Free alternative to Microsoft Visio Data Visualizer (data driven flowchart)

Data Visualizer, a feature in Microsoft Visio, allows users to create flowcharts, also known as process flow diagrams, using data from Microsoft Excel. Unlike traditional methods involving manual box and line placement, Visio Data Visualizer offers an efficient alternative.

This tool utilizes a fixed data table template in Excel to control the flowchart. By processing the data in this table, Data Visualizer generates the process flow diagram. Access to Microsoft Visio Data Visualizer requires a subscription of Visio Plan 2, which costs $15 a month.

Below, you’ll find an example of a data-driven flowchart created with Microsoft Visio Data Visualizer along with its corresponding data. Further down, you’ll see a flowchart generated with Querychart (more details provided below).

Querychart is a flowchart generator that also allows users to generate process flow diagrams with data in a web application. However, Querychart offers more features than Microsoft Visio Data Visualizer for customization and navigation of the process flow diagram. The visual presentation of the process flow is also more refined and contemporary.

You can sign up for free and generate flowcharts with data at app.querychart.io.