Categories
  Encyclosphere.org ENCYCLOREADER
  supported by EncyclosphereKSF

Comparison of JavaScript charting libraries

Topic: Software

 From HandWiki - Reading time: 9 min
Short description: None

There are different JavaScript charting libraries available. Below is a comparison of which features are available in each.

Library Name License Free Supported Chart Types Supported Bar Chart Types Other Features Interactivity Rendering Technologies Databinding HTML 5 Canvas
Line Timeline Scatter Area Pie Donut Bullet Radar Funnel Gantt Network Grouped Mind Mapping Stacked Negative Discrete Horizontal 3D Legends Animation Mouse Over onClick HTML5 Canvas SVG VML AxisXY WebGL rendering
amCharts Proprietary Free with a link [1] or commercial[2] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[3] Yes No
AnyChart Proprietary Free for education and non-profit use.[4] Paid for commercial applications.[5] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
ApexCharts MIT[6] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No
billboard.js MIT[7] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No
C3.js MIT[8] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No
CanvasJS Proprietary[9] Free for Personal, Educational and Non-Commercial Uses Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[10] No No Yes No
Chartist WTFPL[11] or MIT[12] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes No No
Chart.js MIT[13] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No
Chart Builder By Livegap Free Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No[14] No No
Charts 4 PHP Proprietary Free basic edition[15] No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Cytoscape.js MIT[16] Yes No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No
D3.js, formerly Protovis[17][18] BSD-3[19] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[20] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes[21] No Yes No
DHTMLX Charts GPL[22] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes[23] No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Dojo Charting, part of Dojo Toolkit BSD or AFL[24] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[25] No
Dygraphs MIT[26] Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Echarts Apache 2.0 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[27] No Yes Yes
Frappe Charts MIT Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No
FusionCharts Proprietary Free for personal and non-commercial uses.[28] Paid for commercial applications.[29] Yes [30] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes[31] No
Google Charts Free[32] Yes[32] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[33] No No Yes[34] Yes[35] Yes Yes Yes[36] Yes[37] Yes Yes[38] Yes Yes Yes Yes[39] Yes Yes[40] Yes[40] Yes[41] No
Raphaël MIT[42] Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes[43] No No
Greylock Apache 2.0[44] Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No Yes No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
Highcharts, Highstock Proprietary Free for personal and non-commercial uses.[45] Paid for commercial applications.[46] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[47] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
JenScript BSD-3[48] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No[49] Yes No Yes No
jqxChart, part of JQWidgets Proprietary Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
JSCharting Proprietary[50] Free with branding [51] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No
KoolChart Proprietary Free with a link [52] or commercial[53] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[54] No Yes Yes No
LightningChart JS Proprietary Free for personal and non-commercial uses.[55] Paid for commercial applications.[56] Yes [57] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
MuzeJS MIT[58] Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No
Pizza Amore MIT Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No No No No No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes No No
plotly.js MIT[59] Yes Yes Yes[60] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes via Python[61] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes[62] No Yes
PlusCharts Free Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No
RGraph MIT[63] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
SciChart.js Proprietary Free personal and non-commercial uses.[64] Paid for commercial applications.[65] Yes [66] No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes
Shield UI Proprietary Non-commercial or commercial[67] No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes[68] No
TeeChart JS MIT[69] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
VisJS - used in d3-graphviz Apache 2.0 and MIT[70] Yes Yes[71] Yes[72] Yes[73] Yes[74] No No No No No Yes[75] Yes[76] Yes Yes Yes No No Yes[77] Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Vizzu Apache 2.0[78] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Webix JS Charts, part of Webix GPL[79] Yes Yes[80] No Yes[81] Yes[82] Yes[83] Yes[83] No Yes[84] No No No Yes[85] Yes[86] Yes No Yes[86] Yes [87] Yes [88] Yes [89] Yes No Yes Yes No


ZingChart Proprietary Free with a link [90] or commercial[91] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[92] Yes No
ZoomCharts Proprietary Non-commercial or commercial[93] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[94] Yes No No

