The current page contains the list of features available in the native Insert Chart option supplied with Confluence and the Chart from Table macro bundled within the Table Filter, Charts & Spreadsheets app. Despite the similar objectives that both entities were created for, they have several differences that can be found in the table below.

FeatureInsert Chart (native Confluence option)Chart from Table macro (app's macro)Notes
Charts










                   		Pie chart / 3D Pie chart(tick)(tick)No 3D for the Insert Chart option.
Donut / 3D Donut chart(error)(tick)
Bubble Pie chart(error)(tick)
Bar chart(tick) (tick)
Column chart(error) (tick)
Area(error) (tick)
Line chart(tick) (tick)
xyStep / xyStepArea(error) (tick)
Scatter(error) (tick)
Time Series(error) (tick)In the Chart from Table macro you can use Time Line and Time Area charts.
Gantt(error) (tick)
Radar (Spider)(error) (tick)
Stacked Charts(error) (tick)
Configuration Management in Page Edit Mode(tick)(tick)
Configuration Management in Page View Mode(error)(tick)

Settings of the native charts can be configured only when editing Confluence pages.

The Chart from Table macro allows you to quickly switch the columns with data values, change the chart type, and update the chart dimensions. Charts are updated automatically once you change the configuration. You can also directly save the updated or modified configuration of the Chart from Table macro while viewing the page.

Selection of what data sets to show on the charts(tick)(tick)
Ability to generate the chart on the basis of filtered data(error)(tick)The Chart from Table macro allows you to generate charts on the basis of filtered table results produced by the Table Filter macro.
Dynamic update of charts upon remote data refresh(error)(tick)
Support for data tables generated by other macros(error) (tick)

The Chart from Table macro supports the app's macros (for example, Table Filter, Pivot Table, Table Transformer, etc.) and built-in tabular macros (Jira Issues, Page Properties Report, Task Report, etc.).

Options to configure look of charts(tick)(tick)

Along with the basic options (title, labels, alignment, etc.), the Chart from Table macro allows you to define the minimal and maximal values for axes and specify the scale steps.

Display of data labels over charts(tick)(tick)
Saving chart as attachment(error) (tick)The Chart from Table macro allows you to save the chart as an image.