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Infogram vs Piktochart

Two fact sheets from our own research, side by side — pricing, platforms, API access and status re-checked by us rather than quoted from the vendors. Infogram starts at $19, Piktochart at $10. Both have a free tier.

InfogramInteractive charts, infographics, dashboards and maps in the browser, with AI suggesting layout and chart typePiktochartTemplate-first infographic, report and presentation maker with AI drafts generated from a short prompt.

Side by side

FactInfogramPiktochart
CategoryData Visualization & ChartsGraphic Design & Templates
Pricing modelFreemiumFreemium
Starts at$19 month$10 seat_month
Public APINoNo
PlatformsWebWeb
CompanyPrezi, Inc.Piktochart
Launched—2011
Last verifiedSep 6, 2026Sep 6, 2026

What our research says

Infogram

Infogram's edge is that the output stays interactive and embeddable instead of exporting as a PNG, and the AI step mainly saves you the layout decision rather than doing the thinking. The tier structure is the weak spot: the jump from $19 Pro to $67 Business is where branding and analytics live, which is exactly what a company needs.

Pros

  • Interactive, embeddable output rather than flat exported images
  • 35+ chart types plus maps, tables, dashboards, slides and posters in one editor
  • AI suggests layout and chart type and condenses long text into bullets as a starting draft
  • Free tier covers one user and ten projects with the full chart library

Cons

  • Brand customisation and analytics only appear at $67/month Business
  • Advertised prices are annual rates; monthly billing is about 24% higher
  • No public API documented on the pages we read

Piktochart

A veteran template tool that got AI generation bolted on rather than rebuilt around it, which is mostly a good thing: the templates are the product and the prompt just gives you a starting draft. Cheaper than Canva at the entry tier, but the free plan is tight enough that two downloads a month makes it a trial, not a plan.

Pros

  • Template library built specifically for infographics and data-heavy reports
  • AI drafts infographics, decks, flyers and banners from a text prompt
  • Brand assets and shared team workspaces on paid tiers
  • Entry paid tier at $10 per member/month annually undercuts most rivals
  • Bootstrapped and profitable since 2011, so no shutdown risk from a funding cliff

Cons

  • Free tier is limited to 1 GB storage and two PNG downloads a month
  • No API and no programmatic generation
  • Priced per member, so team cost scales linearly
  • The site blocks automated readers, so pricing had to be verified indirectly

Which one fits

Choose Infogram if you need

  • Newsrooms and marketers who need an embeddable interactive chart, not a static image
  • Recurring reports and dashboards built from imported data
  • Teams that want branded templates across many visualisations

Choose Piktochart if you need

  • Reports and infographics where a chart-heavy template beats a blank canvas
  • Non-designers in marketing, HR or education producing recurring visual documents
  • Small teams that want brand colours and fonts locked into shared templates

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