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Download - amCharts". http://www.amcharts.com/download/. 
  2. ↑ "Licenses Explained - amCharts". http://www.amcharts.com/online-store/licenses-explained/. 
  3. ↑ We use SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) to render the charts., http://www.amcharts.com/javascript-charts/, retrieved April 10, 2014 
  4. ↑ "AnyChart - Education / Non-profit licensing". https://www.anychart.com/buy/non-commercial-license/. 
  5. ↑ "Buy - AnyChart - JavaScript Charts designed to be embedded and integrated". http://www.anychart.com/buy/. 
  6. ↑ "ApexCharts.js - Open-source Interactive Charts for web". https://www.apexcharts.com/. 
  7. ↑ "billboard.js - Re-usable, easy interface JavaScript chart library, based on D3 v4+.". https://naver.github.io/billboard.js/. 
  8. ↑ "C3.js - D3-based reusable chart library". http://c3js.org/. 
  9. ↑ "CanvasJS Chart & StockChart License Pricing". https://canvasjs.com/license/. 
  10. ↑ HTML5 Canvas based on code inspection, https://canvasjs.com/, retrieved April 10, 2014 
  11. ↑ "gionkunz/chartist-js". https://github.com/gionkunz/chartist-js/blob/develop/LICENSE-WTFPL. 
  12. ↑ "gionkunz/chartist-js". https://github.com/gionkunz/chartist-js/blob/develop/LICENSE-MIT. 
  13. ↑ "Chart.js - Documentation". http://www.chartjs.org/docs/#notes-license. 
  14. ↑ Using ... SVG, xCharts are designed to be dynamic..., https://tenxer.github.io/xcharts/, retrieved April 8, 2014 
  15. ↑ "Download". 21 February 2015. http://www.chartphp.com/download/. 
  16. ↑ "cytoscape/cytoscape.js". https://github.com/cytoscape/cytoscape.js/blob/master/LICENSE. 
  17. ↑ Protovis is no longer under active development., https://mbostock.github.io/protovis/, retrieved April 8, 2014 
  18. ↑ For Protovis Users, https://mbostock.github.com/d3/tutorial/protovis.html, retrieved April 8, 2014 
  19. ↑ "d3/d3". https://github.com/mbostock/d3/blob/master/LICENSE. 
  20. ↑ "networkD3". Christophergandrud.github.io. 2017-03-18. https://christophergandrud.github.io/networkD3/. Retrieved 2018-07-20. 
  21. ↑ D3 helps you bring data to life using HTML, SVG and CSS., http://d3js.org/, retrieved April 10, 2014 
  22. ↑ "JavaScript/HTML5 Charts Library - dhtmlxChart". http://www.dhtmlx.com/docs/products/dhtmlxChart/index.shtml#licenses. 
  23. ↑ "JavaScript Gantt Chart Library - dhtmlxGantt". http://www.dhtmlx.com/docs/products/dhtmlxGantt/index.shtml. 
  24. ↑ "Dojo Toolkit". http://dojotoolkit.org/license. 
  25. ↑ As of Dojo 1.8, the following native vector graphics engine adaptations are implemented, http://dojotoolkit.org/reference-guide/1.9/dojox/gfx.html, retrieved April 10, 2014 
  26. ↑ "dygraphs". Dygraphs.com. http://dygraphs.com/legal.html. Retrieved 2018-07-20. 
  27. ↑ "Documentation - Apache ECharts". echarts.apache.org. https://echarts.apache.org/en/tutorial.html#Render%20by%20Canvas%20or%20SVG. Retrieved 2021-04-01. 
  28. ↑ "Download FusionCharts Suite XT Personal License". http://www.fusioncharts.com/download/free/. 
  29. ↑ "Buy - FusionCharts". http://www.fusioncharts.com/buy/. 
  30. ↑ Fusion Chart Product, https://www.fusioncharts.com/charts/fusioncharts/, retrieved 27 July 2018 
  31. ↑ JavaScript (HTML5) Charts using SVG and VML, http://www.fusioncharts.com/javascript-charting-comparison/, retrieved April 10, 2014 
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 "Google Charts is a free service.". https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/support. 
  33. ↑ "Visualization: Pie Chart | Charts". https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/gallery/piechart#donut. 
  34. ↑ "Gantt Charts  -  Charts  -  Google Developers". https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/gallery/ganttchart. 
