Datawrapper
Datawrapper is an intuitive online tool that helps users create beautiful, interactive, and responsive charts, maps, and tables for publication.
Price: Freemium
Description
Datawrapper is a web-based data visualization tool designed for journalists, researchers, marketers, and anyone who needs to create professional-looking charts, maps, and tables quickly and easily. It allows users to upload their data, choose from a variety of visualization types, and customize the design without any coding knowledge. The outputs are interactive, mobile-responsive, and can be embedded seamlessly into websites or exported for print. Datawrapper stands out by focusing on ease of use, clean design, and journalistic best practices, making it a go-to tool for creating clear and impactful data visualizations that tell a story effectively.
How to Use
1.Sign up for a Datawrapper account.
2.Upload your data (e.g., from Excel, Google Sheets, CSV).
3.Choose the appropriate chart, map, or table type for your data.
4.Refine and customize your visualization (colors, labels, descriptions).
5.Add annotations or highlights to tell your data story.
6.Publish or embed your interactive visualization on your website or export it.
Use Cases
Journalistic data visualizationBusiness reporting and dashboardsAcademic research presentationsMarketing campaign analysisCreating interactive maps
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Extremely user-friendly interface, no coding required
- Generates interactive, mobile-responsive, and embeddable visualizations
- Focus on clean design and journalistic best practices
- Supports a wide variety of chart, map, and table types
- Free plan available for basic use
Cons
- Advanced data manipulation or complex statistical analysis is limited
- Customization options, while extensive, may not match full design software
- Free plan has branding and feature limitations
Pricing
Free Plan: Unlimited charts, maps, and tables, Datawrapper branding, limited customization options, public access only (no private charts)
Custom Plan: Pricing not publicly listed; "Contact Sales." Includes custom branding, private charts, team features, and priority support
Tailored to specific organizational needs
Enterprise Plan: Custom pricing, includes advanced features, SSO, API access, and dedicated account management
Contact sales for details
Free Trial: A perpetual Free Plan is available
For custom plans, a demo is typically offered
Refund Policy: Not explicitly stated; standard SaaS terms apply.
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