Datawrapper vs Redash

Datawrapper is a web app for creating and publishing charts, maps and tables. Its feature overview lists 25 interactive, responsive and accessible visualisation types, including more than 20 chart types. Map options include symbol, choropleth and locator maps, as well as more than 4,000 basemaps and cartograms. Tables can include images, heatmaps, miniature charts, search, pagination and sorting. Users can embed visualisations on websites and export PNG, PDF or SVG files depending on plan. A PowerPoint add-in supports creating, editing, embedding and updating visualisations in presentations, while the REST API can create and edit charts and support integrations. Datawrapper says embeds have no trackers, cookies or third-party scripts and meet GDPR and CCPA requirements. It also says the service is hosted in Frankfurt and Stockholm within the EEA and is ISO 27001 certified. A free plan allows unlimited publishing and PNG downloads, but retains Datawrapper attribution. Pro costs $21 per user/month, excluding VAT, and removes attribution. The maker is based in Berlin and was founded in 2012.

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.