Best Data Visualization Software in 2026
73 data visualization software ranked on what their makers publish — plans and prices, free tiers, platforms and the facts on their own pages.
73ranked
23free plans on this page
$1.58/molowest paid tier
28 Sept 2026last checked
#1 Plotly Top pick · 8.9 Free plan · $24.17/mo
#2 Tableau Runner-up · 8.8 Free plan · $15/mo
#3 Metabase Also great · 8.7 Free plan · $6/mo
- Free planFree trial self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $29/user/mo
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Snowflake, Databricks, BigQuery, PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MotherDuck, Oracle, CSV, and anything Python can connect to
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$24.17/mofirst paid tier About PlotlyVisit site - Free plan self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $15/user/mo
- Dashboard type
- Agentic analytics
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Any type of data
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$15/mofirst paid tier About TableauVisit site - Free planOpen source self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $6/user/mo
- Dashboard type
- Interactive dashboards
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- 20+ database and data warehouse connectors, CSV upload, Built-in storage
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$6/mofirst paid tier About MetabaseVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $9/user/mo
- Dashboard type
- Interactive dashboards and reports
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Google Sheets, Google Ads, BigQuery, Google Analytics, 1,300+ Community Connectors, app sources, cloud databases, data warehouses
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$9/mofirst paid tier About Data StudioVisit site - Free plan apiLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free planFree trial WebWindowsmacOS
- Free plan
- Yes
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Microsoft Excel, XLSX, XLS, CSV, Google Sheets, Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$19/mofirst paid tier About VizzloVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- Free
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Elasticsearch, Elastic Agent, Logstash, Beats, OpenTelemetry, APIs, AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Amazon S3, Amazon ECS, web content, files, logs, metrics, traces, and events
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$99/mofirst paid tier About KibanaVisit site - Free plan WebiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- No
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- JavaScript API, XML, JSON, CSV, Google Spreadsheet, HTML Table
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$41.58/mofirst paid tier About AnyChartVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- JSON, CSV, external data URLs
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$6.67/mofirst paid tier About amChartsVisit site - Free planFree trial Web
- Free plan
- No
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- REST APIs, JSON, XML, CSV, databases, feeds, and structured data
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$158.25/mofirst paid tier About FusionChartsVisit site - Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxmacOSself-hostedWebWindows
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- $21/user/mo
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$21/mofirst paid tier About DatawrapperVisit site - Free plan self-hosted
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Python lists, NumPy arrays, ColumnDataSource, pandas DataFrames, Polars DataFrames, PyArrow DataFrames, pandas GroupBy objects, REST endpoints
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$1.58/mofirst paid tier About InfogramVisit site - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- JavaScript arrays, CSV files, JSON data, AJAX endpoints, and application/server-side data
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$299/mofirst paid tier About CanvasJSVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$71/mofirst paid tier About DataboxVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- ClickHouse, PostgreSQL, MySQL, YDB, YTsaurus CHYT, Greenplum, MS SQL Server, Oracle Database, StarRocks, Trino, Prometheus, Snowflake, files, Yandex Documents, Google Sheets, Yandex Query, Yandex Metrica, AppMetrica, Yandex Cloud Billing, Yandex Monitoring, DataLens Usage Analytics, API Connector, SpeechSense, 1C Extractor, Bitrix24
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Data sources
- CSV, JSON
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan WebWindowsmacOSiOSAndroid
- Free plan
- Yes
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Spreadsheets, databases, Excel, XML, SDMX, OECD, UNESCO, World Bank
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$41.25/mofirst paid tier About StatSilkVisit site - Free planFree trial apiWeb
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial€12/mofirst paid tier About OctoboardVisit site - Free planFree trial Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Paid from
- Free
- Dashboard type
- both
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Google Analytics, Google Ads, MailChimp, Moz, YouTube, Google Sheets, HubSpot, Zendesk, Xero, QuickBooks, Highrise, GoToWebinar, Google My Business, CallRail, Bing Ads, Stripe, SERPs, Google Search Console, GatherUp, CSV, SQL, private URL, Push API, Zapier
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$29/mofirst paid tier About CyfeVisit site - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - Free plan Web
- Free plan
- Yes
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- SQL and NoSQL databases; Snowflake; BigQuery; Redshift; REST APIs; CSV; Excel; PostgreSQL; MySQL; Google Sheets; Amazon S3; Salesforce; SharePoint; Databricks; ClickHouse; Oracle Database; SAP HANA; and other listed connectors
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial€445/mofirst paid tier About ToucanVisit site - Web
- Free plan
- No
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial - WebWindowsmacOSLinux
- Free plan
- No
- Dashboard type
- interactive
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes
- Data sources
- Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, MySQL, SQLite, PostgreSQL, IBM DB2, Cloudera Impala, Hadoop Hive, Amazon Redshift, MariaDB, JDBC, ODBC, CSV, Google Analytics, Salesforce
RecognisedDocumentedFree planPlatformsFree trial$24.75/mofirst paid tier About InfoCaptorVisit site
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Questions about this list
Which data visualization software is ranked first on The Geeks Club?
Plotly is ranked #1 of 73 with a score of 8.9. Tableau is second and Metabase third.
How many of these have a free plan?
23 of the 25 on this page publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
Which is the cheapest paid option?
On this page, Infogram has the lowest first paid tier we found: $1.58/mo.
How is this list ranked?
Certifications are listed from the provider's own catalogue with level, role and exam. Platforms are ranked on what each publishes: a free tier or trial, price, certificates offered, the devices it runs on and the depth of its documentation. Paid placements never change a rank.
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