Aster Plot Chart

by VisioChartMicrosoft 365Freemium

Visualizes categorical data in Power BI using angular width and radial length for two numerical metrics.

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DEPLOYMENTCloud
CATEGORYAnalytics
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Aster Plot Chart — screenshot from the Microsoft Marketplace listing

What it does

Aster Plot Chart displays categorical data with angular width and radial length. Categories appear as wedges, with angle and radius representing metric values or relative weight. The visual supports formatting for colors, labels, tooltips, legends, sorting, and radius scaling. It responds to Power BI slicers, filters, and drillthrough actions.

Key capabilities

from the Microsoft Marketplace listing

Dual metric encoding

Represents numerical data through both angular width and radial length.

Interactive formatting

Supports configurable colors, labels, tooltips, legends, sorting, and radius scaling.

Power BI interactions

Responds to slicers, filters, and drillthrough actions in Power BI.

Category and measure fields

Uses one category dimension and one measure in the visual field wells.

Use cases

  • Compare marketing channels using impressions and spend.
  • Visualize sales contribution by region alongside growth magnitude.
  • Present comparative KPIs with proportional weights.

How it compares

Aster Plot Chart is freemium, while PieChart by iFour, Progress Icon, and Bowtie Chart by MAQ Software are paid, and Ridgeline Plot by Powerviz is free. Advanced Pie and Donut - xViz is also freemium. All listed alternatives use cloud deployment. Aster Plot Chart was updated on Dec 2025; the alternatives list shows update dates from Nov 2025 through Jul 2026.

NamePricingDeploymentUpdated
Aster Plot Chartthis pluginFreemiumCloud
Aster PlotPaidCloud
PieChart by iFourPaidCloud
Progress IconPaidCloud
Bowtie Chart by MAQ SoftwarePaidCloud
Ridgeline Plot by PowervizFreeCloud
Advanced Pie and Donut - xVizFreemiumCloud

In the catalog

657 plugins in Power BI · Analytics

Price distribution: 73 free, 108 freemium, 441 paid, 35 price not published

Pricing & deployment

Platform
Microsoft 365
Product
Power BI
Deployment
Cloud
Pricing
Freemium

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What the vendor says

«The Aster Plot is a unique and visually engaging custom visual for Power BI that combines aspects of both pie charts and radial bar charts. It enables users to visualize categorical data with two numerical metrics simultaneously—one represented by angle and the other by radius—providing a multi-dimensional way to …»

Official marketplace listing

Publisher
VisioChart
Updated on marketplace
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