  35. ↑ "Gantt Charts". https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/gallery/ganttchart. 
  36. ↑ "Visualization: Column Chart | Charts". https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/gallery/columnchart#stacked-column-charts. 
  37. ↑ "Bar Charts". https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/gallery/barchart#stacked-bar-charts. 
  38. ↑ the 'bars' config helps creating bars of either horizontal or vertical, https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/gallery/barchart#configuration-options 
  39. ↑ use the 'select' event, https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/events 
  40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 Charts are rendered using HTML5/SVG technology to provide cross-browser compatibility (including VML for older IE versions), https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/, retrieved August 19, 2018 
  41. ↑ "Controls and Dashboards | Charts". https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/gallery/controls. 
  42. ↑ "The MIT License". http://raphaeljs.com/license.html. 
  43. ↑ "What's the difference between Raphael and gRaphael?". https://stackoverflow.com/a/10209955/874824. 
  44. ↑ "Datamart/Greylock". 23 Mar 2015. https://github.com/Datamart/Greylock/blob/master/LICENSE. 
  45. ↑ "FAQ". https://shop.highsoft.com/faq#Non-Commercial-0. 
  46. ↑ "FAQ". https://shop.highsoft.com/faq. 
  47. ↑ "3D column - Highcharts". http://www.highcharts.com/demo/3d-column-interactive. 
  48. ↑ "sjanaud/jenscript". 13 February 2018. https://github.com/sjanaud/jenscript/blob/master/LICENSE. 
  49. ↑ JenScript Javascript HTML5/SVG Charts Framework., http://jenscript.io, retrieved January 31, 2015 
  50. ↑ "JSCharting Licensing and Purchase". https://jscharting.com/store/. 
  51. ↑ "JSCharting Licensing and Orders". https://jscharting.com/store/. 
  52. ↑ "Download JavaScript Data Visualization Software - KoolChart". http://www.koolchart.com/download/. 
  53. ↑ "Buy and License - KoolChart". http://www.koolchart.com/buy/. 
  54. ↑ KoolChart is a pure JavaScript charting library, which is implemented using HTML5 Canvas., http://www.koolchart.com/products/koolchart, retrieved November 5, 2014 
  55. ↑ "Download free Community License of LightningChart JS for your non-commercial web site or studies". 20 December 2018. https://www.arction.com/community-license/. 
  56. ↑ "Buy - LightningChart JS". 24 February 2020. https://www.arction.com/lightningchart-js-pricing/. 
  57. ↑ LightningChart JS Product page, https://www.arction.com/lightningchart-js/, retrieved 23 September 2019 
  58. ↑ "chartshq/muze" (in en). https://github.com/chartshq/muze#license. 
  59. ↑ plotly is free and open source, available under the MIT license., https://github.com/plotly/plotly.js, retrieved November 17, 2015 
  60. ↑ "Time Series". https://plot.ly/javascript/time-series/. 
  61. ↑ "Network graph made with Python | line chart made by Priyatharsan | plotly". https://chart-studio.plotly.com/~priyatharsan/182/network-graph-made-with-python/. 
  62. ↑ Code inspection on several Plotly gallery examples revealed use of SVG., https://plot.ly/#gallery, retrieved April 10, 2014 
  63. ↑ RGraph is Free and Open Source Software using the MIT license, http://www.rgraph.net/donate, retrieved December 23, 2016 
  64. ↑ "Free community License of SciChart.js". 7 November 2023. https://www.scichart.com/getting-started/scichart-javascript/. 
  65. ↑ "SciChart JavaScript Charts". 10 November 2020. https://www.scichart.com/javascript-chart-features/. 
  66. ↑ SciChart.js Product page, https://www.scichart.com/javascript-charts/, retrieved 10 November 2020 
  67. ↑ "End User License Agreement". Shield UI. https://www.shieldui.com/eula. Retrieved 2018-07-20. 
