What Datawrapper gets right
Datawrapper set the standard for sober, readable, accessible news charts, and its strict design defaults stop a lot of bad charts from being published. If your newsroom needs a quick, consistent bar or line chart from an already-prepared table, it remains a great choice.
Where Datastripes goes further
Datastripes covers the whole path from raw export to published piece. You can join and clean data, explore it with filters, and get an automatic Data Story that points to what changed. Then you build a narrative with several charts, or a dashboard with filters, rather than a sequence of unrelated embeds.
Because the engine runs in the browser, private plans keep data on your device, which matters for investigations, corporate reports and regulated sectors.
Pricing compared
Datastripes Public is free forever with a “Made with Datastripes” credit. Pro is €19 per month for private, unbranded projects; Team is €199 per month for up to ten seats with custom-domain embeds. Check Datawrapper’s current plans for an exact comparison at your team size.
Which one should you choose?
Stay with Datawrapper if you mostly publish single, simple charts from tables that analysts have already prepared. Choose Datastripes if you want exploration, multi-chart stories, dashboards and client-side privacy in one place.
