Bump Chart

Who overtook whom, and when

Track how rankings change over time in Power BI. Each entity holds one rank per period, and crossings clearly highlight exactly where competitive positions were traded.

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Bump Chart

Illustration of the visual's layout.

A bump chart, sometimes called a rank chart or ranking line chart, plots position rather than value. Five products can all grow at once, and a line chart of their sales shows five rising lines. Plot their rank instead and the lines cross only where one product overtook another, which is the question a sales leaderboard or a market-share review is asking.

ChartPad’s Bump Chart for Power BI gives each period exactly one slot per rank, so a tie cannot leave two lines on the same row. Bind a Series, a Value and a Time field and the visual computes the rank per period. Top N filtering keeps a chart of fifty brands readable by drawing only the leaders, and the rest drop out without changing the ranks of the lines that remain.

Capabilities

  • Visualize Rank Over Time

    Plot each entity's ranking per period using smooth or linear curves to clearly illustrate performance shifts.

  • Dynamic Top N Filtering

    Focus on top performers and filter out the noise. Keep your bump chart readable even with large datasets.

  • Smart Data Labels

    Display entity names directly at the start, end, or both sides of the lines. Eliminate the need for complex legends.

  • Advanced Formatting Control

    Customize line weight, curve styles, marker shapes, and assign specific colors to highlight key series.

Where it's used

  • Track product and brand sales rankings by quarter or month
  • Visualize market share shifts and competitive positioning
  • Monitor regional sales performance and branch standings
  • Display sports league progressions and tournament rankings

Try it with sample data

A ready-made Power BI report with the visual set up, so you can see it working before binding your own data.

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Pricing & LicensingDepending on your needs

AppSource · Pay per user

Power BI Online

$259.90 per year

10 users at $25.99 per user, per year. Billed by Microsoft.

Direct license · Unlimited users (1 site)

Power BI Embedded and Report Server

 per year

 

What's the difference between AppSource and direct licensing?

AppSource licensing compared with direct licensing
AppSource licenseDirect license
Best forPower BI Service and DesktopReports at app.powerbi.com and in the mobile appsAll other environmentsReport Server, Embedded, Publish to web, the SharePoint Power BI web part, sovereign clouds, offline
PricingPer userPriced on each Marketplace listingPer visual or all-visuals bundleAnnual or 3-year term
BillingMicrosoftOn your existing Microsoft accountChartPadVia our payment partner Paddle
RenewalAutomaticManaged in the Microsoft 365 admin centerManual, every 1 or 3 yearsA report editor updates the visual with the fresh key
Who needs oneEvery editor and viewerAssigned by an admin in the Microsoft 365 admin centerNo per-user licensesOne key covers every editor and viewer for the licensed company; an editor pastes it into the visual's Format pane

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