Make a pie chart in your browser with no Excel and no Microsoft account, then download it as PNG, JPEG, SVG or PDF. Excel for the web is free with a Microsoft account, and desktop Excel makes more pie chart types; the table shows where each one fits.
By Ryan Doyle, who built Pie Chart Generator. Updated September 29, 2026.
We make Pie Chart Generator. How we compared: on September 29, 2026 we read Microsoft's own product, pricing and support pages for Excel, and checked our own code the same day. Each Excel fact links to its source. Our own data: of 13,058 charts downloaded from our maker between January 29 and August 18, 2026, 17.1% were PDF and 12.7% SVG (statistics page).
Excel facts read on Microsoft's own pages on September 29, 2026 (US prices). Ours from our code the same day.
| Feature | Pie Chart Generator | Microsoft Excel |
|---|---|---|
| Account needed | No | Yes, a free Microsoft account for Excel for the web (source) |
| Price | Free; Pro is $7.99 once | Web: free. Desktop: Microsoft 365 Personal $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year, or Office Home 2024 $179.99 once (source) |
| Install | None; it runs in the browser | None for Excel for the web; desktop Excel installs (source) |
| Save the chart as SVG | Yes, from any modern browser | Desktop: Save as Picture (Microsoft 365 version 1909 or later, Office 2021 or later); not listed for the web version (source) |
| Yes, the chart only | Desktop: File > Save As > PDF; on a Mac, Save as Picture saves one chart as PDF (source) | |
| Pie chart types | Pie and donut; the 3D switch tilts the on-screen chart only | Pie, 3-D pie, doughnut, pie of pie, bar of pie (source) |
| Pull a slice out | Yes, on the exploded pie chart page (PNG, JPEG and PDF keep the gap; SVG downloads are flat) | Yes, drag slices out (source) |
| Getting data in | Type, paste from Excel or Google Sheets, or upload a CSV | Chart the cells you select in a sheet (source) |
| Credit line on downloads | Yes on free downloads; Pro ($7.99 once) removes it and adds a transparent background and 2x size | None mentioned in Microsoft's help (source) |
| Where your numbers go | Drawn and downloaded in your browser; a share link carries the numbers inside its web address | In the workbook you save; the free plan includes 5 GB of cloud storage (source) |
Switch when you need one chart image and don't want a Microsoft account: type or paste the numbers and download PNG, JPEG, SVG or PDF.
Excel for the web needs a Microsoft account, and desktop Excel needs Microsoft 365 (Personal is $9.99 a month) or Office Home 2024 ($179.99 once), US prices checked September 29, 2026. Ours opens in any modern browser with nothing to sign in to.
Desktop Excel can save a chart as SVG through Save as Picture, but Microsoft doesn't list that for the free web version. Ours downloads SVG, PNG, JPEG or PDF from any browser.
Type or paste the labels and numbers, then download the chart file. There's no workbook to save, name or send.
Excel wins when the chart has to live in a workbook, needs a pie of pie or bar of pie, or must carry no credit line.
Desktop Excel makes pie of pie and bar of pie charts, and its 3-D pie is part of the chart. Our 3D switch only tilts the chart on screen; the download is flat.
In Excel the chart sits next to the numbers in your workbook, which suits reports you update. Ours makes a chart file.
Microsoft's help doesn't mention any mark on saved charts. Our free downloads carry a small credit line until you buy Pro ($7.99 once).
Office 365 A1, with Excel for the web, is free for students and teachers with an eligible school email address.
Type or paste your numbers, then download PNG, JPEG, SVG or PDF.