Flourish is powerful, but it's built for subscriptions and teams. If you just want to turn a spreadsheet into a clean animated bar chart race or line race video and move on, Chartlyn does exactly that — free to build, plans from $9/mo, or pay $49 once for Lifetime and skip subscriptions entirely. No account.
Make a chart race free →| Chartlyn | Flourish | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free to build · from $9/mo · $49 lifetime option | Monthly / annual subscription |
| Account required | No | Yes |
| Made for | Quick chart‑race videos from a CSV | Full data‑viz suite |
| Export | PNG · GIF · MP4 | Varies by plan |
| Learning curve | Upload, style, export | Steeper |
If you make chart‑race videos for content, reports or presentations, you don't need an enterprise data‑viz subscription. Chartlyn starts at $9/mo, or skip subscriptions for good with the one‑time $49 Lifetime plan. When you need a full enterprise data‑viz platform, Flourish is the heavier tool — different job.
Try Chartlyn now →Building and previewing is free. Exporting needs a paid plan — from $9/mo, or $49 once for Lifetime with no subscription at all.
A CSV with categories over time. Chartlyn turns it into a smooth animated race chart.
Yes — both, plus styling controls, exported as PNG, GIF or MP4.