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Plotly vs Vega-Altair

Plotly

plotly.com

Vega-Altair

altair-viz.github.io

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FigurePlotlyVega-Altair
Price from$24.17/mo—
Free planYes—
Free trialYes—
Open source——
Web—Yes
Windows—Yes
macOS—Yes
Linux—Yes
Self-hostedYes—
Plans published50
Spec score · Data Visualization Libraries Software8.4 (#6)5.6 (#21)

Plans

Plotly

  • FreeFree
  • Pro$29 a month
  • EnterprisePriced on request
  • Pro Monthly$29 a month
  • Pro Annual$290 a year

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Vega-Altair

No plans published.

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In their own words

Plotly

Plotly provides tools for interactive dashboards, data applications, and charts, spanning open-source libraries, hosted services, and self-hosted platforms. Its graphing libraries support Python and JavaScript and offer more than 70 chart types. Dashboards support scheduled refresh and embedding, with connections to Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MotherDuck, Oracle, CSV, and sources accessible through Python. Plotly Studio runs locally as a desktop app and can deploy to Plotly Cloud; Dash Enterprise can be self-hosted or run on premises. The Free plan includes one creator seat, one Dash or Plotly Studio app, three private viewers, and 10 trial credits, with no credit card required. It does not permit inviting other Creators or Viewers. Pro is $29 a month per Creator seat, with 30 monthly credits, 10 private viewers, and unlimited apps. Credit-powered features stop when credits run out, but published apps continue running. Subscriptions can be canceled without fees or penalties.

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Vega-Altair

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