Free Data Visualization Tools
Which data visualization tools a startup can make charts, maps and infographics for its site, decks and reports with for free today, what free charts carry, what you can export or embed, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, read from each provider's own page.
Free allowances read on each provider's own pages, all checked on or after . Data visualization tools change their free plans from time to time: confirm the terms on the provider's page before you rely on it.
Data visualization tools a startup can use for free today include Datawrapper (Free: publish and embed without limits), Tableau Public (Free platform to create and share), Flourish (Free: unlimited projects and stories), RAWGraphs (Free and open source tool), and Infogram (Basic: free for one user, 10 projects). Each of the 10 free plans below links to the provider's page that states it, with its main limit, what you can export or embed, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs.
A clear chart wins a pitch, a blog post or an investor update faster than a table of numbers. Chart and infographic makers turn a spreadsheet into an embeddable visual, several on a free plan, and free and open-source tools cover maps and custom charts.
The headline rarely tells you how far it goes. Free charts often carry the tool's credit, may have to be public, and image or PDF downloads can be kept for paid plans. Each tool below shows what is free, its main limit, what you can export or embed, whether a card is needed and what the first paid plan costs, quoted from the provider's own page with the date we read it.
Which tools we picked and the order they appear in are our editorial choices; the terms are the providers'. Some of these providers pay us a referral commission when someone signs up through our link: those links are labeled, and they play no part in which tools are listed or where.
Chart and infographic makers with a free plan
Turn data into charts, maps and infographics in the browser, free to start.
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Datawrapper
Journalists and teams publishing data charts online
Datawrapper's Free plan publishes and embeds charts without limits and exports PNG images. Published charts carry a Datawrapper credit, and Pro is the first paid plan at $21 per user a month.
- Exports and embeds
- PNG images on the Free plan (source: datawrapper.de)
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Flourish
Interactive charts and maps for newsrooms and reports
Flourish's Free plan has unlimited projects and templates for charts, maps and stories. Public work carries Flourish attribution, and the first paid tier, Presenter, comes through Canva Business.
- Exports and embeds
- Embed on websites, with attribution (source: flourish.studio)
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Infogram
Infographics and reports for one person
Infogram's Basic plan is free for one user, with up to 10 projects and 5 pages per project. PDF and image downloads need a paid plan, and Pro is $19 a month billed yearly.
- Exports and embeds
- PDF and image download on paid plans (source: infogram.com)
- First paid plan
- Pro: $19 a month, billed yearly (source: infogram.com)
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Visme
Presentations and infographics on a small budget
Visme's Basic plan is free and needs no credit card to sign up, with 500MB of storage and JPG, PNG and PDF downloads. The first paid plan, Starter, starts at $12.25 a month per person billed yearly.
- Exports and embeds
- JPG, PNG and PDF downloads (source: visme.co)
- Payment card
- No credit card to sign up (source: visme.co)
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Piktochart
Infographics for teams of up to four
Piktochart's Free plan has unlimited visual projects, but only two PNG downloads and free templates. Pro is the first paid plan at $10 a member a month billed annually.
- Exports and embeds
- 2 PNG downloads on Free (source: piktochart.com)
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Venngage
A handful of infographics shared as public links
Venngage's Free plan gives 5 designs shared as public links, with 80 AI credits a day at signup. PNG export is a Premium feature, and Premium is $10 or $19 a month.
- Exports and embeds
- PNG export is a Premium feature (source: venngage.com)
- First paid plan
- Premium: $10 or $19 a month (source: venngage.com)
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Everviz
Charts and maps for newsrooms and marketing teams
Everviz offers a 14-day free trial with no credit card required. Its first paid plan, Pro, is $599 a month or $5,990 billed yearly as the page states.
- Payment card
- No credit card needed (source: everviz.com)
Free and open-source visualization tools
Build visualizations with free software or a free public profile.
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Tableau Public
Learning data viz and sharing public charts
Tableau Public is a free platform to create and share data visualizations. Everything you publish is public, and visualizations can be downloaded or explored in a browser.
- Exports and embeds
- Visualizations can be downloaded (source: tableau.com)
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RAWGraphs
Custom charts for designers, free and open source
RAWGraphs is a free and open source tool for data visualization. You can save a project or export it as a vector or raster image.
- Exports and embeds
- Vector or raster image export (source: rawgraphs.io)
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Kepler.gl
Geospatial maps of large point datasets
Kepler.gl is an open source map app. Base maps need a Mapbox access token, and Mapbox offers a free token.
- What's free
- Open source web app (source: kepler.gl)
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How this comparison is built
The list covers data visualization tools a founder can use for free today without applying to a program. The order and the "best for" notes are our editorial reading of each tool's terms. Every term comes from the tool's own pricing or help page on the date shown, never from a third-party list; follow each link for the full conditions. The tool's branding on free charts, public-only charts, a cap on projects, exports or data rows kept for paid plans can matter more than the headline, so the comparison quotes them wherever the provider states them. Some of these tools pay StartupPerks a referral commission, and their links are labeled as referral links; that decides neither whether nor where a tool appears, and no tool pays for a placement on this page.
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What is the best free data visualization tool?
By the terms each provider states, Datawrapper's free plan publishes and embeds without limits, Flourish's free plan has unlimited projects and stories, Piktochart's free plan unlimited visual projects, and Tableau Public, RAWGraphs and Kepler.gl are free.
Is Datawrapper free?
Yes. Datawrapper's free plan lets you publish and embed without limits, with a Datawrapper credit on published charts and PNG image export. Pro is $21 per user a month, excluding VAT.
Is Tableau Public free?
Yes. Tableau Public is a free platform to create and share visualizations, for public (not private) data only.
Can I make infographics for free?
Yes. Visme's free plan covers presentations, infographics and docs with JPG, PNG and PDF downloads, Piktochart's free plan unlimited visual projects with 2 PNG downloads, and Venngage's free plan 5 designs shared publicly.
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