Best MotionMap Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 apps from data storytelling tools ranked against MotionMap on the same published basis.
- 1MotionMap vs Datawrapper
- 2MotionMap vs Understand
- 3MotionMap vs ArcGIS StoryMaps
- 4MotionMap vs BStreams
- 5MotionMap vs Datastory
- 6MotionMap vs Flourish
- 7MotionMap vs Graphtelling
- 8MotionMap vs Infogram
- 9MotionMap vs Juicebox
- 10MotionMap vs Mimasa AI
- 11MotionMap vs Observable
- 12MotionMap vs Unmapped
- 13MotionMap vs ChartWeave
- 14MotionMap vs Mapji
- 16MotionMap vs Storyline JS
- 17MotionMap vs TimelineJS
- 18MotionMap vs TalkingMaps
- 19MotionMap vs DataStories
- 20MotionMap vs Evidence
- 21MotionMap vs MachEye
MotionMap alternatives compared
| # | App | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Datawrapper | 6.8 | Free plan | $21/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 2 | Understand | 6.6 | Free plan | $15/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 3 | ArcGIS StoryMaps | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 4 | BStreams | 6.4 | Free plan | €21.08/mo | Web |
| 5 | Datastory | 6.4 | Free plan | $15/mo | Web |
| 6 | Flourish | 6.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | Graphtelling | 6.4 | Free plan | €10/mo | Web |
| 8 | Infogram | 6.4 | Free plan | — | API, Web |
| 9 | Juicebox | 6.4 | Free plan | $119/mo | Browser, Web |
| 10 | Mimasa AI | 6.4 | Free plan | $29/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 11 | Observable | 6.4 | Free plan | $2,225/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Unmapped | 6.4 | Free plan | $29/mo | Web |
| 13 | ChartWeave | 6.3 | Free plan | $19/mo | Web |
| 14 | Mapji | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 16 | Storyline JS | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 17 | TimelineJS | 6.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 18 | TalkingMaps | 5.6 | No | — | API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 19 | DataStories | 5.4 | No | — | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 20 | Evidence | 5.4 | No | $2,500/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 21 | MachEye | 5.4 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about MotionMap alternatives
What is the best alternative to MotionMap?
Datawrapper, number 1 in data storytelling tools with a score of 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Understand, ArcGIS StoryMaps, BStreams and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to MotionMap?
Datawrapper is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 16 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.