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Head-to-head · Infographic Software

Genially vs Datawrapper

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Genially #5 in Infographic Software 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Genially
Datawrapper #7 in Infographic Software 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Datawrapper

Genially leads on 0 checks, Datawrapper on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreGenially · 8.7/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresDatawrapper · 4 of 4

Genially scores higher on our rubric for infographic software: 8.7 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #5 and #7.

Genially is the better fit for interactive presentations and visual explainers. Datawrapper is the better fit for teams publishing professional charts, maps, and embeds.

  • Genially fits best

    Interactive presentations and visual explainers

  • Datawrapper fits best

    Teams publishing professional charts, maps, and embeds

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Side by side

Feature Genially 8.7/10 Visit ↗ Datawrapper 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.7 8.5
Ranking #5 in Infographic Software #7 in Infographic Software
Best for Interactive presentations and visual explainers Teams publishing professional charts, maps, and embeds
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price Free plan $21/user/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 100+ integrations 2 integrations
Features Genially 1/4 · Datawrapper 4/4
Data import Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Interactive publishing Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Brand kit ✓ ✓
Team collaboration Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Publishing mode Not checked yet Both
Project limit Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Templates cover presentations, infographics, courses, games, and marketing.
  • Real-time co-editing, team workspaces, and a Brand Kit support shared work.
  • Publish by URL, embed content, or download selected formats.
  • Imports data from CSV, Excel, TSV, TXT, DBF, and more
  • Publishes interactive embeds and exports PNG, PDF, and SVG
  • Supports collaboration, shared themes, and responsive previews
Cons
  • Creation and publishing are cloud-based, with no desktop app.
  • Its many content formats may be more than needed for static infographics.
  • Support is listed through documentation rather than multiple channels.
  • Removing attribution and PDF/SVG exports require Pro
  • Waterfall and dual-axis charts start with Business
  • Self-hosting and SAML single sign-on are Enterprise features
Our verdict

Genially is a cloud-based web app for making interactive and animated visual content without coding. Individuals, businesses, educators, schools, and higher-education teams can use it for presentations, infographics, interactive images,…

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Datawrapper turns imported datasets into charts, maps, and tables for journalists, researchers, educators, and teams that publish data visualizations. Its web app supports interactive embeds alongside static exports, so it suits work…

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  1. GeniallyInfographic Software 8.7Free plan
  2. DatawrapperInfographic Software 8.5Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Genially — where it wins

    • Templates cover presentations, infographics, courses, games, and marketing.
    • Real-time co-editing, team workspaces, and a Brand Kit support shared work.
    • Publish by URL, embed content, or download selected formats.

    Where it doesn't

    • Creation and publishing are cloud-based, with no desktop app.
    • Its many content formats may be more than needed for static infographics.
    • Support is listed through documentation rather than multiple channels.
  • Datawrapper — where it wins

    • Imports data from CSV, Excel, TSV, TXT, DBF, and more
    • Publishes interactive embeds and exports PNG, PDF, and SVG
    • Supports collaboration, shared themes, and responsive previews

    Where it doesn't

    • Removing attribution and PDF/SVG exports require Pro
    • Waterfall and dual-axis charts start with Business
    • Self-hosting and SAML single sign-on are Enterprise features

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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