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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Google Charts

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Charts provides a way to visualize data on your website - for free. From simple line charts to complex hierarchical tree maps, the chart gallery provides a large number of ready-to-use chart types. The most common way to use Google Charts is with simple JavaScript that you embed in your web page.N/A

    Google Sheets

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AGoogle Sheets is the spreadsheet app available on Google Workspace, or standalone, with a free plan for personal use and accessible via mobile apps for iOS and Android.N/A
    Pricing
    Google ChartsGoogle Sheets
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    No answers on this topic
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Google ChartsGoogle Sheets
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Google ChartsGoogle Sheets
    Considered Both Products
    Google
    No answer on this topic
    Google
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    32 Answers
    97%
    Would buy again
    90 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    32 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    86 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    32 Answers
    96%
    Happy with the feature set
    89 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    27 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    49 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    60 Answers
    Features
    Google ChartsGoogle Sheets
    BI Standard Reporting
    Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Google Charts and Google Sheets
    Feature
    Google Charts
    8.6
    50 Ratings
    5% above category average
    Google Sheets
    -
    Ratings
    Pixel Perfect reports8.144 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable dashboards9.048 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Formatting Templates8.843 Ratings00 Ratings
    Ad-hoc Reporting
    Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Google Charts and Google Sheets
    Feature
    Google Charts
    9.3
    51 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Google Sheets
    -
    Ratings
    Drill-down analysis8.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Formatting capabilities10.051 Ratings00 Ratings
    Integration with R or other statistical packages9.537 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report sharing and collaboration9.645 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Output and Scheduling
    Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Google Charts and Google Sheets
    Feature
    Google Charts
    9.0
    50 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Google Sheets
    -
    Ratings
    Publish to Web9.648 Ratings00 Ratings
    Publish to PDF9.645 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Versioning8.642 Ratings00 Ratings
    Report Delivery Scheduling8.736 Ratings00 Ratings
    Delivery to Remote Servers8.830 Ratings00 Ratings
    Data Discovery and Visualization
    Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Google Charts and Google Sheets
    Feature
    Google Charts
    7.7
    50 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Google Sheets
    -
    Ratings
    Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)8.049 Ratings00 Ratings
    Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization6.047 Ratings00 Ratings
    Predictive Analytics9.040 Ratings00 Ratings
    Access Control and Security
    Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Google Charts and Google Sheets
    Feature
    Google Charts
    8.8
    44 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Google Sheets
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-User Support (named login)8.943 Ratings00 Ratings
    Role-Based Security Model8.838 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)8.840 Ratings00 Ratings
    Single Sign-On (SSO)8.831 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Capabilities
    Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Google Charts and Google Sheets
    Feature
    Google Charts
    8.2
    48 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Google Sheets
    -
    Ratings
    Responsive Design for Web Access7.046 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile Application9.629 Ratings00 Ratings
    Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile8.044 Ratings00 Ratings
    Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
    Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Google Charts and Google Sheets
    Feature
    Google Charts
    8.4
    40 Ratings
    8% above category average
    Google Sheets
    -
    Ratings
    REST API8.931 Ratings00 Ratings
    Javascript API10.039 Ratings00 Ratings
    iFrames8.825 Ratings00 Ratings
    Java API8.925 Ratings00 Ratings
    Themeable User Interface (UI)5.028 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customizable Platform (Open Source)8.827 Ratings00 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Google ChartsGoogle Sheets
    Small Businesses
    Cyfe
    Score4 out of 10
    Stackby
    Score8.8 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Qlik Cloud Analytics (Qlik Sense)
    Score8.1 out of 10
    Microsoft Excel
    Score9 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Sisense
    Score6.9 out of 10
    Microsoft Excel
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Google ChartsGoogle Sheets
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (61 ratings)
    9.1
    (93 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.3
    (8 ratings)
    10.0
    (3 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (33 ratings)
    8.7
    (55 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.3
    (32 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Data Sharing and Collaboration
    9.4
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Data Sources
    8.3
    (22 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Google ChartsGoogle Sheets
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Google
    We can easily recommend Google Charts to any company that needs a way to visually represent their data. Another great thing about Google Charts is that it is free to use and does not require any membership fees. Although it requires a skilled used to be able to use the charts, the results are great and can be beneficial to any company who is looking to make better decisions.
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    Google
    Google Sheets is well suited in two main areas: is free to use and you don't need to buy a license to use it, comparing to the most direct competitors ; collaboration is in my opinion the best advantage, with multiple people working together and seeing others working in real time. It's less appropriate in low connectivity environments (offline capabilities)
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    Pros
    Google
    • they're free with Google suite and they have backing in terms of powerful Google apps which can be plugged in to perform multiple actions like using Google sheets to import raw data into Google Charts
    • they're the most simple app to use when it comes to creating charts and visual dashboards
    • ease of customization
    • ease of using custom APIs from developers side to help make any types of charts and dashboards you want
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    Google
    • Collaborative planning : In the initial phase of project, Team leads and architects create a permission matrix along with the naming convention simultaneously, seeing who is editing / adding the details in real-time.
