Datastory vs TalkingMaps
Datastory
datastory.tech
TalkingMaps
talkingmaps.euSide by side
| Figure | Datastory | TalkingMaps |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $15/mo | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 0 |
| Spec score · Data Storytelling Tools | 8.3 (#5) | 7.3 (#20) |
| Audience | Datastory describes its intended users as data storytellers, analysts, journalists, NGOs, and research teams. | The documentation describes it for journalists, researchers, educators, planners and anyone telling a story on a map. |
| Integrations | Datastory says visualizations can be embedded in Notion, Webflow, newsletters, and content management systems. | The AI assistant supports OpenAI, Anthropic Claude and Google Gemini; the documentation says user API keys are encrypted and stored per user. |
| Support | The Starter plan includes email support, Professional includes priority support, and Enterprise includes dedicated support. | The documentation links to GitHub options to report a bug or request a feature. |
Plans
In their own words
Datastory
Datastory turns data into interactive charts, data-driven web applications, and presentations published as stories. Its AI can interpret uploaded data, recommend visualizations, identify insights, and draft captions based on workspace data. A chart picker reads columns and suggests encodings for categorical, temporal, geographic, or hierarchical data. Visualizations can be shared as standalone links, embedded in websites, or exported as high-quality images. Embedding is also described for Notion, Webflow, newsletters, and content management systems. An Open Data catalog includes statistics from sources such as OECD, WHO, Eurostat, the World Bank, and the UN. The web-based Starter plan is free and includes 10 visualizations, up to 3 team members, 100 AI credits per month, and unlimited open data downloads. Professional costs $15 a month per user and includes unlimited visualizations and collaborators, 1000 AI credits per month, priority support, and custom branding. Enterprise pricing is custom. Datastory is based in Stockholm and was founded in 2005.
TalkingMaps
TalkingMaps has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.