Visme Infographic Maker: Blocks, Charts, Print and the Download Paywall

Infographics are where Visme began, and they are still one of the things it does best: long, block-based layouts with charts, icon arrays, maps and optional interaction. They are also where the free plan's download limit bites hardest. This guide covers how Visme builds, sizes and exports infographics, from its own pages read on 9 October 2026.

The short answer

Visme is one of the most capable infographic tools for non-designers, especially for data-driven infographics with charts, maps and pictographs. You will need Starter at least to download the result as an image or PDF ^[113], and Pro if you want it animated, embedded with interaction, or exported as HTML5 ^[2].

## How Visme builds an infographic

Infographics are built from pre-designed content blocks, which keeps the layout clean as it grows ^[176]. You start from Create New, choose Infographics, pick a template category such as timeline, statistics, comparison, list or process, or start blank ^[176].

Layout categories

Visme's infographic page groups templates by statistical, timeline, process and comparison layouts, and says pre-designed content blocks can be mixed to build custom layouts ^[40]. Templates can be previewed before you commit ^[176].

## Template counts, again

An older Visme comparison post from 2019 claimed well over 500 infographic templates, in categories from anatomical and business to timelines and Venn diagrams . Visme's current pages say hundreds ^[59]. Like the chart counts, the template count depends on which page you read and when it was written.

Templates

Visme says it offers hundreds of professionally designed infographic templates across industries ^[59]. Premium templates need a paid plan ^[2]. Basic gets a sample. Piktochart, by comparison, lists 230+ infographic templates and says it values quality over quantity ^[144].

Template categories

Visme's own infographic roundup says its templates can be searched by categories including informational, geographic, comparison and list ^[222]. Its author says customizing a found template took about 10 minutes ^[222]. That is a vendor employee's account, but it matches what non-designer reviewers describe ^[109].

Height and width

Each block's height is dragged or typed, and the editor shows block and total height in pixels as you resize ^[177]. Width is set from Canvas Size; total height cannot be set there, only block by block ^[177]. Plan blocks first. For a website embed, Visme suggests scaling the width down to fit ^[177].

Designing for print

Visme's print guide points to hundreds of templates in the Printables section, advises setting up the brand area for logos, colors and fonts, and recommends high-resolution images, whether from the stock library, Visme AI or your own uploads ^[228]. Infographics share the same print path ^[177].

Print sizes

The infographic editor shows A4 and US Letter page boundaries, and blocks can be set to those heights ^[177]. Visme's own tip: "To print your infographic, we recommend you Download it as a PDF first (downloading as PDF is a premium feature." ^[177]

Downloading in blocks

An infographic can be downloaded as one long image or PDF, or split into its blocks, delivered as a zip of JPG, PNG or PDF files ^[178]. Setting blocks at the A4 or Letter markers prevents content being cut between pages ^[178].

Charts inside infographics

Visme's infographic page promises 50+ charts, graphs and widgets, with values entered by hand or imported ^[40]. It argues that most infographic makers stop at static graphics, while Visme adds chart types, live data, animation and collaboration ^[40]. On Basic, charts and data widgets are limited ^[2].

Charts by family

Visme's chart panel groups types as Bar, Pie, Donut, Lines and Dots, Combo and Other, and each chart opens a data tab for names, values and colors per series ^[192]. Charts are animated and interactive by default; animation and the hover effect can be turned off in the chart settings ^[192].

Pictogram styles

Visme's pictogram maker offers vector icons in four distinct styles, single or multiple icons per pictograph, and branded fonts and colors; a finished pictogram can be saved as a content block for presentations, infographics or documents ^[183].

Icon arrays and pictographs

The Array data widget turns a statistic into rows of icons, with up to several segments, adjustable icons per row, custom colors and an option to randomize order ^[174]. Duplicating rows turns an array into an icon-based bar chart ^[174]. Visme also has a dedicated pictogram maker page ^[183].

Widgets that suit infographics

Data widgets show one number at a time: radial gauges, progress widgets in styles such as coins, wheels, thermometers and bars, clocks, counters and population arrays ^[97]. 3D data widgets, which Visme says are drawn by its in-house 3D illustrators and animators, add rotation and animation ^[98]. For statistics infographics they replace most hand-drawn icons. They save hours.

Maps

Interactive maps come by world, region or country, with data per area, columns you rename or remove, and 50 preset color combinations ^[175]. You can paste map data from Excel or Google Sheets ^[175]. Visme's map generator page pitches the same tool ^[44].

Maps in more detail

Visme's map generator lets you place the legend on any side, switch the data hover bubble on or off, and set a custom color range with start and end colors that follow your data values ^[44]. Maps download as images or embed interactively on a web page ^[44].