  68. ↑ Shield UI charting uses the following technologies to automatically provide broad browser support: SVG and VML., https://www.shieldui.com/search/content/canvas, retrieved April 8, 2014 
  69. ↑ "Steema/TeeChartJS". 20 May 2020. https://github.com/Steema/TeeChartJS/blob/master/LICENSE. 
  70. ↑ "almende/vis". 22 September 2022. https://github.com/almende/vis/blob/master/README.md#license. 
  71. ↑ "Graph2d - Interpolation". http://visjs.org/examples/graph2d/06_interpolation.html. 
  72. ↑ "Timeline - Background areas with groups". http://visjs.org/examples/timeline/items/backgroundAreasWithGroups.html. 
  73. ↑ "Graph2d - Scatterplot". http://visjs.org/examples/graph2d/18_scatterplot.html. 
  74. ↑ "Graph2d - Shading Example". http://visjs.org/examples/graph2d/20_shading.html. 
  75. ↑ "Timeline - Nested Groups example". http://visjs.org/examples/timeline/groups/nestedGroups.html. 
  76. ↑ "Network Examples". http://visjs.org/network_examples.html. 
  77. ↑ "Graph3d Examples". http://visjs.org/graph3d_examples.html. 
  78. ↑ "Vizzu - Library for animated data visualizations and data stories.". 24 September 2022. https://github.com/vizzuhq/vizzu-lib/. 
  79. ↑ "JavaScript Charts UI Widget - Webix JS Charts". https://webix.com/widget/charts/. 
  80. ↑ "Chart Types - Webix chart types documentation: overview and usage. Webix Docs". https://docs.webix.com/desktop__chart_types.html#lineandsplinecharts. 
  81. ↑ "Chart Types - Webix chart types documentation: overview and usage. Webix Docs". https://docs.webix.com/desktop__chart_types.html#scattercharts. 
  82. ↑ "Chart Types - Webix chart types documentation: overview and usage. Webix Docs". https://docs.webix.com/desktop__chart_types.html#areaandstackedareacharts. 
  83. ↑ 83.0 83.1 "Chart Types - Webix chart types documentation: overview and usage. Webix Docs". https://docs.webix.com/desktop__chart_types.html#pie3dpiechartanddonutcharts. 
  84. ↑ "Chart Types - Webix chart types documentation: overview and usage. Webix Docs". https://docs.webix.com/desktop__chart_types.html#radarcharts. 
  85. ↑ "Grouping Data Items of Guides, Managing Data in a Component Webix Docs". https://docs.webix.com/desktop__grouping.html. 
  86. ↑ 86.0 86.1 "Chart Types - Webix chart types documentation: overview and usage. Webix Docs". https://docs.webix.com/desktop__chart_types.html#barbarhstackedbarandstackedbarhcharts. 
  87. ↑ "Setting Legend for a Chart of UI Widgets, Chart Webix Docs". https://docs.webix.com/desktop__chart_legend.html. 
  88. ↑ "MouseEvents of API Reference, Mixins Webix Docs". https://docs.webix.com/api__refs__mouseevents.html. 
  89. ↑ "onClick of MouseEvents, Properties Webix Docs". http://docs.webix.com/api__mouseevents_onclick_config.html. 
  90. ↑ "JavaScript Chart Library - Try it for Free". http://www.zingchart.com/try. 
  91. ↑ "Commercial JavaScript Charts - Licensing Options". http://www.zingchart.com/buy. 
  92. ↑ Our charting library renders in HTML5 (canvas), SVG, and Image (VML and Flash too), http://www.zingchart.com/, retrieved April 8, 2014 
  93. ↑ "Pricing - JavaScript charts library - ZoomCharts". https://zoomcharts.com/en/pricing/. 
  94. ↑ We use JavaScript and Canvas to render ZoomCharts., https://zoomcharts.com/en/, retrieved April 8, 2014 



Retrieved from "https://handwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=Software:Comparison_of_JavaScript_charting_libraries&oldid=3465566"
Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 | Source: https://handwiki.org/wiki/Software:Comparison_of_JavaScript_charting_libraries
1 | Status: cached on August 16 2024 00:37:27
↧ Download this article as ZWI file
Encyclosphere.org EncycloReader is supported by the EncyclosphereKSF