Best Data Visualization Software in 2026
Updated
In short: Datawrapper is ranked #1 of 98 as of 4 October 2026, ahead of Plotly and Kibana. The best-ranked option with a free plan is Plotly. The lowest first paid tier on this page is Metabase at $6/mo.
Charts, dashboards, and other data views can help make information easier to explore and share. Compared on dashboard type and data sources, these options also show whether you can embed dashboards and schedule refreshes. Check platform and viewer limit to understand where a tool runs and who can access its visualizations. Free-plan availability and the paid-from price add cost context. Datawrapper, Plotly, and Kibana are among the products to consider. Weigh their listed dashboard and sharing capabilities against the data you need to present, how often it changes, and the audience that needs to see it.
98 data visualization software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
98ranked
16free plans on this page
$6/molowest paid tier
4 Oct 2026last checked
#1 Datawrapper Top pick · 9.0 Free plan · $21/mo
#2 Plotly Runner-up · 8.5 Free plan · $24.17/mo
#3 Kibana Also great · 8.3 Free plan · $99/mo
- Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $21/user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$21/mofirst paid tier About DatawrapperVisit site - Free planFree trial self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $29/user/mo
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MotherDuck, Oracle, CSV, and anything Python can connect to
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$24.17/mofirst paid tier About PlotlyVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- Free
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Elasticsearch, Elastic Agent, Logstash, Beats, OpenTelemetry, APIs, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Amazon S3, Amazon ECS, web content, files, logs, metrics, traces, and events
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$99/mofirst paid tier About KibanaVisit site - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan apiextensionself-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $15/user/mo
- Dashboard type
- Agentic analytics
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Any type of data
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$15/mofirst paid tier About TableauVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- JSON, CSV, external data URLs
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$6.67/mofirst paid tier About amChartsVisit site - Free planFree trial macOSWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Microsoft Excel, XLSX, XLS, CSV, Google Sheets, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$19/mofirst paid tier About VizzloVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $9/user/mo
- Dashboard type
- Interactive dashboards and reports
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Google Sheets, Google Ads, BigQuery, Google Analytics, 1,300+ Community Connectors, app sources, cloud databases, data warehouses
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$9/mofirst paid tier About Data StudioVisit site - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- Yes
- Dashboard type
- both
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Python lists, NumPy arrays
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan AndroidiOSWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Web pages, databases, Google Spreadsheets, Google Fusion Tables, Salesforce, and Chart Tools Datasource-compatible providers
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindowsRecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
- WebWindowsmacOSiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- JavaScript arrays, CSV files, JSON data, AJAX endpoints, and application/server-side data
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$299/mofirst paid tier About CanvasJSVisit site - Free planFree trial Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- Free
- Dashboard type
- both
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Google Analytics, Google Ads, MailChimp, Moz, YouTube, Google Sheets, HubSpot, Zendesk, Xero, QuickBooks, Highrise, GoToWebinar, Google My Business, CallRail, Bing Ads, Stripe, SERPs, Google Search Console, GatherUp, CSV, SQL, private URL, Push API, Zapier
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$29/mofirst paid tier About CyfeVisit site - Open source self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $6/user/mo
- Dashboard type
- Interactive dashboards
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- 20+ database and data warehouse connectors, CSV upload, Built-in storage
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$6/mofirst paid tier About MetabaseVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, MySQL, YDB, YTsaurus CHYT, Greenplum, MS SQL Server, Oracle Database, StarRocks, Trino, Prometheus, Snowflake, files, Yandex Documents, Google Sheets, Yandex Query, Yandex Metrica, AppMetrica, Yandex Cloud Billing, Yandex Monitoring, DataLens Usage Analytics, API Connector, SpeechSense, 1C Extractor, Bitrix24
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$71/mofirst paid tier About DataboxVisit site - Free plan self-hostedWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- JavaScript arrays and objects
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- No
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, MySQL, SQLite, PostgreSQL, IBM DB2, Cloudera Impala, Hadoop Hive, Amazon Redshift, MariaDB, JDBC, ODBC, CSV, Google Analytics, Salesforce
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$24.75/mofirst paid tier About InfoCaptorVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- JavaScript API, XML, JSON, CSV, Google Spreadsheet, HTML Table
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$41.58/mofirst paid tier About AnyChartVisit site - Free trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$20/mofirst paid tier About AgencyAnalyticsVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial$279/mofirst paid tier About CluvioVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- JSON arrays; local or remote JSON files; HTTP endpoints; JavaScript functions; WebSockets; AJAX
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial - Web
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedPlatformsFree planFree trial
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Questions about this list
Which data visualization software is ranked first on Specifiction?
Datawrapper is ranked #1 of 98 with a score of 9.0. Plotly is second and Kibana third.
How many of these have a free plan?
16 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Metabase has the lowest first paid tier we found: $6/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, the fullest spec sheet first: how deeply the product is documented, the platforms it runs on, a free tier or trial to test it, and its standing. Paid placements never change a rank.
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