Flourish

Flourish is a data visualization platform for creating interactive, animated charts and stories without code.

Overview

Flourish provides a library of customizable visualization templates, from animated bar chart races to 3D maps and scrollytelling stories. Upload data to a template, adjust settings visually, and publish interactive graphics that work beautifully on the web. It is popular with media organizations, agencies, and brands that need engaging visual storytelling. Team plans add collaboration, custom templates, and brand styling.

Flourish made a name with animated visualizations: bar chart races, flowing maps, and immersive stories that travel well on social media. The template model means teams achieve polished results without design or engineering effort.

Publishing is built for the web: embeds are responsive and interactive, and presentation mode turns a visualization into a live narrative. Team plans add brand consistency and shared projects, which suits agencies producing data content for multiple clients.

Teams use it for launch campaigns, annual reports, and social-first data content where animation drives engagement. Data updates refresh published visualizations, keeping stories accurate after publication. Collaboration features suit agencies and newsrooms working in parallel, and enterprise plans add controls that large organizations require.

Key Features

• Dozens of interactive templates including animated, map, and survey visuals
• No-code editing with live preview and fine-grained styling controls
• Scrollytelling and presentation modes for narrative data stories
• Responsive embeds and export options for web and social media
• Team collaboration with shared projects and brand templates
• Custom template creation for organizations with specific needs

Pricing

Flourish is free for public projects with attribution. Paid plans add privacy, custom branding, team collaboration, and higher limits, with enterprise pricing on request.

Who Is It For

Journalists, marketers, and educators who want visually rich, interactive data stories without hiring developers or learning D3.

Data updates refresh published visualizations, keeping stories accurate after publication, and collaboration features suit newsrooms and agencies working in parallel.

FAQ

Is Flourish free to use?

Yes for public visualizations; paid plans are needed for private projects, branding removal, and team features.

Does Flourish offer an API?

Flourish supports data updates via API and integrations, letting published visualizations refresh as underlying data changes.

How does Flourish compare to alternatives?

Flourish excels at animated and narrative visuals where Datawrapper is more editorial-static; both beat spreadsheets for polished output. Its balance of visual polish and ease of use keeps it a favorite for storytelling work with public and internal audiences alike.