How can you create beautiful infographics without using Photoshop?
I'm not a Photoshop expert, so I take days to create a basic infographic. I'm a Paint ninja, but I can't create nice infographics by using Paint. So I searched for fast, easy, and cheap (even free) alternatives.
I've outlined the most important aspects of each tool I found:
- Free version: Is a free version or free trial available?
- Restrictions: What are the restrictions of the free version?
- Price and pro functions: What are the new features if you pay?
- Usability and design: What does the interface look like? Is it easy to use?
- Templates: How many templates are available in the free version?
- Objects: How many objects are available in the free version?
- Charts: How many charts are available in the free version?
- Customizability: The extent of customizability
- Downloading: Are you allowed to download infographics in the free version?
- Help: Are blog posts, tutorials, or guides available?
Here's a look at seven tools that can help you with your infographic marketing needs.
1. Easel.ly
Free version: free basic version, no trial
Restrictions: fewer objects, fewer templates
Price and pro functions: $36/year, more templates, access to thousands of images
Usability and design: easy-to-use, simple interface
Templates: 13 templates
Objects: small amount
Charts: five different charts
Customizability: good
Downloading: allowed in free (high-quality and PDF)
Help: blog posts, guides and tutorials to get started and to make infographics
2. Piktochart
Free version: free basic version
Restrictions: watermark, picture size, maximum 20 photos, no export to PDF
Price and pro functions: $29/month, $290/ year, more templates, high-resolution images, export to PDF
Usability and design: easy-to-use simple interface
Templates: 11 templates
Objects: huge amount of objects
Charts: 14 different ones
Customizability: awesome
Downloading: allowed with watermark but not high resolution
Help: blog posts, guides and tutorials to get started and to make infographics
3. Infogr.am
Free version: free basic version
Restrictions: 10 images maximum are allowed to upload to each infographic, watermark added
Price and pro functions:
- Pro: $15/month, downloading allowed, real-time data, private infographic sharing, co-creation with team members, more than 100 icons, detailed infographic analytics, rich text editor, new themes
- Whitelabel: $42/month, no watermark, custom logo, removed share buttons
Usability and design: simple interface
Templates: 13 free, very similar templates
Objects: no objects in the free version
Charts: 18 different ones
Customizability: restricted
Downloading: not allowed in the free version
Help: blog posts, guides, and tutorials to get started and to make infographics
4. Venngage
Free version: free basic version, no trial
Restrictions: downloading not allowed in free version
Price and pro functions:
- Premium: $19/month, $49/quarter, $190/year, more themes, charts, objects, downloading as PDF or PNG, and other infographic features
- Team and Education plans
Usability and design: simple minimalist interface, easy to use