Google Maps

Besides its own data maps, Visme can insert a Google Map from the Apps panel by address, with zoom, road, landmark and label density settings and six themes: Standard, Silver, Retro, Dark, Night and Aubergine ^[224]. Use it for location infographics; use data maps for values by region ^[175]. Pick by purpose. Apps are limited on Basic and Starter ^[2].

Timelines and flowcharts

Visme has dedicated timeline and flowchart makers ^{[184] [185]}. Help guides cover flowcharts, diagrams and tables as part of infographics ^[174]. Piktochart offers the same formats ^[137].

Timelines in more detail

Visme's timeline maker offers horizontal, vertical, project and roadmap layouts, and imports milestones from Google Docs, Google Analytics or Microsoft Excel ^[184]. Timelines download as PNG, JPG, PDF or HTML code, or publish as a live page ^[184]. The page claims design up to 70% faster, without a stated basis ^[184].

Flowcharts in more detail

Flowcharts use shapes and connectors that stay attached when resized, with several line styles and end points, and sections can be animated to make the flowchart interactive ^[185]. Templates cover one-way processes and branching flows ^[185]. Shapes resize without losing their connectors ^[185].

Map settings for infographics

Map settings include a global map color, borders between states or provinces, captions on hover, and an area value mode that shades regions on a color range from a start to an end color, with a legend placed on any side ^[175]. Visme warns that pasted data must follow the order of areas in its map data sheet, and blank cells simply show nothing ^[175].

How Visme framed Venngage in 2019

Visme's 2019 comparison said Venngage offered about 100 infographic templates and was mainly an infographic tool with other formats added later . Visme's 2026 FAQ describes Venngage with 10,000+ templates ^[59]. Vendor comparisons age fast. Check dates.

Interactive infographics

Infographics can carry hotspots, hover effects, pop-ups and links, and animated icons and illustrations ^{[52] [2]}. Interaction survives only online or in HTML5 ^[69]. Print loses it. Visme's Venngage comparison describes animation, hover effects, clickable hotspots and pop-ups on infographics ^[59].

Links inside an infographic

Any object can carry a link: to a website, an email address, another content block in the same infographic, or a pop-up or rollover object ^[197]. That turns a long infographic into a navigable page with its own index.

Static exports drop the motion

Visme's charts stay static in MP4 and GIF exports ^[192], and on-click animations do not survive PDF, image or video downloads ^[193]. An animated infographic has to be published, embedded or exported as HTML5 to keep moving ^[196].

3D graphics

Beyond animated icons, the Graphics tab has 3D and virtual assets such as action arrows, hands, icons and elements, with settings for repetition, flipping and color ^[229]. Visme says these 3D animated assets are unique to its library ^[229].

Animated icons and 3D

Animated illustrations, animated icons and 3D objects, characters and gestures are limited on Basic and included on paid plans ^[2]. Every plan allows up to 50 animated graphics per project ^[113].

AI and infographics

AI Designer cannot generate infographics: Visme's own generator pages list infographics among the formats it cannot create ^[29]. AI Resize cannot resize them either ^[31]. The AI image generator, AI Writer and TouchUp tools still work inside an infographic ^{[30] [87]}.

Brand

A Brand Kit on Pro applies your fonts, colors and logos to infographics like any other project ^[81]. Visme's report maker page still says a Brand Kit needs a "Standard Plan" ^[45], an older plan name; the current pricing table puts it on Pro ^[2].

Accessibility

Visme's accessibility tools add alternative text to objects, check contrast and text size, set reading order and simulate visual impairments ^[26]. Long infographics depend on reading order for screen readers. Set it early. An older Visme page says it is not 508 compliant ^[24], so test the export.

Exporting for social media

Infographics are tall, so check platform sizes. GIF export works for projects up to 1500 × 1500 pixels, and MP4 up to 1366 × 1366 ^[3]; a long infographic must be split into blocks or resized first. JPG and PNG start on Starter ^[113].

Embedding on a website

Published infographics embed with a code snippet, like a YouTube video ^[69]. Embedded projects keep their interaction. By default published projects are public and can be indexed by Google ^[114].

Sharing privately

Privacy settings and password protection are Pro features ^[2]. On Starter, an infographic can still be shared with team members or particular emails ^[2].

Tracking views

Analytics on published infographics show views, unique visits, time and completion ^[75], from Pro ^[2]. Piktochart tracks total views on published visuals on every plan ^[106].

