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Is it easy to replicate the default settings of one charting software in another charting software?

Posted on 2021-06-02 by Chart Planet2026-03-07

Are the default settings more universal or less universal? Do different vendors have different attitudes towards what should be the default setting?

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Tools of dedicated dataviz professionals

Posted on 2021-03-06 by Chart Planet2023-03-21

There are variety of tools to do dataviz and for someone who is just starting it is quite difficult to select which one to learn. One possible criteria might be whether this tool is used by professions focused on dataviz. R is focused on statistical analysis, Excel on spreadsheets, and python might be used for everything. So what is the tool which dedicated dataviz professionals use? The conclusion is that there is no such tool, because dataviz is more like a skill useful in many cases (financial reporting, UX design, journalism, etc.) rather than a profession by itself.

This is my submission to the Data Visualization Census Survey 2020 Challenge by Data Visualization Society a bit updated from the original based on comments by the jury. Visit their site to see the winners!

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Radial charts with 6 online tools

Posted on 2020-11-04 by Chart Planet2026-03-07

Radial charts are far from best practices, so if a tool has them, we can consider it to be flexible enough. May this article serve you as a helpful reference.

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Same chart – 9 online charting tools

Posted on 2020-07-04 by Chart Planet2026-03-07

Imagine the situation – we want a beautiful and interactive chart on our website but have no knowledge of D3 or other fancy stuff, so, to pick a solution I am quickly trying them all and making a recommendation based on this experience.

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