ($19/month for up to 100 participants on Plus). If your team is under 15 reps, the enterprise platforms aren't selling to you anyway — Leaderboarded is the simpler, cheaper option that will. See our Spinify alternatives guide for the full breakdown.
"How long does setup take?"
Under five minutes for a basic board. Pick a board type, add participants by name (or paste from a spreadsheet), share the link. There's no sales call, no procurement process, and no IT involvement.
"Is Leaderboarded free?"
Yes. The free plan covers small teams with full feature access. Paid plans (Plus and Pro) unlock larger participant limits, custom branding, ad-free embedding, and custom CSS.