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Head-to-head · Infographic Software

Piktochart vs Datawrapper

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Piktochart #2 in Infographic Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Piktochart
Datawrapper #7 in Infographic Software 8.5/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Datawrapper

Piktochart 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 scorePiktochart · 9.2/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresDatawrapper · 4 of 4

Piktochart scores higher on our rubric for infographic software: 9.2 against 8.5 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #7.

Piktochart is the better fit for affordable all-purpose infographic design. Datawrapper is the better fit for teams publishing professional charts, maps, and embeds.

  • Piktochart fits best

    Affordable all-purpose infographic design

  • Datawrapper fits best

    Teams publishing professional charts, maps, and embeds

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Side by side

Feature Piktochart 9.2/10 Visit ↗ Datawrapper 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.2 8.5
Ranking #2 in Infographic Software #7 in Infographic Software
Best for Affordable all-purpose infographic design Teams publishing professional charts, maps, and embeds
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free plan + paid
Starting price $39/user/yr $21/user/mo
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Integrations 4 integrations 2 integrations
Features Piktochart 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
  • Creates infographics, reports, presentations, posters, and social graphics
  • Combines charts, maps, templates, brand assets, and team collaboration
  • Free plan includes unlimited visual projects and 2 PNG downloads
  • 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
  • Free plan limits downloads to 2 PNGs
  • Pro exports are limited to PNG; PDF and PowerPoint require another plan
  • Available as a web app, with no desktop or mobile app
  • 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

Piktochart is a browser-based visual design platform for individuals, educators, marketers, consultants, and teams creating infographics and other visual content. Alongside infographics, it supports reports, presentations, posters, social…

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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. PiktochartInfographic Software 9.2Free plan
  2. DatawrapperInfographic Software 8.5Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Piktochart — where it wins

    • Creates infographics, reports, presentations, posters, and social graphics
    • Combines charts, maps, templates, brand assets, and team collaboration
    • Free plan includes unlimited visual projects and 2 PNG downloads

    Where it doesn't

    • Free plan limits downloads to 2 PNGs
    • Pro exports are limited to PNG; PDF and PowerPoint require another plan
    • Available as a web app, with no desktop or mobile app

  • 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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