What it is
Beeswarm plots every record as a circle along one axis, using force collision so points sit next to each other instead of stacking. You see the true shape of the distribution, the gaps, the clumps, the long tail.
What it does
Force-positions individual data points along an axis with collision detection. Optional grouping by dimension and sizing by a second metric.
Why use it
Box plots and violins smooth away the story. Beeswarm shows every customer, every deal, every order: including the ones you’ll want to investigate.
Three ways teams use it
Sales
Deal size by rep: see whose pipeline is bimodal.
HR
Compensation by level with each employee as a dot.
Logistics
Delivery time per route with outliers visible.
Add it in 30 seconds
- Open your Data Studio report and click Add a chart → Community visualizations → Explore more.
- Paste the Viz Studio manifest URL or pick this chart from the Viz Studio gallery card.
- Bind the dimensions and metrics in the data panel. Done.
