Q: Comparison with chart pixel and columns.ai
Can you please let me know how instacharts is different from the other 2 offerings in Appsumo like columns.ai and chart pixel?
BartHowe
May 21, 2025A: Hello!
Thanks for checking out InstaCharts! Columns.ai and ChartPixel both seem like great options depending on your charting needs!
ChartPixel excels at providing statistical analysis based on your data and generating charts for you based on AI. If you want charts generated for you with little input from yourself, this could be a great option. I could not make a chart manually through the UI, and had to pick one that the software made for me. If creating a specific looking chart is important to you, I would not use ChartPixel for that task.
Columns.ai has many charting options and features. It will create charts (stories) for you based on what you type into an AI prompt (or set manually through the UI). Using the AI prompts to create a chart is encouraged over using the UI.
InstaCharts was the quickest to show a chart (Instantly after uploading data). I'd say InstaCharts is more geared toward data exploration than the other 2 services. You can quickly change your chart in InstaCharts, and the UI is very user friendly in order to customize your chart further.
InstaCharts offers a chart generation API that the other 2 services don't seem to offer. You can make static images, embedded charts or a shared chart through an API call.
Overall I would say InstaCharts has the most user friendly UI but I may be biased 😀. We have a free demo - Give it a try to see how easy it is to make a chart with InstaCharts: https://instacharts.io/app/sheet
Let me know if you have any more questions!
Bart
Reg-BPLUSI have had both chart pixel and columns and returned both. Having looked at the demo, your charts are crisper. Chart pixel was simiplistic at the time and the presentation and crispness of both dont match this product if thiat helps
The developer of columns was really nice though and maybe he has updated since.
MAK_DBKYes, our chart API's have limits. The limits are posted on our pricing page: https://instacharts.io/pricing
The API limits can be found listed as Tasks. You can use a task to generate 1 chart or sync 1 datasource back to its original
* AppSumo Tier 1 (Solo Plan) - 1K tasks per month
* AppSumo Tier 2 (Pro Plan) - 5k tasks per month
Let me know if you have any more questions! -Bart