Free Plotly Alternatives

The best free alternative to Plotly is Pretzel, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Plotly and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Plotly are Matplotlib, RAWGraphs, Desmos and D3.js.

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  1. Pretzel icon
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    Pretzel

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    Pretzel is an open-source, offline browser-based tool for fast and intuitive data exploration and visualization. It can handle large data files, runs locally in your browser, and requires no backend setup.

    29 Pretzel alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Import CSV Data
    2.  Data analytics
    3.  Support for WebAssembly
    4.  Data visualization
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    • Pretzel is the most popular Linux alternative to Plotly.

    • Pretzel is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Plotly.

    • Pretzel is Free and Open SourcePlotly is Freemium and Open Source
    • Pretzel is Privacy focusedPlotly is not according to our users
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    Matplotlib

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    Matplotlib is a comprehensive library for creating static, animated, and interactive visualizations in Python. Matplotlib makes easy things easy and hard things possible.

    43 Matplotlib alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Python

    Matplotlib Features

    1.  Support for LaTeX
    2.  Run from python interpreter
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    RAWGraphs

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    RAWGraphs is an open source app built with the goal of making the visualization of complex data easy for everyone. Born as tool for designers and vis geeks, RAWGraphs aims at providing a missing link between spreadsheets and vector graphics editors.

    69 RAWGraphs alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Gantt-charts
    2.  Charts
    3.  Graphs
    4.  Data visualization
    5.  Drag and Drop
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    Desmos

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    Explore math with the fast and powerful Desmos Graphing Calculator. Plot any equation, from lines and parabolas to derivatives and Fourier series. Add sliders to demonstrate function transformations, create tables to input and plot data, animate your graphs, and more—all for...

    13 Desmos alternatives
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Desmos Features

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    Desmos VS Plotly

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    • Desmos is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Plotly.

    • Desmos is Free Personal and ProprietaryPlotly is Freemium and Open Source
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    D3.js

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    D3.js is a JavaScript library for manipulating documents based on data. D3 helps you bring data to life using HTML, SVG, and CSS.

    76 D3.js alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    D3.js Features

    1.  Gantt-charts
    2.  Graphs
    3.  Data visualization
    4.  Charts
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    Comments about D3.js as an Alternative to Plotly
     
       
    taingalls

    plotly is a web service that black-boxes d3.js & does not require coding to use, though it does work better if you code

    Negative comment •May 20, 2015
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    D3 is a library (D3.js) whilte Plotly is an end-user online service,

    Negative comment •Dec 17, 2016
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    D3 is too low level to be compared to Plotly

    Negative comment •Jul 5, 2018
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    • This alternative is disputed. D3.js is a legitimate Plotly alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • D3.js is Free and Open SourcePlotly is Freemium and Open Source
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    We Do Data Science

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    No Code Data Science in the browser.

    59 We Do Data Science alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    We Do Data Science Features

    1.  Data visualization
    2.  Data science
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  10. Google Charts icon
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    Google Charts

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    The Google Charts is an extremely simple tool that lets you easily create a chart from some data and embed it in a webpage. You embed the data and formatting parameters in an HTTP request, and Google returns a PNG image of the chart.

    87 Google Charts alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Google Charts Features

    1.  Charts
    2.  Data analytics
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  11. Grafieks Desktop icon
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    Grafieks Desktop

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    Grafieks Desktop is an open-source self-service Business Intelligence platform that allows users to quickly and easily extract meaningful insights from data. With Grafieks, anyone can connect to their data, build data models or write SQL queries, and build reports on their own...

    16 Grafieks Desktop alternatives
    Grafieks Desktop Data Connector

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Grafieks Desktop Features

    1.  Import CSV Data
    2.  Data visualization
    3.  Data analytics
    Report creation page
    Dashboard published in Grafieks Reporting Server from Grafieks Desktop
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  12. whatifi icon
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    whatifi

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    "What If" Business Intelligence and Analytics Simulator for SMBs.

    53 whatifi alternatives
    Scenario Canvas - Customer Growth Simulation

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    whatifi Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2.  Import CSV Data
    Interactive Simulation Builder
    Example Contract Event - containing business logic for simulating common Contract terms.
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    • whatifi is the most popular SaaS alternative to Plotly.

    • whatifi is Freemium and ProprietaryPlotly is Freemium and Open Source
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    Highcharts

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    Highcharts is a charting library written in pure JavaScript, offering an easy way of adding interactive charts to your web site or web application. Highcharts currently supports line, spline, area, areaspline, column, bar, pie and scatter chart types.

    55 Highcharts alternatives
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    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Java Mobile
    • Self-Hosted

    Highcharts Features

    1.  Real-time traffic
    2.  Traffic Analysis
    3.  Charts
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  14. liveGap Charts icon
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    liveGap Charts

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    Free online charts. Easily create animated charts from your data.save your charts as image or HTML.

    29 liveGap Charts alternatives
    Free & online chart builder

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    liveGap Charts Features

    1.  Charts
    2.  Data analytics
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  15. Squey icon
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    Squey

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    Squey is an open-source visualization software designed to interactively explore and understand large amounts of tabular data.

    45 Squey alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    Squey screenshot 1
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    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Import CSV Data
    3.  Hardware Accelerated
    4.  Data visualization
    5.  Export to CSV
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