Infographic users in numbers

Visme's tool pages say its map, flowchart and pictogram makers are used by 34,300,000 people from over 133 countries ^{[44] [185] [183]}. Its About page says 38 million people across 190+ countries ^[6]. Neither count is audited, and they do not agree. Ignore both.

eBooks and long documents

Visme pitches interactive eBooks: animated, with a clickable table of contents, pop-ups, hover effects and embedded media, published online rather than printed ^[199]. Several five-star reviewers in our sample use Visme mainly for eBooks ^[109]. The same block-based logic as infographics applies.

Customer stories about infographics

Visme's case studies offer three infographic examples, reported by the vendor. A virtual summit turned a 2,000-word pitch document into an infographic for speaker outreach ^[205]. A dental marketing agency's six-person content team, none of them trained designers, uses Visme for patient-facing infographics ^[206]. The team is a supervisor, four writers and an editor, and every one of them designs in Visme ^[206]. A career app built downloadable PDF guides from Visme templates with its Brand Kit ^[207].

What those customers claim

The summit organizer said the infographic produced a 70% closing rate on the speakers he approached ^[205]. The dental agency says collaboration and team organization cut design time by 80% ^[206]. The career app says a guide's landing page generated 16% of its total traffic on launch day ^[207]. Treat each as one customer's experience, not a benchmark. Results vary.

Infographics for nonprofits and education

Visme's nonprofit case study describes CISCRP, an organization of about 30 people, where two staff use Visme for campaigns and education ^[216]. Its classroom and law-professor case studies describe teachers using infographics and visual aids in class ^{[217] [218]}. Education pricing is US$48 a year for students and US$96 for educators ^[2].

What reviewers say

Infographic users are among Visme's happiest and unhappiest reviewers. One praised hundreds of templates for an infographic project on ADHD ^[109]. Another spent almost two hours on an infographic before learning that downloading needed a $48 yearly subscription ^[109]. A nonprofit user lost a timeline to the same paywall ^[109].

Visme's own ranking

Visme's blog ranks 12 infographic tools and puts Visme first, citing a G2 rating of 4.5 from more than 460 reviews ^[222]. Its comparison chart lists Canva Pro from $15 a month and Piktochart from $14 ^[222]; Canva's own page shows US$144 a year for Pro ^[112] and Piktochart's US$10 a month on annual billing ^[106]. Read vendor roundups for features, and rivals' own pages for prices. Prices drift.

Visme against Piktochart and Venngage

Tool	Free downloads	Entry paid plan, annual
Visme	None	US$147
Piktochart	2 PNG	US$120
Venngage	Public share only	US$120

From each pricing page ^{[113] [2] [106] [118]}. Visme's advantage is interaction, maps and live data; the others are cheaper for static work.

Visme against Canva

Canva's free plan exports PDF, JPG and PNG ^[112], and its templates are far more numerous ^[112]. Visme's comparison says Canva's templates are largely static, while Visme's are built for data-driven storytelling ^[57]. For a quick static infographic, Canva; for a data-led or interactive one, Visme. That is the split.

A note on the 2019 and 2020 stories

Several of Visme's infographic case studies date from 2019 and 2020 ^{[205] [206]}. The editor, plans and AI have changed since then; the pricing and limits in this guide come from Visme's current pages ^{[2] [113]}.

Which plan for infographics

Need	Plan
Build and publish as a link	Basic
JPG, PNG or PDF, print	Starter
Animated or interactive, HTML5, GIF, video	Pro
Brand Kit, analytics, password	Pro

From the pricing page's feature table and limits page ^{[2] [113]}.

A statistics infographic, step by step

Choose a statistics template, set block heights at the A4 or Letter marker if it will be printed ^[177], replace the sample numbers with arrays, progress widgets or a chart fed from a sheet ^{[174] [97] [96]}, add alternative text and set the reading order ^[26], then download as PDF in blocks for print or publish a link for the web ^{[178] [114]}.

Mistakes that cost time

Building a tall infographic and expecting a GIF or video, which only works up to 1500 or 1366 pixels ^[3]; designing on-click animation for a PDF, which drops it ^[193]; trying AI Designer, which cannot make infographics ^[29]; and publishing client work that stays public and indexable by default ^[114].

A workflow that avoids the paywall surprise

Pick a template, add one chart or array, and press Download before building the rest. The download screen shows which plan the format needs. Decide then whether Starter at US$147 a year, or one month at US$29, is worth it ^[2].

## The verdict

Visme makes strong infographics, particularly data-driven and interactive ones, with good print and block-export controls. Its AI cannot build infographics, and nothing downloads without a paid plan. For static one-off graphics, cheaper tools do the job; for data stories, Visme is among the best.