Datawrapper
Focus: tables. Shares charts and data visualisation with Flourish. Rated 4.7 (Flourish: 4.6).
Web AppFree planWeb
4.7Visit
Web App
Flourish
Interactive charts, maps and data stories from ready-made templates.
Rating
4.6 / 5
Pricing
Freemium
Difficulty
Beginner
Works on
Web
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What is Flourish?
Flourish helps you build animated charts, maps, scrollytelling stories and bar chart races from templates, with no code needed. The free plan includes unlimited projects and the full template range, with public publishing and embedding that carries attribution, while paid plans add private sharing and exports.
Pros: what Flourish does well
- Eye-catching animated templates
- Unlimited free projects
- Great for data stories
Cons: where it falls short
- Free published projects are public
- Exports and branding need a paid plan
Who Flourish is for
Creators and communicators who want interactive charts that grab attention.
Who can skip it
People who only need a quick static chart.
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Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.
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Focus: business intelligence, dashboards and sql. Shares charts with Flourish. Free (Flourish: Freemium). Same 4.6 rating.
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Focus: brand colours, hex codes and palettes. Also in Brainstorming and Research, like Flourish. A website, not a web app. Free (Flourish: Freemium). Rated 4.5 (Flourish: 4.6).
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