MoTeC i2 Pro vs Lovely Dashboard
Quick summary
Lovely Dashboard has a verified free tier; MoTeC i2 Pro has no verified free tier.
Verdict
Which one should you pick?
Choose MoTeC i2 Pro when you want pro-grade telemetry analysis — verified pricing: Price not published.
Worth knowing: Site targets real MoTeC hardware customers — zero mention of sim racing; i2 Standard is capped (5 graphs/10 channels) and Pro features require a paid upgrade
Choose Lovely Dashboard when you want polished SimHub dash designs — it has a verified free tier.
Worth knowing: Not standalone software — the site marks the Lovely Plugin as 'Required' and it all runs on top of SimHub, and the store page does not document which sims are supported
No universal winner — both entries are human-verified (dates in the Verification row below); weigh the limitations against your own setup.
Field by field
The verified fields
What it is
MoTeC i2 Pro
Lovely Dashboard
Pricing
MoTeC i2 Pro
Price not published
- No prices shown on site — i2 Standard ships with MoTeC logger/ECU data; i2 Pro unlocked via paid Pro Analysis upgrade or Feature Licence
Lovely Dashboard
Free
- Free downloads
- Membership unlocks additional features
Free access
MoTeC i2 Pro
Lovely Dashboard
Platforms
MoTeC i2 Pro
Lovely Dashboard
Standout feature
MoTeC i2 Pro
Pro-grade analysis: advanced maths channels, data gating, synchronized video, unlimited graphs/workbooks — the same tool real race teams use
Lovely Dashboard
16+ purpose-built dashboard variants (Curved, Round, Rallye, TK Edition, Companion, stream overlay) managed through its own Lovely Plugin
Limitations
MoTeC i2 Pro
Site targets real MoTeC hardware customers — zero mention of sim racing; i2 Standard is capped (5 graphs/10 channels) and Pro features require a paid upgrade
Lovely Dashboard
Not standalone software — the site marks the Lovely Plugin as 'Required' and it all runs on top of SimHub, and the store page does not document which sims are supported
Verification
MoTeC i2 Pro
Lovely Dashboard
“—” means the official site does not state it — we leave it blank instead of guessing.
Straight answers
Common questions
Do MoTeC i2 Pro or Lovely Dashboard have a free tier?
we could not verify a free tier for MoTeC i2 Pro, and Lovely Dashboard does. A free tier can mean the whole product or a heavily capped version, so check the pricing detail on each card rather than the yes or no alone.
How much does MoTeC i2 Pro cost?
Price not published, as listed on MoTeC i2 Pro's own pricing page on the verification date shown above. We record the tiers a site publishes and leave anything it does not publish blank.
How much does Lovely Dashboard cost?
Lovely Dashboard has a free tier, and its paid pricing starts at Free as listed on its own pricing page. Tiers change — the card above shows every tier we verified, with the date we checked.
What does MoTeC i2 Pro support?
MoTeC i2 Pro's own site lists Windows. We only record platforms a site names explicitly — a generic "100+ games" claim is not counted as support for any particular title.
What does Lovely Dashboard support?
Lovely Dashboard's own site lists Windows (runs inside SimHub). We only record platforms a site names explicitly — a generic "100+ games" claim is not counted as support for any particular title.
What are the drawbacks of MoTeC i2 Pro and Lovely Dashboard?
MoTeC i2 Pro — Site targets real MoTeC hardware customers — zero mention of sim racing; i2 Standard is capped (5 graphs/10 channels) and Pro features require a paid upgrade. Lovely Dashboard — Not standalone software — the site marks the Lovely Plugin as 'Required' and it all runs on top of SimHub, and the store page does not document which sims are supported. These are the limitations each product's own materials made plain, not a verdict on quality.
Is MoTeC i2 Pro or Lovely Dashboard better?
Neither is better in the abstract, and this page does not name a winner. They differ on the verified fields above — price, free tier, platform support and stated limitations — and which of those matters is a question about your setup, not about the products.