    • Cost tracking : We use this tool to track cloud resource usage monthly costs, so that we can analyse it and send out comms for high cost based resources. By storing cost data here, it's easy for use to store data of last couple of years.
    • Flexible documentation : For change logging of different scenarios we would need different / ad-hoc columns to be added on the fly, which makes using this tool much simpler then reputed third party tools.
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    Cons
    Google
    • I would like a couple more introductory videos or a live chat option for when you run into an issue. I think this is a Google-wide problem, not only linked to Google Charts.
    • I have run into some issues with the Dynamic Data but also admittedly could potentially dive in deeper and investigate.
    • It would be great if Google Charts made it possible to integrate Google Chat into the platform.
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    Google
    • Ease of use - I collaborate with a lot of folks on these and a lot of them have trouble using it.
    • Would love more live features; for example, being able to have cells react to other inputs (checkboxes, etc) with reactive formatting
    • More cross-usability with other Google products; it's hard to think of drawbacks honestly, this is a pretty seamless software.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Google
    Google Charts is a good product. It's widely supported with deep documentation and a large community. But for me, it wasn't customizable enough. When we started with simple charts, it was great, but as we got deeper and more complex, our needs outgrew the library. If I was going forward, I would choose a more barebones library with more freedom and extensibility.
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    Google
    I am not involved in the purchase/selection process, but my organization is a Google shop, and Sheets meets most of our spreadsheet needs and works seamlessly with our other tools. I don't anticipate our switching anytime soon.
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    Usability
    Google
    Google Charts is about as easy to use as the rest of their applications. The UI is very well thought out, allowing you to add what you need, and customize it to your exact liking. The default theme is actually really nice, which helps as most of the time, customizing is not needed.
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    Google
    It can easily handle most uses and functions. It is only for very large datasets or advanced analysis that it either lacks the proper functions or performance begins to slow. Most employees who continue to use competitors' products do so out of preference, familiarity with the user interface, or other surface-level reasons.
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    Reliability and Availability
    Google
    Google charts is always available and provides fast output.
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    Google
    Like most Google products, Google Sheets rarely has outages or slowness, and when it does, connection is always momentarily restored. I can't recall a time when I've been unable to access Google Sheets but able to access other sites just fine. That said, errors aren't uncommon when handling large data volume. You know what they say about using spreadsheets as databases, but sometimes it's just the most convenient option, especially for smaller or one-off projects, and not being able to store large amounts of data hampers our ability to move quickly with scrappy prototypes or full solutions. It would be great if we could better integrate our data manipulation (Apps Script) with big data in the sheet.
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    Performance
    Google
    Connectivity is occasionally very slow.
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    Google
    Again, Google Sheets is no exception to Google's general high speed and reliability, but load times can be slow for larger amounts of data. I've used Sheets with Zapier and have used the Python API, and speed has never been an issue.
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    Support Rating
    Google
    As a free tool with massively powerful, infinitely customisable charts that can be dynamically updated - Google Charts is my favourite data visualisation tool. However, my hatred of JavaScript does jade my view on it. This is the price of the tool though, and I'm glad it's available for me.
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    Google
    I have never contacted Google Sheets support, but Google Sheets makes it very easy to report an issue or suggest a feature from Sheets itself (Help > Help Sheets improve), and I've had mostly good experiences with support for other Google products.
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    Online Training
    Google
    The online training was solely done through self training on google's guide to charts.
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Google
    Easy to implement
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    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Google
    Google Charts stacks up better since it is free and does not have the constant pressure for cost overruns, add-ons, annual maintenance and implementation services. The speed of using Google Charts is quick, saving users potentially weeks in getting up and going. For the readers of websites with limited resources, the application shows up nicely is look and feel with charts. Great way of showing data visually.
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    Google
    I have found that I can do almost everything I could have done in Microsoft Excel faster and easier in Google Sheets. We recommend Google Sheets in 99.9% of our use cases and feel it meets the needs of our workers very well. I am sure there are other spreadsheet creation programs out there, but because we are already in the Google environment, adopting Google Sheets in very easy.
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Google
    No answers on this topic
    Google
    I'm not involved with the purchase, but I assume everything goes smoothly and that the pricing structure is predictable and reasonable. We do not get surprise fees.
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    Scalability
    Google
    Google Charts is essential for quick, easy, reporting. There are opportunities for advanced features.
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    Google
    Google Sheets works very well with multiple users. It's convenient to see in real-time who is collaborating in a sheet, down to the specific cell that they're viewing/editing. Linking Sheets across departments is convenient with the IMPORTRANGE function.
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    Return on Investment
    Google
    • teams were easily able to create charts and find out progress on our learning courses and thus take actionable insights to their managers, professors
    • students could also know their progress on various courses from one single view, same for instructors in terms of imparting education
    • sales team could learn which kind of courses sold more to focus more on those areas
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    Google
    • Don't need to pay for windows 365 license as it is free
    • Has a positive impact since I am not cursing excel for annoying problems(I don't want the new Pivot table format, I want to use Classic and I don't want to expand/collapse arrows. "x$#%")
    • [Haven't] looked at return on investment on work, but has "simplified" for basic and medium spreadsheets.
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