chartrace vs Flourish vs After Effects
chartrace renders an MP4 on every plan, free included. Flourish keeps video export on its enterprise plans. After Effects builds anything and costs hours of skilled work per video.
$50,000 in January 2007, put into a home and into the market. The home line is Custom data, the market line is a symbol. Two markers on the timeline. Invest mode, 9:16, rendered in the browser.
What it didThe average viewer watched 14 of its 16 seconds. 1,170 people saved it and 202 followed the account off it.
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| chartrace | Flourish | After Effects | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Built for | Animated market comparison videos | Interactive data visualizations and embeds | Any motion graphics |
| Video (MP4) export | Every plan. Free is 3 a day, 15 seconds, 9:16 | Enterprise plans only | Yes |
| Market data built in | Yes: stocks, ETFs, indices, crypto and commodities. CSV upload on Pro | No, bring your own data | No |
| Time per video | Minutes | Under an hour, plus a screen recording for video | Hours per video |
| Skill needed | None. Pick the symbols and press Generate | Low, template-based | High. It is a professional motion tool |
| Price | Free, or Pro at $29/month or $199 once for lifetime access | Free for public embeds; paid team and enterprise plans | Adobe subscription, per month, ongoing |
| Where it runs | In the browser. Nothing installs and nothing uploads | In the browser | Desktop app |
Use Flourish for an interactive embed on a web page. Use After Effects for full creative control. Come here for a video file of market data.
Questions
Can Flourish export MP4?
Not on the self-serve plans. Video export is an enterprise feature. The usual workaround is a cropped screen recording.
Do I have to prepare the data?
Not in chartrace, for anything Yahoo Finance covers: stocks, ETFs, indices, funds, crypto and commodities. Flourish and After Effects both start from a file you supply.
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Make one yourself
Type two symbols. Your own machine renders the MP4.
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