# Columns Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Columns the right Data Visualization solution for you? Explore 13 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/253033/Columns/reviews --- Columns 4.5 (13) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/253033/Columns/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated April 25th, 2026 # Reviews of Columns Ease of use 4.3 Customer Service 4.8 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-13 of 13 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Ulrich F. CEO Management Consulting Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great tool, very powerful and big value for your money" September 21, 2023 5.0 The maker of Columns is very dedicated to help onboarding new users and also to extend the capabilities of the tools based on customer needs. Only for that i really recommend investing your time and money into that tool, because you get high value out of it ! Pros After a little learning curve, i'm able to generate all the visualisations i need using data from Notion, Airtable and CSV. Very happy with Columns ! Cons I would say it's the fact the because it's powerful, it can be complex to master, there are so much possibilities using it... Review Source Response from Columns Ai September 26, 2023 Thank you very much for writing this up! MN Mohan N. Product Manager Computer Software Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Simple, yet powerful data visualization tool" April 19, 2023 5.0 I am happy with Columns.ai so far. I can easily visualize my data in the preferred charts or visualization formats and share them with my clients or my audiences. Pros It's a simple and powerful tool to visualize the data. I can present the data I've in various visualization formats available and the most important thing is it quickly does that. I haven't seen any performance lag till the moment. I can connect the data from various other applications like CSV, Google Sheets, APIs etc. and convert them to user-friendly visual graphs. I used to rely on Excel for visualizing data, but its limitations led me to try Columns.ai. Now, I can embed centralized charts on my website and update the data easily. I can also export the chart to images and share them if needed.It's a basic, simple and elegent platform to visualize the data. Cons Well, not a dislike but the Columns team can add some advanced visualizations and complex interactivity to the system. The team behind Columns is solid and they've been updating the system frequently and I believe there'll be a time where Columns will become one of the preferred visualization tool amongst others. Review Source Response from Columns Ai April 20, 2023 Awesome, Mohan. I'm so glad you liked Columns. We're constantly improving Columns, as you said, we hope it will be the best visualization tool one day, thank you so much! AB Alexander B. CxO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Columns, a product with a possible good outcome" April 25, 2023 3.0 Currently Columns is missing several essential functions to be called a worthy product.I see the potential and growth of the product towards a working environment for the future which if they survive can be a very good add on for other options. Pros The basic interface is ok and therefore initially ok to use with small amounts of data or public data.Data reports are easy to publish. Cons \- I miss a lot of features which are standard available in other reporting products and/or tools- Lot of the data needs to be brought into the cloud for reporting due to lack of proper integrations- Roles and Rights are missing especially when you work with different teams to allow access to certain data- Its very you in development and many standard options in other products are missing. Alternatives considered [tixio](https://www.capterra.com/p/216720/tixio/)[Cogency](https://www.capterra.com/p/32114/Cogency/)[Microsoft Viva Engage](https://www.capterra.com/p/227175/Yammer/)[Microsoft Power BI](https://www.capterra.com/p/176586/Power-BI/)[Microsoft Excel](https://www.capterra.com/p/176574/Excel/) Reason for choosing Columns We didn't yet choose for Columns, we currently stick to PowerBI desktop version and publish the outcomes through Microsoft PowerBI Azure or Tixio or Cogency. Review Source Response from Columns Ai April 28, 2023 Hi Alexandar, thanks for your feedback! Do you have a brief list of "core/essential functions" that you would like to see in Columns? Love to get started from there. JH James H. Founder Financial Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Canva for data" April 18, 2023 5.0 Overall experience is great, very smooth data connection, helpful with AI recommendations to generate data insights, and straightforward to design beautiful story in a deck. Pros I like the concept that Columns discover and shape data stories for me, get insights out of my data, and make it ready for presentation, sharing and embedding with access control is great! Cons Dashboard - it has a function to freely filter a dashboard which is called Page on Columns Review Source Response from Columns Ai April 20, 2023 Thanks, James, glad that you find it useful. Dashboarding is not the core strength of Columns, we're more focused on end-to-end storytelling. David S. Director of Installation Construction Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Columns: A Promising Data Visualization Tool with Room for Growth" April 18, 2023 4.0 While I had a positive experience