Best Storyline JS Alternatives in 2026
Updated
20 platforms from data storytelling tools ranked against Storyline JS on the same published basis.
- 1Storyline JS vs Flourish
- 2Storyline JS vs Infogram
- 3Storyline JS vs Mimasa AI
- 4Storyline JS vs Understand
- 5Storyline JS vs Datawrapper
- 6Storyline JS vs TimelineJS
- 7Storyline JS vs Evidence
- 8Storyline JS vs DataStories
- 9Storyline JS vs BStreams
- 10Storyline JS vs ArcGIS StoryMaps
- 11Storyline JS vs ChartWeave
- 12Storyline JS vs Datastory
- 13Storyline JS vs Graphtelling
- 14Storyline JS vs MotionMap
- 15Storyline JS vs Observable
- 17Storyline JS vs Unmapped
- 18Storyline JS vs Mapji
- 19Storyline JS vs Toucan
- 20Storyline JS vs Juicebox
- 21Storyline JS vs MachEye
Storyline JS 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 | Mimasa AI | 7.4 | Free plan | $29/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 4 | Understand | 7.4 | Free plan | $15/mo | Android, API, iOS, Web |
| 5 | Datawrapper | 7.3 | Free plan | $21/mo | Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 6 | TimelineJS | 7.3 | Free plan | Free | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 7 | Evidence | 6.9 | No | $2,500/mo | API, self-hosted, Web |
| 8 | DataStories | 6.6 | No | — | Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| 9 | BStreams | 6.0 | Free plan | €21.08/mo | Web |
| 10 | ArcGIS StoryMaps | 5.9 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 11 | ChartWeave | 5.9 | Free plan | $19/mo | Web |
| 12 | Datastory | 5.9 | Free plan | $15/mo | Web |
| 13 | Graphtelling | 5.9 | Free plan | €10/mo | Web |
| 14 | MotionMap | 5.9 | Free plan | $29/mo | Web |
| 15 | Observable | 5.9 | Free plan | $2,225/mo | self-hosted, Web |
| 17 | Unmapped | 5.9 | Free plan | $29/mo | Web |
| 18 | Mapji | 5.8 | Free plan | Free | Web |
| 19 | Toucan | 5.3 | No | €445/mo | Web |
| 20 | Juicebox | 5.1 | Free plan | $119/mo | Browser, Web |
| 21 | MachEye | 5.1 | No | — | Web |
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Questions about Storyline JS alternatives
What is the best alternative to Storyline JS?
Flourish, number 1 in data storytelling tools with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Infogram, Mimasa AI, Understand and 16 more.
What is the best free alternative to Storyline JS?
Flourish 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 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.