18.6
Datawrapper is a web app for creating and publishing charts, maps and tables.
Free planOpen sourceAndroidiOSWeb
Best Data Storytelling Tools in 2026
Turning data into a story means pairing visual evidence with a way to guide an audience through it. Compare interactive visualizations, narrative annotations, and presentation flow, then consider how each tool supports sharing. Data source limits and live data refresh can help you assess fit for your inputs and update needs; free-plan availability and paid-from pricing add cost context. Datawrapper, Understand, and…
28.1
Infogram is a web and API platform for building interactive data visualizations.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
37.9
Understand turns charts and complex dashboards into data stories intended to communicate insights and support decisions.
Free planAndroidiOSWeb
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Juicebox
Juicebox is an AI-powered recruiting platform for searching, engaging, and sourcing job candidates.
Free planWebExtension7.2From $119 a month - 5
Observable
Observable is a notebook platform for analyzing and visualizing data, explaining ideas with code, and building data-driven workflows and custom apps.
Free planWebSelf-hosted6.9From $22 a month - 6
DataStories
DataStories is an augmented and predictive analytics platform for generating insights and turning data into interactive stories that people can…
AndroidiOSWebAPI6.8 - 7
Datastory
Datastory turns data into interactive charts, data-driven web applications, and presentations that can be published as stories.
Free planWeb6.8From $15 a month - 8
Mimasa AI
Mimasa AI is an enterprise platform for linking governed data, AI agents, automated workflows, and human decisions.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.7From $29 a month - 9
BStreams
BStreams is a web-based data visualization tool for creating interactive BI dashboards, reports, and data stories from users’ data.
Free planWeb6.6From €253 a year - 10
ChartWeave
ChartWeave is a web-based, no-code platform for making interactive charts and maps.
Free planWeb6.5From $19 a month - 11
Graphtelling
Graphtelling turns spreadsheet data and chart screenshots into editable charts, with AI-generated headlines, insights, and takeaways.
Free planWeb6.5From €10 a month - 12
Unmapped
Unmapped is a browser-based map studio for making and publishing videos, interactive stories, or maps.
Free planWeb6.5From $29 a month - 13
Evidence
Evidence is a business intelligence and analytics platform for building data products with SQL, Markdown, and AI.
WebAPISelf-hosted6.4From $2,500 a month - 14
Flourish
Flourish is a no-code tool for building interactive data visualizations and stories, including charts and maps.
Free planWebAPIExtensionSelf-hosted6.4Free plan - 156.4From $29 a month
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ArcGIS StoryMaps
ArcGIS StoryMaps is a web-based tool for presenting maps, apps, and multimedia through narrative formats.
Free planWeb6.2Free plan - 17
Storyline JS
Storyline JS is a free, open-source web tool from Northwestern University Knight Lab for making annotated line charts that explain time-series data.
Free planWeb6.0Free plan - 18
TimelineJS
TimelineJS is an open-source tool for creating interactive timelines with text and media.
Free planWebAPISelf-hosted6.0Free plan - 19
Mapji
Mapji is a browser-based, no-code tool for building and publishing interactive maps.
Free planWeb5.9Free plan - 20
TalkingMaps
TalkingMaps is a free, open-source tool for creating interactive story maps that combine maps, text, multimedia, charts and geospatial data.
WebAPILinuxmacOS5.9 - 215.8From €445 a month
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