Best BStreams Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from data storytelling tools ranked against BStreams on the same published basis.
- 1BStreams vs Flourish
- 2BStreams vs Infogram
- 3BStreams vs Understand
- 4BStreams vs Datawrapper
- 5BStreams vs Evidence
- 6BStreams vs DataStories
- 8BStreams vs ArcGIS StoryMaps
- 9BStreams vs ChartWeave
- 10BStreams vs Datastory
- 11BStreams vs Observable
- 12BStreams vs Storyline JS
- 13BStreams vs Mapji
- 14BStreams vs Toucan
- 15BStreams vs Graphtelling
- 16BStreams vs Juicebox
- 17BStreams vs MachEye
- 18BStreams vs Mimasa AI
- 19BStreams vs TimelineJS
- 20BStreams vs Unmapped
- 21BStreams vs MotionMap
BStreams alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Flourish | 7.4 | Free plan | Free | API, Browser, self-hosted, Web |
| 2 | Infogram | 7.4 | Free plan | — | API, Web |
| 3 | Understand | 7.4 | Free plan | $15/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 4 | Datawrapper | 7.3 | Free plan | $21/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 5 | Evidence | 6.9 | No | $2,500/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 6 | DataStories | 6.6 | No | — | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 8 | ArcGIS StoryMaps | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 9 | ChartWeave | 5.9 | Free plan | $19/mo | Web |
| 10 | Datastory | 5.9 | Free plan | $15/mo | Web |
| 11 | Observable | 5.9 | Free plan | $2,225/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 12 | Storyline JS | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 13 | Mapji | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 14 | Toucan | 5.3 | No | €445/mo | Web |
| 15 | Graphtelling | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 16 | Juicebox | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 17 | MachEye | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 18 | Mimasa AI | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 19 | TimelineJS | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 20 | Unmapped | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
| 21 | MotionMap | 5.0 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about BStreams alternatives
What is the best alternative to BStreams?
Flourish, number 1 in data storytelling tools with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Infogram, Understand, Datawrapper and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to BStreams?
Flourish is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 10 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.