Item: Google Charts
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I actually used it for my volunteer work at a non-profit organization to keep track of all the budget allocations and money spent. As it was a free tool, it was helpful for a non-profit organization like ours. It was simple to use, so easy for transition as well when the executive team changed after every 2 years.

Pros and Cons

Pie charts for allocation of budget
Representation of costs
Donation breakouts

Edits by multiple users
Share ability across the platforms
User guides / videos

Return on Investment

Free tool
Cost effective
Easy transition
Multiple users could not edit at same time

Key Insights

Do you think Google Charts delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Google Charts's feature set?

Yes

Did Google Charts live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of Google Charts go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Google Charts again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365)

Usability

It is free tool. Very easy to use. Well suited for a non profit organization. Transition to the next executive committee was easy. Cloud storage capability was useful to refer across the team. However simultaneous edits by multiple users was not possible. Google Charts requires good internet connection. User friendly tool.

Support Rating

I haven’t used the support team much. The software was straight forward, however it was not as popular as other softwares like PowerPoint and excel. So during transition to the next team, I felt there could have been better tutorials and videos, it needs more popularity/marketing to gain more users.

Likelihood to Recommend

It is simple to use. It is very free, so we used it at a non profit organization. Easy transition to the next executive Committee. However shareability across Microsoft platforms has scope for improvement. Different types of charts can be conveniently used to represent different types of data that’s used in an organization.

Charts for any data representation

Overall Satisfaction with Google Charts