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| Microsoft Excel | Google Sheets | Datawrapper | Flourish | RawGraphs | Voyant Tools | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free (web version) Institutional Subscription | Free | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Open-Source | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Sign-Up Requirement | Required | Required | No | Required | No | No |
| Access Options | Web & Desktop | Web | Web | Web | Web | Web |
| R/RStudio | Python | Plotly | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free | Free |
| Open-Source | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sign-In Requirement | None | None | None |
| Access Options | Desktop | Desktop | Desktop |
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| Adobe Illustrator | Affinity Designer | InkScape | Adobe Creative Cloud | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid | Free | Paid |
| Open-Source | No | No | Yes | No |
| Sign-In Requirement | Required | Required | None | Required |
| Access Options | Web & Desktop | Desktop | Desktop | Web & Desktop |
| Microsoft Power BI | Tableau Public | Tableau Academic | Looker Studio | |
| Pricing | Institutional Subscription | Free | Paid | Free |
| Open-Source | No | No | No | No |
| Sign-Up Requirement | Required | Required | Required | Required |
| Access Options | Web & Desktop | Web & Desktop | Desktop | Web |
| ArcGIS | QGIS | Mapbox | Google Maps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Free | Free | Free |
| Open-Source | No | Yes | No | No |
| Sign-In Requirement | Required | None | Required | None |
| Access Options | Web & Desktop | Desktop | Web & Desktop | Web & Desktop |
| Gephi | VOSViewer | Citespace | Cytoscape | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| Open-Source | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Sign-In Requirements | None | None | None | None |
| Access Options | Desktop | Desktop | Desktop | Desktop |