What was it?
Free hosted plotting platform. Public chart hosting, sharing, embedding. Companion to the open-source Plotly library.
What happened?
Plotly heavily restricted Chart Studio Cloud free tier, removed embeds for free users, deprecated public sharing. Pivoted entirely to enterprise Dash Enterprise.
Migration Guide
Self-host with Plotly.py + Streamlit/Dash, Observable for notebooks, or DataWrapper for hosted charts.
Timeline & context
Plotly Chart Studio (Public Free) free tier killed in July 2023, 3 years ago. It sat in the analytics category, where Soft.xyz tracks 7 discontinued products in total. If you are still running it in production, the migration path above is the shortest route off it.
FAQ
Why did Plotly Chart Studio (Public Free) shut down?
Plotly heavily restricted Chart Studio Cloud free tier, removed embeds for free users, deprecated public sharing. Pivoted entirely to enterprise Dash Enterprise.
What should I migrate Plotly Chart Studio (Public Free) to?
No drop-in replacement is tracked yet — check the analytics category for current options.
Is there a free alternative to Plotly Chart Studio (Public Free)?
Not among the tracked alternatives.