Who can use this feature

Available on Pro and Enterprise plans

Historical trends in monday sidekick help you understand how your data evolves over time, enabling you to move beyond point-in-time insights and make more informed decisions directly in the platform.

Instead of relying only on current snapshots, you can analyze patterns, compare performance across time periods, and identify meaningful changes in your metrics without exporting data to external tools 📊

What are historical trends?

Historical trends enable you to analyze how key metrics change over time using built-in visualizations inside monday sidekick. For example, you can view how task completion rates, revenue, or cycle time changed over the last 30, 60, or 90 days. 

Explore what you can do with historical trends

• Analyze KPIs across different time ranges (30, 60, 90 days)
• Compare current performance against historical averages
• Visualize trends using charts inside sidekick
• Detect significant deviations or long-term patterns

How it works

Historical trends are embedded directly within monday sidekick, allowing you to analyze time-based data without leaving your workflow.

1Open monday sidekick from your board or workspace

2Ask a question about a metric or performance over time

3Review the generated chart showing how the metric evolves over time

4Use insights provided by sidekick to identify trends, anomalies, or performance changes

You can also ask sidekick to create a board view of the data it provides in your historical trends, so you can save and visualize it directly on your board! 

Common use cases 

Historical trends can support a variety of business and team scenarios:

• Performance monitoring: Track productivity or output over time
• OKR tracking: Measure progress toward goals across defined periods
• Revenue tracking: Analyze growth trends and fluctuations
• Project health analysis: Identify risks or slowdowns early

Capabilities

Historical trends in sidekick can be used on a single board and do not support insights for multiple boards or linked boards.  

Supported columns

• Numbers Column
• Status Column (including priority column)
• Dropdown Column
• Date Column
• People Column

FAQs

Can monday sidekick show trends over time?

Yes, historical trends allow sidekick to visualize how metrics change across selected time ranges.

What kind of data can I analyze with historical trends?

You can analyze KPIs such as tasks completed, revenue, or cycle time over time.

Do I need external BI tools to analyze trends?

No, you can analyze and visualize trends directly inside monday sidekick.

Can I compare current performance to past performance?

Yes, sidekick allows you to compare current metrics against historical averages and trends.

How does monday sidekick highlight trends?

Sidekick uses charts and AI-generated insights to surface patterns, anomalies, and changes over time.

Are project boards supported in historical trends?

No, historical trends currently support single boards only and do not support project boards.