Gauge charts display a single metric performance and progress towards a certain goal or against a benchmark.

1. Default Gauge Chart

• By default, a Gauge chart doesn't have Target and Range configurations.

• Metrics numbers are displayed as a compact numbers.

• Minimum and maximum axis values are automatically defined.

Recommended: No

• By default, a Gauge Chart doesn't provide any meaningful information without a Target or Ranges.

2. Gauge Chart With Target Only

• A Bullet chart alternative in Google Data Studio. A Gauge chart doesn't need to be this big - this example is only used to explain details.

• A center blue bar represents the actual value of the Metric, in this example, 2021 YTD revenue. Metrics value is shown in the middle, looking like a Scorecard.

• In this example, target revenue is set at 2 million, with the blue line representing how far the target has reached so far.

Recommended: Yes

• Gauge Chart With Target Only: this is used to measure a metric performance and progress towards a certain goal or against a benchmark.

3. Gauge Chart With Ranges Only (Without Target)

• A Bullet chart alternative in Google Data Studio. A Gauge chart doesn't need to be this big - this example is only used to explain details.

• A center blue bar represents the actual value of the Metric, in this example, 2021 YTD revenue. Metrics value is shown in the middle, looking like a Scorecard.

• In this example, a Gauge Chart is used to display the ranges for poor, average, good, very good, and excellent. You can also have three ranges like Bullet Chart, and a maximum of five ranges can be set in a Gauge Chart.

Recommended: Yes

• Gauge Chart With Ranges Only (Without Target): With Ranges, It can be configured to display the ranges for poor, average, good, very good, and excellent. A maximum of 5 ranges are allowed.

4. Gauge Chart With Target and Comparison

• A Bullet chart alternative in Google Data Studio. A Gauge chart doesn't need to be this big - this example is only used to explain details.

• A center blue bar represents the actual value of the Metric, in this example, 2021 YTD revenue. Metrics value is shown in the middle, looking like a Scorecard.

• In this example, target revenue is set at 2 million, with the blue line representing how far the target has reached so far. The left black line is showing the revenue of the last year during the same period.

Recommended: Yes

• Gauge Chart With Target and Comparison: to measure a metric performance divided into five ranges, progress towards a certain goal or against a benchmark and compare to the previous period.