A: No free version, but a deeply discounted academic license ($199) is available. Some universities also provide site licenses at no cost to students – check with your IT help desk.

: A comprehensive library for creating static, animated, and interactive visualizations. Canva Graph Maker free web-based tool for creating standard charts and diagrams. or see a comparison of free alternatives

Greater control over bar chart widths and axis breaks.

Do you need to create (like ternary plots or log scales) or general-purpose charts ?

If Grapher remains outside of your budget, several powerful, free alternatives can handle complex scientific graphing and data analysis:

What (e.g., 3D surface, ternary, piper diagram) do you need to create?