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Plotly

Interactive Visualisation for Modern Analytics

RANKED #6 · OPEN-SOURCE EMBEDDED ANALYTICS SOFTWARELISTERSCORE 88.0

Plotly provides open-source and commercial tools for interactive, publication-quality visualisations. Its Plotly Dash framework enables building analytical web applications, while Plotly Chart Studio offers cloud-based dashboarding suitable for technical and non-technical users.

Pricing from	Free (open-source); USD 420/year (Chart Studio)
Best for	Technical teams, data scientists, and developers building custom interactive visualisations and web applications
Website	plotly.com

Company facts

Social profiles

LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, GitHub

Facilities and features

Published pricing
Integrations
Single sign-on
SOC 2

What stands out

The product offers beautiful, interactive open-source graphing libraries in Python and JavaScript.

“Plotly: the beautiful, interactive open-source graphing library at the heart of everything we build. Support for Python and Javascript.”Plotly, own website

The product provides a self-hosted enterprise platform that keeps data within your network.

“Dash Enterprise: the best platform for managing Dash and Studio apps behind your firewall. Self-hosted and deeply integrated in your infrastructure, so no data leaves your network.”Plotly, own website

Strengths and trade-offs

Powerful open-source library with extensive customisation and interactivity
Dash framework excellent for building full analytical web applications

Requires programming knowledge; not ideal for non-technical business users
Smaller ecosystem and community compared to enterprise BI tools

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How Plotly ranks

#7 in Enterprise embedded analytics software

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 16; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 12.

“Available as a standalone Desktop app or embedded in Dash apps.”Plotly, own website

“Trusted by the world s largest organizations “Organizations around the world are shifting away from point-and-click BI tools”Plotly, own website

#6 in Open-source embedded analytics software

How the score is made up: Evidence on its own site 20; How complete its published information is 16; Fit to this ranking's criteria 40; Buying information on its own site 12.

“Available as a standalone Desktop app or embedded in Dash apps.”Plotly, own website

“Plotly: the beautiful, interactive open-source graphing library at the heart of everything we build.”Plotly, own website

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Questions about Plotly

How much does Plotly cost?

Lister lists Plotly's pricing as: Free (open-source); USD 420/year (Chart Studio).

Is Plotly free?

Yes. Its pricing reads: Free (open-source); USD 420/year (Chart Studio).

Who is Plotly best for?

Plotly is best for technical teams, data scientists, and developers building custom interactive visualisations and web applications.

Where does Plotly rank?

Plotly is ranked #6 in Open-source embedded analytics software (Lister Score 88.0), #6 in Top 10 Data Visualization Tools (Lister Score 83.3) and #7 in Enterprise embedded analytics software (Lister Score 88.0).

What are the best alternatives to Plotly?

The closest alternatives on Lister are Appsmith (#1 in Open-source embedded analytics software), cube.dev (#2 in Open-source embedded analytics software) and OpenBB (#3 in Open-source embedded analytics software).

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