# Chartbuddy Reviews **Vendor:** Chartbuddy **Category:** [Data Visualization Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/data-visualization-tools) **Average Rating:** 5.0/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 8 ## About Chartbuddy Chartbuddy is a data visualization extension for Google Slides that enables users to create professional-grade charts directly within their presentations. The company was founded in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and is focused on bringing advanced charting capabilities to teams working in Google Workspace. Chartbuddy is available as a Chrome extension through the Chrome Web Store and is used by professionals across strategy consulting, finance, corporate planning, and other data-driven functions. Chartbuddy supports a wide range of chart types commonly used in business and strategic analysis, including waterfall, mekko/marimekko, stacked bar, clustered bar, 100% stacked bar, line, scatter, bubble, pie, and donut charts. Charts connect directly to Google Sheets and update in real time as underlying data changes, keeping presentations accurate without manual rework. All visual elements — colors, fonts, labels, and styles — can be customized to match company branding or presentation design. Charts embed natively into Google Slides files, so they work seamlessly with Google's built-in sharing and collaboration features. Collaborators with Chartbuddy installed can edit charts within shared presentations. The extension works in any Chromium-based browser, including Chrome, Edge, and Arc, and offers 10 free sessions to explore the full feature set before requiring a paid plan. Chartbuddy solves the gap between Google Slides' limited native charting and the advanced data visualizations that strategy, finance, and consulting professionals need. Users can build presentation-ready charts without leaving their slides or relying on external tools, saving time and maintaining visual consistency across their work. It is particularly valuable for teams transitioning from PowerPoint to Google Workspace who need to maintain the quality of their data storytelling without adding complexity to their workflow. ## Chartbuddy Reviews ### 1. Way better than native Google Charts if you do a lot of analyses **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joost B. | Trainee Gebiedsontwikkeling, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 12, 2026 **What do you like best about Chartbuddy?** I stuck with the native Google functionality for too long, this is a lot better. It's very easy to create analyses and if you do that a lot then it's just easier to use this. **What do you dislike about Chartbuddy?** I like marketing charts and Chartbuddy is more focussed on analytical / finance charting. **What problems is Chartbuddy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Saves time, output looks better. ### 2. Chartbuddy Makes Google Slides Charts Easy for Deal Presentations **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Financial Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 15, 2026 **What do you like best about Chartbuddy?** Switched from PowerPoint to Google Slides for work and was struggling with the native charts. Chartbuddy basically solves that - waterfall charts, stacked bars, all the stuff you need for deal presentations. Easy to pick up too **What do you dislike about Chartbuddy?** Like the product. However, ideally would have more charts available **What problems is Chartbuddy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Switched from PowerPoint to Google Slides for work and was struggling with the native charts. Chartbuddy basically solves that - waterfall charts, stacked bars, all the stuff you need for deal presentations. Easy to pick up too ### 3. Former EY-Parthenon consultant review **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Education Management | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 05, 2026 **What do you like best about Chartbuddy?** Chartbuddy is very intuitive and similar to the chart building tools that I had access to as a consultant at EY-Parthenon. When I left consulting, it was maddening trying to build charts in google slides without the advanced functionality that I had become used to for data displays. The team is very responsive to feedback as well. **What do you dislike about Chartbuddy?** None for the moment, it is meeting all of my needs well. **What problems is Chartbuddy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Chartbuddy is helping me create clearer, more compelling data displays in google slides. ### 4. A Major Time-Saver for Waterfall Charts in Google Slides **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 07, 2026 **What do you like best about Chartbuddy?** There was no way to create waterfall charts in a short time-span in Google Slides, and I needed waterfalls for all my drill-downs. So this has been a major time-saver **What do you dislike about Chartbuddy?** Product is still young and new features can have bugs but the team is very approachable so any problems are resolved almost instantly. **What problems is Chartbuddy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Chartbuddy helps save time and improve quality of my work. Google Slides native functionality is just not that good, so if you have to make a lot of charts as an analyst this is just a major help. ### 5. Great for saving time and keeping branding consistent **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 12, 2026 **What do you like best about Chartbuddy?** It saves me a lot of time through templates and organization settings. It also helps keep branding aligned throughout the organization. **What do you dislike about Chartbuddy?** It could use some more advanced features, such as column sorting. **What problems is Chartbuddy solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps keep branding aligned across charts and materials, making it easier to maintain consistency. ### 6. Granular control, clean output no more over-engineered charts Granular Options with Chartbuddy **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Joep B. | Oprichter, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 13, 2026 **What do you like best about Chartbuddy?** Highly granular options, yet simple looking output. Chartbuddy basically helps you do 'make it as simple as it should be, but no simpler'. **What do you dislike about Chartbuddy?** Some missing features although it's improving rapidly. **What problems is Chartbuddy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helps us create better presentations in Google Slides. ### 7. Chartbuddy Makes Financial Data Presentations Clear and Fast **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Legal Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 09, 2026 **What do you like best about Chartbuddy?** I use Chartbuddy for client presentations where I need to visualise financial data clearly. It's way better than the default Google Slides charts and saves me a lot of time formatting. **What do you dislike about Chartbuddy?** Only downside is that I wish they had more templates to start from. **What problems is Chartbuddy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Chartbuddy offers strong tools for visualising financial data. I find it easy to use, and it saves me a lot of time when I’m working with charts and financial information. ### 8. Smart, Easy-to-Configure Charts with Flexible Annotations **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Construction | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 10, 2026 **What do you like best about Chartbuddy?** The chart features are quite smart (e.g. arrows just jump to the right place and are otherwise easy to configure). Same for other annotations and axis. Every chart aspect is deletable, so you can optimize your whitespace. **What do you dislike about Chartbuddy?** I encountered a bug once and had to redo my chart. **What problems is Chartbuddy solving and how is that benefiting you?** Saves time - [View Chartbuddy pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/chartbuddy/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-06-11+22%3A46%3A35+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=e4931850-35ae-40a3-9804-7be4623d1b05&secure%5Btoken%5D=88630f4f07e6c6b6ec1e87817b06798e7ceefc8d240c3edc10ec497e5486468a&format=llm_user) ## Chartbuddy Integrations - [Google Workspace](https://www.g2.com/products/google-workspace/reviews) ## Chartbuddy Features **Reports** - Reports Interface - Steps to Answer - Graphs and Charts - Score Cards - Dashboards **Reports** - Reports Interface - Share Reports - Steps to Answer **Generative AI** - AI Text Generation - AI Text Summarization **Visualization** - Graphs and Charts - Score Cards - Dashboards - Formats **Data Updates** - Historical Snapshots - Real-Time Updating **Collaboration** - Sharing - Co-Editing - Devices **Self Service ** - Calculated Fields - Data Column Filtering - Data Discovery - Search - Collaboration / Workflow - Automodeling **Advanced Analytics** - Predictive Analytics - Data Visualization - Big Data Services **Building Reports** - Data Transformation - Data Modeling - WYSIWYG Report Design - Integration APIs **Platform** - Mobile User Support - Customization - User, Role, and Access Management - Internationalization - Sandbox / Test Environments - Performance and Reliability - Breadth of Partner Applications **Data Updates** - Historical Snapshots - Real-Time Updating - Email Reports ## Top Chartbuddy Alternatives - [Canva](https://www.g2.com/products/canva/reviews) - 4.7/5.0 (6,418 reviews) - [Looker](https://www.g2.com/products/looker/reviews) - 4.4/5.0 (1,580 reviews) - [Sisense](https://www.g2.com/products/sisense/reviews) - 4.2/5.0 (986 reviews)