Flourish vs Infogram
Flourish
flourish.studio
Infogram
infogram.comSide by side
| Figure | Flourish | Infogram |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $19/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 4 | 8 |
| Spec score · Data Visualization Software | 8.3 (#31) | 9.4 (#2) |
| Spec score · Data Storytelling Tools | 8.0 (#12) | 9.1 (#2) |
| Spec score · Infographic Software | 7.9 (#27) | 9.0 (#10) |
| Founded | 2018 | 2012 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Live data | Flourish can update visualizations from publicly accessible CSV files at regular intervals; Publisher includes live updates via Google Sheets or CSV. | Pro, Business, Team and Enterprise users can connect Google Drive documents, JSON feeds or online databases for real-time chart and map updates. |
| Security | Flourish says it is ISO 27001 certified, encrypts visualizations in transit and at rest, and hosts customer projects primarily in the EEA on AWS. | Infogram says it is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and describes using firewalls, intrusion detection, and encryption for data in transit and at rest. |
| Sharing | Published visualizations can be embedded in websites using a responsive embed code, and each project has a unique URL. | Projects can be shared or embedded on websites, blogs, or presentations without coding, and embedded visuals update when edited. |
| Templates | The product offers more than 50 chart types and templates, including line charts, bar charts, interactive maps, hierarchy graphs, survey results, and Sankey diagrams. | Infogram offers more than 200 customizable templates for infographics, reports and maps. |
Plans
Flourish
- FreeFree
- EnterprisePriced on request
- PresenterPriced on request
- PublisherPriced on request
Infogram
- Pro$19 a month
- Business$67 a month
- Team$149 a month
- BasicFree
- Pro$228 a year
- Business$804 a year
- Team$1,788 a year
- EnterprisePriced on request
In their own words
Flourish
Flourish is a no-code tool for creating interactive data visualizations and stories, including charts and maps. Its library has more than 50 chart types and templates, such as line and bar charts, interactive maps, hierarchy graphs, survey results, and Sankey diagrams. Templates can include tooltips, filters, and animations; Publisher and Enterprise plans add scrollytelling. Published projects can be embedded in websites with responsive code or shared using a unique URL. Flourish can refresh visualizations from publicly accessible CSV files at intervals, while Publisher includes live updates from Google Sheets or CSV. Presenter, available with Canva Business or Enterprise, supports interactive charts in Canva designs and PowerPoint. Enterprise offers an API for creating and editing visualizations and connecting them to databases, live data feeds, webpages, and tools including R, Tableau, Jupyter, and Observable. Presenter, Publisher, and Enterprise offer PNG, JPEG, and usually SVG export; Publisher also includes HTML export for self-hosting. The Free plan costs nothing, allows unlimited projects, and adds Flourish attribution to published visualizations.
Infogram
Infogram is a web platform for building interactive data visualizations, including infographics, charts, maps, reports, dashboards, slides, and social media graphics. Projects can combine custom tooltips, clickable elements, videos, GIFs, and animations. It lists more than 35 customizable chart types and more than 800 maps, with AI tools for making visuals, suggesting charts, adjusting content, and turning images into data. Projects can be shared or embedded on websites, blogs, and presentations without coding; embedded visuals reflect later edits. Connections include YouTube, SlideShare, Flickr, Giphy, and IFrame, plus data sources such as Google Drive spreadsheets, Dropbox, JSON feeds, and several databases. The Basic plan allows one user and up to 10 projects. Pro costs $19 a month billed annually; Business costs $67 a month billed annually; Team costs $149 a month billed annually. Infogram lists a developer API, WCAG 2.2 Level accessibility, and SOC 2 Type 2 compliance. Its offices are in Riga, Budapest, and San Francisco.