Both are free and need no account. For students, Pie Chart Generator loads no ads and adds PDF, paste and CSV upload. PieChartMaker.co had 12 Google ad slots on its home page when we read it, but its downloads carry no credit line, and it makes scatter charts.
By Ryan Doyle, who built Pie Chart Generator. Updated November 9, 2026.
Of 17,002 charts downloaded from our maker between January 29 and October 23, 2026, 18.6% were PDF, a format PieChartMaker.co does not offer (method). We loaded PieChartMaker.co on November 9, 2026, built a three-slice test chart and read what the chart contained, and checked our own code the same day. Each row links to where we found the fact; a fact we could not read is left out.
PieChartMaker.co facts read on its own pages on November 9, 2026; ours from our code the same day.
| Feature | Pie Chart Generator | PieChartMaker.co |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free; Pro is from $1 a month | Free; no plan or price appears on its pages, and piechartmaker.co/pricing answers 404 (source) |
| Account needed | No | No; the home page has no sign-up or log-in (source) |
| Ads on the page | None | Yes; 12 Google ad slots on the home page (source) |
| Other promotions | None | Banner links to AI homework and essay sites; its footer says it may receive a commission from links (source) |
| Credit line on downloads | Yes: a small 'Made with pie-chart-generator.com' line; Pro from $1 a month removes it | None; our test chart held only the title, labels, values and percentages (source) |
| Download formats | PNG, JPEG, SVG, PDF | PNG, JPEG, SVG (source) |
| Chart types | 4: pie, donut, bar, line | 5 in its menu: pie, doughnut, line, bar, scatter (source) |
| Data entry | Type, paste or upload a CSV | Two comma-separated boxes, or titles and values together; no CSV upload (source) |
| Color for each slice | Yes, per row, plus named palettes | No slice color control in its form; background, title and legend colors only (source) |
| 3D | Tilts the on-screen chart; downloads are flat | A Make 3D switch (source) |
| Pull a slice out (exploded) | Yes, on the exploded pie chart page | No control in its form (source) |
| Text on slices | Percentage, value, name or none; a label is left off a slice too thin to hold it | Choose percentage, value, label or none (source) |
Pick Pie Chart Generator over PieChartMaker.co if ads on a school laptop bother you, or you need a PDF or a CSV upload.
PieChartMaker.co's home page had 12 Google ad slots when we read it, and banners there point students to AI homework sites. Our pages load no ad scripts.
PieChartMaker.co offers PNG, JPEG and SVG. We add PDF, which made up 18.6% of the 17,002 charts downloaded from our maker between January 29 and October 23, 2026. Our SVG pie chart download is free too.
PieChartMaker.co takes comma-separated lists. We take two columns pasted from Excel or Google Sheets, or a CSV upload, so a class survey does not need retyping.
Pick PieChartMaker.co if you want a file with no credit line for free, or a scatter chart.
Our test chart on PieChartMaker.co held only the title, labels, values and percentages. Our free downloads carry a small credit line, and removing it costs $1 a month with Pro.
PieChartMaker.co's menu has a scatter chart maker. We make pie, donut, bar and line.
Its Pie Hole box takes any value from 0 to 1, so you can choose exactly how wide the donut's hole is.
Type or paste your numbers, then download PNG, JPEG, SVG or PDF.