amCharts vs Redash
amCharts
amcharts.com
Redash
redash.ioSide by side
| Figure | amCharts | Redash |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $6.67/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 16 | 1 |
| Spec score · Data Visualization Software | 8.9 (#10) | 8.6 (#19) |
| Dashboard type | interactive | interactive |
| Data sources | JSON,CSV,external data URLs | Amazon Athena; Amazon CloudWatch; Amazon CloudWatch Logs Insights; Amazon DynamoDB; Amazon Redshift; Axibase Time Series Database; Cassandra; ClickHouse; CockroachDB; CSV; Databricks; DB2 by IBM; Druid; Elasticsearch; Google Analytics; Google BigQuery; Google Spreadsheets; Graphite; Greenplum; Hive; Impala; InfluxDB; JIRA; JSON; Apache Kylin; OmniSciDB; MemSQL; Microsoft Azure Data Warehouse / Synapse; Microsoft Azure SQL Database; Microsoft SQL Server; MongoDB; MySQL; Oracle; PostgreSQL; Presto; Prometheus; Python; Qubole; Rockset; Salesforce; ScyllaDB; Shell Scripts; Snowflake; SQLite; TreasureData; Vertica; Yandex AppMetrica; Yandex Metrica |
| Embedded dashboards | Yes | Yes |
| Platform | web | web |
| Support | The store includes 12 support hours per seat with a Single App or SaaS license and 30 per seat with an OEM license. | Redash directs users who need support to its community GitHub Discussions Q&A category. |
Plans
amCharts
- FreeFree
- Basic annual$80 a year
- Basic perpetual$180, paid once
- Single App or SaaS website annual$280 a year
- Single App or SaaS website perpetual$650, paid once
- OEM annual$1,200 a year
- OEM perpetual$2,700, paid once
- Extended OEM annualPrice not published
- Extended OEM perpetualPrice not published
- Basic license (amCharts 5: Charts)$80 a year
In their own words
amCharts
amCharts is a JavaScript library for creating charts, maps, stock charts, and Gantt visualizations. amCharts 5 Charts lists more than 60 chart types, Canvas rendering, and a TypeScript-first API, with integration guides for React, Angular, Vue, Svelte, Next.js, Nuxt, Remix, and vanilla JavaScript. Maps includes bundled GeoJSON maps, projections, heat rules, drill-down, and point clustering without requiring a tile server or API key. Stock Chart provides 34 technical indicators, 22 drawing tools, comparison mode, and automatic data grouping. Gantt supports drag-and-drop task editing, dependency links, progress tracking, and export to PNG, JPG, or PDF. Charts describes screen-reader support, keyboard navigation, ARIA attributes, high-contrast modes, and WCAG AA readiness. The library can be installed through NPM, loaded from CDN URLs, or downloaded as standalone JavaScript files for a server. It supports JSON, CSV, and external data URLs and can power embedded interactive dashboards. amCharts is based in Vilnius, Lithuania; amMap began in 2004, and the first chart followed in 2006. The free version offers full functionality and commercial use but displays a small amCharts backlink. Commercial licenses remove branding and are licensed independently for each product. The listed Basic annual license is $80 a year for one developer seat.
Redash
Redash is an open-source, self-hosted web platform for querying data, creating visualizations, building interactive dashboards, and sharing results within an organization. Its query editor offers schema browsing, autocomplete, keyboard shortcuts, and reusable snippets. Users can connect sources such as Amazon Athena, BigQuery, PostgreSQL, Snowflake, MongoDB, Google Analytics, Google Spreadsheets, JIRA, and Salesforce, then combine results in dashboards shared by URL or embedded as widgets. Visualization options include charts, cohort views, pivot tables, boxplots, maps, counters, sankey diagrams, sunbursts, and word clouds. Result updates can be scheduled, and alerts can be set for data events. Redash provides a REST API with user or query keys that can be limited to query results. Authentication options include password login, Google OAuth, and SAML 2.0. Deployment documentation covers Linux with Docker and Docker Compose. The hosted app.redash.io service shut down effective November 30, 2021.