Business Intelligence · head to head
Google Data Studio vs Chartio
Google Data Studio
Business Intelligence
Free data visualization by Google
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Chartio
Business Intelligence
Cloud-based data exploration (discontinued)
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Google Data Studio has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Google Data Studio google Data Studio has been renamed Looker Studio; the vendor's own landing page states it is free to use ("It's easy and free"), with no enterprise pricing tier visible on the consumer product itself.; Chartio chartio shut down on March 1, 2022 after the team joined Atlassian, and the site now serves only a shutdown notice and a migration guide
- They diverge on capability: Google Data Studio covers Free Platform, Chartio covers Visual Query Builder.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Google Data Studio and Chartio actually diverge.
| Attribute | Google Data Studio | Chartio |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free | On request |
| Pricing model | free | Unknown |
| Free tier | Yes | No |
| Founded | 1998 | 2010 |
Identical on both: platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Business Intelligence).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Google Data Studio
- Free Platform
- Real-time Collaboration
- Custom Visualizations
- Sharing
- Google Analytics
- Google Sheets
- YouTube
- Google Ads
Only in Chartio
- Visual Query Builder
- Interactive Dashboards
- Collaboration
- Embedding
- PostgreSQL
- Redshift
- Snowflake
- Salesforce
Both cover
- Data Blending
- BigQuery
- MySQL
- Web support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Google Data Studio
- Self-service analyticsnot Chartio
- Data explorationnot Chartio
- Ad-hoc reportingnot Chartio
- Collaborative analysisnot Chartio
- Embedded analyticsnot Chartio
Chartio
- Drag and drop chart building over SQL databasesnot Google Data Studio
- Shared business dashboards for non-technical teamsnot Google Data Studio
- Exploring warehouse data without writing SQLnot Google Data Studio
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Google Data Studio
- Google Data Studio has been renamed Looker Studio; the vendor's own landing page states it is free to use ("It's easy and free"), with no enterprise pricing tier visible on the consumer product itself.
Chartio
- Chartio shut down on March 1, 2022 after the team joined Atlassian, and the site now serves only a shutdown notice and a migration guide
- No pricing, signup or product access remains; the site's copyright notice stops at 2021
- Existing customers were required to migrate their dashboards to another tool rather than being moved to an Atlassian successor product
Pricing, plan by plan
Google Data Studio
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited Reports
- Data Connectors
- Collaboration
Chartio
On request- DiscontinuedFree
- Service ended March 2022
Which should you pick?
Choose Google Data Studio if
- You need free platform.
- You want to start without paying.
- You also want real-time collaboration.
Questions people ask
- Is Google Data Studio or Chartio better?
- Neither clearly leads. Google Data Studio starts at Free and Chartio at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Google Data Studio or Chartio?
- Google Data Studio has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Google Data Studio and On request for Chartio.
- Does Google Data Studio or Chartio run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Google Data Studio for free?
- Yes. Google Data Studio has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Chartio starts at On request.
- What is Google Data Studio best used for?
- Google Data Studio is most often used for self-service analytics, data exploration, ad-hoc reporting, collaborative analysis. Of those, self-service analytics and data exploration are not what Chartio is typically brought in for.
- What can Google Data Studio do that Chartio cannot?
- Google Data Studio covers Free Platform, Real-time Collaboration, Custom Visualizations, Sharing. Chartio covers Visual Query Builder, Interactive Dashboards, Collaboration, Embedding. Both handle Data Blending, BigQuery, MySQL, Web support.