Best Data Visualization Software in 2026
Updated
98 data visualization software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
98ranked
3free plans on this page
4 Oct 2026last checked
Input list Data Visualization Software 23 channels on this page · 74 of 184 spec lines stated by the makers
Ch Tool Free planPaid fromDashboard typeScheduled refreshEmbedded dashboardsData sourcesViewer limitPlatform Spec sheet Score
76 Sigma.js Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typeinteractiveScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsYesData sourcesGraphology graph data; CSV can be processed with Graphology before renderingViewer limitnot statedPlatformweb 5/8spec lines stated 6.0
77 Freeboard Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typeinteractiveScheduled refreshYesEmbedded dashboardsYesData sourcesJSON, Open Weather Map API, Dweet.io, Playback, Clock, OctobluViewer limitnot statedPlatformweb 6/8spec lines stated 6.0
78 IoTPlotter Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typenot statedScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesIoT devices; HTTP API; JSON; CSVViewer limitnot statedPlatformweb 3/8spec lines stated 6.0
79 VTK Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typenot statedScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesSupported reader/writer file formats include DICOM, BMP, FLUENT, CGNS, and LIDAR formats (among others).Viewer limitnot statedPlatformweb + desktop 3/8spec lines stated 5.9
80 iheatmapr Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typeinteractiveScheduled refreshNoEmbedded dashboardsNoData sourcesnot statedViewer limitnot statedPlatformdesktop 5/8spec lines stated 5.9
81 Graph Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typenot statedScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsYesData sourcesDelimited point-series files (tab, comma or semicolon separated), Microsoft ExcelViewer limitnot statedPlatformdesktop 4/8spec lines stated 5.9
82 psyplot Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typeinteractiveScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesnetCDF, GRIB, GeoTIFF and other formats supported by xarrayViewer limitnot statedPlatformdesktop 4/8spec lines stated 5.8
83 Charty Free planNoPaid fromnot statedDashboard typenot statedScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesCSVViewer limitnot statedPlatformweb 3/8spec lines stated 5.8
84 CGView.js Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typeinteractiveScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsYesData sourcesnot statedViewer limitnot statedPlatformweb 4/8spec lines stated 5.8
85 widgyts Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typeinteractiveScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesyt datasets; mesh-based dataViewer limitnot statedPlatformweb 4/8spec lines stated 5.8
86 Chemiscope Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typeinteractiveScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesnot statedViewer limitnot statedPlatformweb 3/8spec lines stated 5.7
87 NVD3 Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDashboard typenot statedScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesnot statedViewer limitnot statedPlatformweb 1/8spec lines stated 5.6
88 Vizumap Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typenot statedScheduled refreshNoEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesData frames and geographic data including shapefiles; bundled Burdekin example dataViewer limitnot statedPlatformnot stated 3/8spec lines stated 5.6
89 ivis Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typeinteractiveScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesnot statedViewer limitnot statedPlatformweb 3/8spec lines stated 5.6
90 ggoncoplot Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDashboard typestaticScheduled refreshNoEmbedded dashboardsNoData sourcesnot statedViewer limitnot statedPlatformdesktop 4/8spec lines stated 5.5
91 VplotR Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typenot statedScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesGenomic sequencing dataViewer limitnot statedPlatformdesktop 3/8spec lines stated 5.4
92 KALMUS Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typenot statedScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesvideo files (sampled film frames)Viewer limitnot statedPlatformdesktop 3/8spec lines stated 5.4
93 funkyheatmap Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typestaticScheduled refreshNoEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesR data frames; matricesViewer limitnot statedPlatformnot stated 4/8spec lines stated 5.4
94 XGI Free plannot statedPaid fromnot statedDashboard typestaticScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesXGI-DATA repositoryViewer limitnot statedPlatformdesktop 3/8spec lines stated 5.3
95 graphlayouts Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typenot statedScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesigraph networks; ggraph; igraphdata; networkdataViewer limitnot statedPlatformdesktop 3/8spec lines stated 5.3
96 traffic Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typenot statedScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesnot statedViewer limitnot statedPlatformnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 4.9
97 FSharpGephiStreamer Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typenot statedScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesnot statedViewer limitnot statedPlatformnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 4.8
98 mrivis Free planYesPaid fromnot statedDashboard typenot statedScheduled refreshnot statedEmbedded dashboardsnot statedData sourcesnot statedViewer limitnot statedPlatformnot stated 1/8spec lines stated 4.8
Compare all 23 in a table
| # | Tool | Score | Free plan | From | Free plan | Paid from | Dashboard type | Scheduled refresh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Sigma.js | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | interactive | — |
| 77 | Freeboard | 6.0 | No | — | Yes | — | interactive | Yes |
| 78 | IoTPlotter | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 79 | VTK | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 80 | iheatmapr | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | interactive | No |
| 81 | Graph | 5.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 82 | psyplot | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | interactive | — |
| 83 | Charty | 5.8 | No | — | No | — | — | — |
| 84 | CGView.js | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | interactive | — |
| 85 | widgyts | 5.8 | No | — | Yes | — | interactive | — |
| 86 | Chemiscope | 5.7 | No | — | Yes | — | interactive | — |
| 87 | NVD3 | 5.6 | Free plan | Free | — | — | — | — |
| 88 | Vizumap | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | — | No |
| 89 | ivis | 5.6 | No | — | Yes | — | interactive | — |
| 90 | ggoncoplot | 5.5 | No | — | — | — | static | No |
| 91 | VplotR | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 92 | KALMUS | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 93 | funkyheatmap | 5.4 | No | — | Yes | — | static | No |
| 94 | XGI | 5.3 | No | — | — | — | static | — |
| 95 | graphlayouts | 5.3 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 96 | traffic | 4.9 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| 97 | FSharpGephiStreamer | 4.8 | Free plan | Free | Yes | — | — | — |
| 98 | mrivis | 4.8 | No | — | Yes | — | — | — |
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