Pie Chart Generator

Fully customize your pie chart design with our pie chart maker

STYLING Pie chart

Design and manage you pie chart templates

Create, or have a designer create a pie chart templates with the Datylon plug-in for Adobe Illustrator. On-brand, without creative limitations. All elements in your pie chart such as labels, data marks, and slices can be styled to the smallest graphic detail matching the most demanding design requirements. Then upload the designs as editable templates to the online Datylon Report Studio and you're ready for pie chart generation.

Make your own custom pie chart

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Sign in or create an account

Making an account on Datylon is free and it only takes a few seconds. You can use your email address or Google account to join our platform and start making your own pie chart.

Create a pie chart with our pie chart maker in 6 simple steps

Select 'Create design'

Although you can start with editing a pre-made pie chart design on the Inspiration page, you can also create a pie chart from scratch with our pie chart maker. Just select 'Create design' and stay in the "Charts" category.

Select your default pie chart template

Default charts serve as a starting point to help you design your pie chart. Click on the pie chart card to see a set of default variations and select the one you want by clicking on it.

Add your data

There are a few ways to add your data to the pie chart maker. You can just type or copy-paste your data into an empty or dummy data sheet. You can also add a locally saved file. You can find more detailed information on how to manage data in the Datylon pie chart maker in our Help Center article.

Bind your data and style the pie chart

Data binding is the mandatory step to connect the data as columns or rows to categories, serie, or data marks (e.g. pie chart slices). Make sure to check out our Help Center article to learn more about binding in our pie chart maker.

Export your pie chart design

Every design, publication, and inspiration chart can be exported to SVG, PNG or PDF file.

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What is a pie chart?

A pie chart (pie graph or circular graph) visualizes a part-to-whole relationship. It shows how the data is divided into categories with a certain value (the slices), but it always keeps the link between the value of one category and the total sum of those categories (the pie).

This means that the slices should add up to a logical sum. If the data is in percentages, the total should round up to a hundred. If the data is in absolute values, for example in euros, the categories should form a meaningful total.

This relative approach of comparing a part to a whole is key to understanding how to use a pie chart. If the focus of the visualization is on comparing values between categories, it’s better to use another chart type.

A pie chart works best with only a few categories, otherwise, the chart becomes an unreadable clutter. It is also very suitable when one category is very big or very small compared to the other categories. But if the differences between the categories and thus between the slices are small and not easily recognizable, another chart - for example a bar chart - is much better suited.

While stacked bar graphs are generally recommended for displaying part-to-whole relationships, pie charts can still be a valuable tool in certain situations. Their popularity stems from their visually appealing circular design, which is easy for people to understand. Pie charts can be a good choice for specific layouts where space is limited. Donut chart as a variation of pie chart has an advantage of extra space in the center for labels or annotations. This can be useful in specific scenarios.