Chartio is a data visualization and analytics platform that enables users across organizations to create and explore data on dashboards. The company was acquired by Atlassian.
Also known as Chartio
Founders & leadershipΒ· Y Combinator alumni (S10)
Investors Β· 5
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Chartio was a San Francisco-based cloud data analytics and business intelligence company that let people across an organization β not only data teams β connect data sources, explore data and build dashboards. Its interface combined a drag-and-drop visual query builder (Visual SQL) for non-technical users with a full SQL editor for analysts, alongside data transformation steps for filtering, sorting, grouping, pivoting, bucketing and calculated columns. The product offered out-of-the-box connections to databases, data warehouses and file sources such as Amazon Redshift and CSV files, plus interactive shareable dashboards, scheduled reports, permission controls and embedded analytics.
The company described serving tens of millions of charts on millions of dashboards for thousands of companies over more than a decade of operation. It also invested heavily in data education content, publishing tutorials, downloads, webinars, an "Off the Charts" interview series and a community-oriented Data School covering SQL, dashboard design and data visualization practice.
Chartio announced on February 25, 2021 that it had joined Atlassian. The product was not carried forward as a standalone offering: Chartio was sunset on March 1, 2022, with the company publishing a migration guide and support materials for customers moving to other platforms.
Business model
Cloud-delivered software-as-a-service business intelligence platform sold to companies, aimed at self-service data exploration and dashboarding across business teams.
Traction
The company stated it served tens of millions of charts on millions of dashboards for thousands of companies over more than a decade; Y Combinator lists a team size of 40.
Latest developments
Following the February 2021 Atlassian acquisition announcement, Chartio's service was wound down and ceased to be available as of March 1, 2022, with customers directed to a migration guide.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Positioned as an accessible business intelligence tool between lightweight visualization products and heavier enterprise BI suites, and compared publicly with Domo and Tableau.
Emphasis on enabling anyone in a company, not just data teams, to explore data β via a visual query builder that removed the requirement to write SQL while retaining a full SQL mode for analysts.
Technology
Cloud-based platform with a drag-and-drop Visual SQL query builder layered over a SQL query engine, a SQL mode for direct query writing, data transformation and pipeline steps, connectors to databases and warehouses, and dashboarding/visualization components.
Go-to-market
Self-service cloud product supported by extensive content marketing, including a blog, data tutorials, downloadable guides, webinars, interviews and a Data School education site, plus a customer certification program.
Companies seeking self-service analytics for both data teams and non-technical business users; reporting characterizes its base as mid-market companies and startups, including marketing, product and operations teams.
Geography
Headquartered in San Francisco, California (548 Market St, Suite 19064, San Francisco, CA 94104).
History
Chartio was part of Y Combinator's Summer 2010 batch and, by its own account, operated for more than ten years serving thousands of companies. It maintained an active product and content operation through early 2021, including a certification program launched in January 2021. In February 2021 it announced it had joined Atlassian, and the service was discontinued on March 1, 2022.
Risks & controversies
Atlassian did not continue Chartio as a standalone product or fold its features into its own suite, and the platform's shutdown required its customer base to migrate to alternative BI tools on short notice.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources β announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β not independently audited.
Competitors Β· 5
by search overlap
Companies competing with Chartio for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline Β· 3
launches, deals, and filingsChartio announced the product would go away on March 1, 2022, publishing a migration guide and support outline for customers.
Chartio announced on its blog and homepage that it had been acquired by Atlassian and would focus on bringing its technology to Atlassian's audience and platform.
Chartio launched a certification program allowing users to become Certified Chartio Specialists.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
βΈResearch sources Β· 8
primary sources listed
- Chartiochartio.com Β· web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Chartio do?
- Chartio was a cloud business intelligence platform for building dashboards and exploring data without SQL; acquired by Atlassian.
- Who founded Chartio?
- Chartio was founded by Dave Fowler.
- Who are Chartio's investors?
- Chartio's investors include Kima Ventures, Y Combinator, Avalon Ventures Management, Llc, Bullpen Capital, Crosslink Capital.
- Who acquired Chartio?
- Chartio was acquired by Atlassian.
- Where is Chartio headquartered?
- Chartio is headquartered in San Francisco, US.