using Columns for visualizing data, I ultimately decided that the product wasn't the best fit for my needs. As an analyst, I often need to embed auto-updating tables within internal documents and systems for use by other team members. Unfortunately, Columns doesn't offer a way to create and embed tables in this way, or at least I couldn't find it. Pros One of its key strengths is its ease of use, especially compared to more complex tools like Looker Studio. With Columns, users can quickly and easily create charts and graphs that accurately represent their data. Cons Despite its strengths, there are some areas where Columns could use improvement. One of the most noticeable drawbacks is its user interface. While the tool is easy to use, the overall design and layout are not particularly visually appealing. This could be a turnoff for some users who prefer a more polished and aesthetically pleasing interface & results. Review Source Response from Columns Ai April 19, 2023 Hey David, Thank you for your review. Very fair feedback, I appreciate them all. Regarding your use case, that's unfortunate that you didn't find it, it's supported, :) 1. Build a table view (chart=table) from your source data. 2. On the stories page, set up a "schedule" so that it auto-updates your story (table) by the schedule you set. 3. Share it to grab an embedded link to this table view and you can put it in your document. Let me know if you have a chance to try it again. With your encouragement, we have been improving Columns day by day, and certainly, we will improve the look & feel KC Keith C. Senior Business Intelligence Engineer Information Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Great idea, but I am spoiled with Tableau" April 27, 2023 3.0 Bought it on sale on a whim. product is interesting, but needs more growth Cons I like having other options especially with less expensive BI tools. Product shows a lot of promise, but does not compare to Tableau or Power BI. Limited toolset, types of vizes Reason for choosing Columns Cost Switched from [Tableau](https://www.capterra.com/p/208764/Tableau/) I have not switched. Tableau is my main tool. Just always looking for other options Review Source Response from Columns Ai May 18, 2023 Thanks, Keith, we're improving this product every single day. Please send more feedback to help us grow, love to hear it! VR Verified Reviewer CEO Market Research Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Columns is the budget data visualization tool that you have been looking for!" November 27, 2023 5.0 Columns has been robust from a data visualization standpoint but this has been exceeded by the caliber of customer support you receive from the team. Columns.ai is an elite SaaS that will level up the way you make charts. Pros \- Create charts and maps with ease - Create evergreen data visualizations with Google Sheets integration - Clone charts as templates for future charts Cons \- More pre-made templates will likely come with time, but the truth is this tool has quite appealing starting themes for your data visualizations. Review Source Response from Columns Ai December 5, 2023 Thanks for your review! James M. ceo Insurance Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "New but promising product" April 26, 2023 4.0 Pros I like the simplicity that it can provide for people who do not need the other more expensive and longer learning curve options Cons Nothing. It is not super powerful bu that is its niche Review Source Response from Columns Ai April 28, 2023 Thanks, James! ilvC igor lobo vieira C. director Information Technology and Services Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great expirience" July 13, 2023 5.0 Great Pros only con is that its not 100% free. I like the way it sets me in the right path with really intuitive tools. Cons Made complex graphs accessible by non-technical staff. Review Source Response from Columns Ai September 26, 2023 Thank you very much for writing this up. BQ Bader Q. Sales Retail Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "data analysis with ai help" May 1, 2023 4.0 It is flexible system  Pros it is easy to use , data handling simple interface to the graph that you are looking for. Cons Looking to get customized dashboard with multiple data figures and reports Review Source Response from Columns Ai May 18, 2023 Thanks, Bader, please try "Page", every single visual graph can be set up with a schedule for auto-update, and it can be added to any page, on the page you can adjust the layout for all added graphs. Serving as a dashboard. Feel free to reach out for any questions or feedback! KZ Kefu Z. N/A Airlines/Aviation Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Great product!" August 27, 2022 5.0 Pros Very easy to use for someone who doesn’t have a lot of IT knowledge. Save me a lot of time! Cons Not that I known of at this time……………….. Review Source TB Tunde B. ceo Real Estate Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great ease of use" May 17, 2023 5.0 Pros Column is easy to use and the integration is robust Cons There is nothing to dislike about Columns Review Source Response from Columns Ai May 18, 2023 Thanks, Tunde! bW bei W. Software engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "I love this product" August 27, 2022 5.0 Easy to read and understand Pros It looks nice and professional. Easy to use and understand. Cons I like them all. I didn’t find anything unlike Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.