Ridgeline Plot by Powerviz
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Merged Bar Chart
by Nova SilvaMicrosoft 365Freemium
Compare up to 12 measures for each category in a Power BI visual using separate, sortable bars.
PRICINGFreemium
DEPLOYMENTCloud
CATEGORYAnalytics
UPDATED ON MARKETPLACE
What it does
Merged Bar Chart presents several measures for each category as separate bars within Power BI. It supports up to 12 measures per category and sorting by any measure. The visual includes independent series formatting, selection, highlighting, context-menu actions, tooltips, bookmarks, and conditional formatting. Desktop use is free, while sharing reports in Power BI Service requires a license.
Key capabilities
from the Microsoft Marketplace listingMeasure comparison
Shows up to 12 independent measures for each category in one visual.
Column sorting
Sorts displayed categories by any measure column.
Series formatting
Formats each bar series independently and supports theme settings.
Selection highlighting
Supports selection and highlighting functions within the visual.
Context menu
Provides context-menu actions including drill down and including or excluding data points.
Tooltip fields
Adds additional fields to the tooltip alongside the default element value.
Conditional formatting
Supports conditional formatting for datapoint colors.
Use cases
- Compare categories across measurements that use different units, such as shipment weight and height.
- Display multiple independent measures for each category in a single Power BI chart.
How it compares
Merged Bar Chart uses a freemium pricing model and cloud deployment. Ridgeline Plot by Powerviz is free, while Multi Line Chart with Tooltips and 100% Clustered Stacked Bar Chart (Standard) are paid; all three are cloud-deployed. Merged Bar Chart and Ridgeline Plot by Powerviz show an update month of Jul 2026, while Multi Line Chart with Tooltips shows Jan 2025 and 100% Clustered Stacked Bar Chart (Standard) shows Apr 2024. Bullet Chart - xViz is also freemium, cloud-deployed, and shows Dec 2025.
| Name | Pricing | Deployment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| this plugin | Freemium | Cloud | |
| Ridgeline Plot by Powerviz | Free | Cloud | |
| Multi Line Chart with Tooltips | Paid | Cloud | |
| 100% Clustered Stacked Bar Chart (Standard) | Not in catalog | ||
| Bullet Chart - xViz | Freemium | Cloud | |
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 Merged Bar Chart allows you to compare multiple categories in a single chart, as an alternative to the more complex scatterplot. Comparing categories is a common goal of data visualisations. In some cases comparing categories on a single measure (e.g. weight per shipment) is enough. This can be done with a …»