Google Charts is free and dependable for developers. PlotSet is for the people who were never going to open an editor.
Choose Google Charts if you are a developer who wants free, reliable charts in a web page and does not mind loading the library from Google at runtime. Choose PlotSet if you are not writing code, or need animated video, designed templates and hosted embeds.
Google Charts is a free JavaScript charting library covering a solid range of chart types plus GeoChart for maps. Charts are defined in code against a DataTable, and it can query a published Google Sheet directly. The library is loaded from Google's servers at runtime rather than bundled, which is a consideration for offline or strictly self-contained deployments.
PlotSet is a hosted no-code platform: spreadsheet import, 300+ designed templates, animated races and maps, live embeds on every plan, MP4 video export on every plan, and hosted embeds you never have to deploy.
Google Charts requires a developer and produces a chart inside a page you host. PlotSet requires a spreadsheet and produces a chart you can embed, download or render as video. The gap is not chart types — it is who can do the work and what comes out at the end.
Funciones verificadas en la documentación pública el 2026-08-16.
| Función | PlotSet | Google Charts |
|---|---|---|
| Exportación de vídeo (MP4) | SíMP4; watermarked & limited on Free | No |
| Gráficos animados y carreras | SíFree on every plan | ParcialTransition animation between states |
| Biblioteca de plantillas lista para usar | Sí300+ templates | ParcialA set of chart types configured in code |
| IA de texto a gráfico | No | No |
| Gráfico desde una captura de pantalla | No | No |
| Incrustaciones interactivas en vivo | SíFree on every plan | ParcialSelf-hosted page loading Google's library |
| Importación CSV / Excel | Sí | ParcialDataTable built in code; Sheets query supported |
| Mapas y gráficos geográficos | Sí | SíGeoChart and Google Maps integration |
| Conexiones en vivo a bases de datos / almacenes | ParcialFiles & Google Sheets; no warehouse connections | ParcialGoogle Sheets query API |
| Colaboración en equipo | No | No |
| Marca blanca / sin marca | Plan de pagoPlus and Enterprise | Sí |
| Acceso a la API | Sí | SíIt is an API |
| Control por agente de IA (MCP) | Sí13-tool MCP server with OAuth | No |
| Plugin de Figma | Sí | No |
| Complemento de Google Sheets | Sí | ParcialCan query a published Sheet |
| Plan gratuito | Sí5 static charts/day, 2 videos/day | SíEntirely free |
Precios según los publica cada proveedor, comprobados el 2026-08-16.
Include Google's loader script in your page.
Define your data in JavaScript, or query a published Sheet.
Configure options and call draw() on a container element.
Deploy and maintain it yourself.
CSV, Excel or Google Sheets — no code.
Static, interactive and animated options.
Theme, colours and animation timing, previewed live.
Hosted embed on any plan, MP4 video on every plan.
Google Charts is free, stable and has been around a long time. Its limits are the usual library limits — a developer is required, styling is functional rather than designed, and there is no video output — plus the runtime dependency on Google's servers. PlotSet is the no-code option, with animation and rendering that no charting library offers.
A spreadsheet and a browser, not a loader script and a DataTable.
MP4 video from animated charts on any plan.
300+ templates built to look finished, not to be styled by hand.
PlotSet serves your embed; nothing loads from a third-party library at page load.
Figma, Google Sheets and Chrome integrations, plus a 13-tool MCP server.
If a Google Charts instance is displaying a spreadsheet, the same data will import into PlotSet directly — both work naturally with Google Sheets. Replace the hand-built page with an embed and drop the maintenance.
Yes, it is free to use. Note that the library is loaded from Google's servers at runtime rather than bundled with your application, which matters for offline or self-contained deployments.
Empieza gratis con más de 300 plantillas. Sin tarjeta de crédito.
