Comparison of JavaScript charting frameworks

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

Framework Name Supported Chart Types Supported Bar Chart Types License Other Features Interactivity Rendering Technologies Databinding
Line Timeline Scatter Area Pie Donut Bullet Radar Funnel Gantt Network Grouped Stacked Negative Discrete Horizontal License Legends Mouse Over onClick HTML5 Canvas SVG VML AxisXY
amCharts Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Free with a link [1] or commercial[2] Yes Yes Yes No Yes[3] Yes
AnyChart Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Proprietary[4] Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes
CanvasJS Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes CC BY-NC 3.0 or commercial[5] Yes Yes Yes Yes[6] No No
canvasXpress Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes GPLv3, name/email required for source link[7] Yes Yes Yes Yes[8] No Yes[9]
Chartist Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes WTFPL[10] No Yes Yes No Yes No
Chart.js Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No Yes No MIT[11] Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No
Chart Builder By Livegap Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No Yes Yes No Yes Free Yes Yes Yes Yes No[12] No
Charts 4 PHP Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes No No Yes Free basic edition[13] Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Cytoscape.js No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No No MIT[14] No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
D3.js, formerly Protovis[15][16] Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes BSD-3[17] No Yes No No Yes[18] No Yes
dc Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No No Apache 2.0[19] No Yes Yes No Yes[20] No
DevExtreme Yes[21] No Yes[22] Yes[23] Yes[24] Yes[25] Yes[26] Yes[27] No No No Yes[28] Yes[29] Yes Yes[30] Yes Commercial[31] Yes Yes[32] Yes No Yes No
DHTMLX Charts Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes[33] No Yes Yes Yes No Yes GPL or Commercial[34] Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Dojo Charting Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes BSD or AFL[35] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[36]
Dygraphs Yes Yes No Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes MIT[37] Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Factmint Charts Yes[38] No Yes[39] Yes[40] Yes[41] Yes[42] No No No No No No No Yes[43] Yes[44] Yes[45] Non-commercial or commercial [46] Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
Flot Charts Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes No No No MIT[47] Yes Yes Yes Yes[48] No No
FusionCharts Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Free for personal and non-commercial uses.[49] Paid for commercial applications.[50] Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes[51]
Flotr2 Yes No Yes No Yes No No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes MIT[52] Yes Yes Yes Yes[53] No No
Google Chart Tools Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes Google controls API, code samples Apache 2.0[54] Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes[55]
gRaphael Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes MIT[56] Yes Yes No No Yes[57] No
Highcharts, Highstock Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Non-commercial or commercial[58] Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
JenScript Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes BSD-3[59] Yes Yes Yes No[60] Yes No Yes
jqPlot Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes MIT or GPLv2[61] Yes Yes Yes Yes[62] No No
KoolChart Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Free (with a watermark) [63] or commercial[64] Yes Yes Yes Yes[65] No Yes Yes
MetricsGraphics Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes No Yes Yes Mozilla Public License Version 2.0[66] Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
NextCharts Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Apache 2.0[67] Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
NVD3 Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Apache 2.0[68] Yes Yes Yes No Yes[69] No
OLAPCharts Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Free basic edition[70] Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
plotly.js Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes MIT[71] Yes Yes Yes No Yes[72] No
RGraph Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No Yes GPL or commercial[73] Yes Yes Yes Yes[74] No No
rickshaw Yes No Yes Yes No No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No MIT[75] Yes Yes No No Yes[76] No
Shield UI Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Non-commercial or commercial[77] Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes[78]
Syncfusion Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Free[79] or commercial[80] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
TeeChart for Javascript Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Non-commercial or commercial[81] Yes Yes Yes Yes No No
Vaadin Charts Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Commercial[82] Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
VanCharts Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes cc-by-nc 4.0 [83] or commercial [84] Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes
Webcharts Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes MIT [85] Yes Yes Yes No Yes No
xcharts Yes No No No No No No No No No No Yes No No No No MIT[86] No Yes Yes No Yes[87] No
YUI Charts Yes No No Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes No No No BSD-3[88] Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes[89]
ZingChart Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Free with a link [90] or commercial[91] Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes[92] Yes
ZoomCharts Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Non-commercial or commercial[93] Yes Yes Yes Yes[94] No Yes
Framework Name Line Timeline Scatter Area Pie Donut Bullet Radar Funnel Gantt Network Grouped Stacked Negative Discrete Horizontal License Legends Mouse Over onClick HTML5 Canvas SVG VML AxisXY
Supported Chart Types Supported Bar Chart Types License Other Features Interactivity Rendering Technologies Databinding

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.amcharts.com/download/
  2. ↑ http://www.amcharts.com/online-store/licenses-explained/
  3. ↑ We use SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) to render the charts., retrieved April 10, 2014
  4. ↑ http://www.anychart.com/buy/
  5. ↑ http://canvasjs.com/license-canvasjs/
  6. ↑ HTML5 Canvas based on code inspection, retrieved April 10, 2014
  7. ↑ http://canvasxpress.org/download.html
  8. ↑ HTML5 Canvas based on code inspection, retrieved April 10, 2014
  9. ↑ VML fallback for IE, retrieved April 10, 2014
  10. ↑ https://github.com/gionkunz/chartist-js/blob/master/LICENSE
  11. ↑ http://www.chartjs.org/docs/#notes-license
  12. ↑ Using ... SVG, xCharts are designed to be dynamic..., retrieved April 8, 2014
  13. ↑ http://www.chartphp.com/download/
  14. ↑ https://github.com/cytoscape/cytoscape.js/blob/master/LICENSE
  15. ↑ Protovis is no longer under active development., retrieved April 8, 2014
  16. ↑ For Protovis Users, retrieved April 8, 2014
  17. ↑ https://github.com/mbostock/d3/blob/master/LICENSE
  18. ↑ D3 helps you bring data to life using HTML, SVG and CSS., retrieved April 10, 2014
  19. ↑ https://github.com/dc-js/dc.js/blob/master/LICENSE
  20. ↑ It leverages d3 engine to render charts in css friendly svg format., retrieved April 10, 2014
  21. ↑ Line Chart Demo
  22. ↑ Scatter Chart Demo
  23. ↑ Area Chart Demo
  24. ↑ Pie Chart Demo
  25. ↑ Donut Chart Demo
  26. ↑ Bullet Chart Demo
  27. ↑ Radar Chart Demo
  28. ↑ http://js.devexpress.com/Demos/WidgetsGallery/#demo/charts-pie_series-pie_with_small_values_grouped
  29. ↑ http://js.devexpress.com/Demos/WidgetsGallery/#demo/charts-bar_series-full_stacked_bar
  30. ↑ http://js.devexpress.com/Demos/WidgetsGallery/#demo/charts-advanced_features-discrete_axis_zooming_and_scrolling
  31. ↑ DevExtreme Web End User License Agreement
  32. ↑ http://js.devexpress.com/Demos/WidgetsGallery/#demo/charts-advanced_features-tooltip_html_support
  33. ↑ http://www.dhtmlx.com/docs/products/dhtmlxGantt/index.shtml
  34. ↑ http://www.dhtmlx.com/docs/products/dhtmlxChart/index.shtml#licenses
  35. ↑ http://dojotoolkit.org/license
  36. ↑ As of Dojo 1.8, the following native vector graphics engine adaptations are implemented:, retrieved April 10, 2014
  37. ↑ http://dygraphs.com/legal.html
  38. ↑ http://factmint.com/documentation/line-chart/
  39. ↑ http://factmint.com/documentation/scatter-graph/
  40. ↑ http://factmint.com/documentation/stacked-area-chart/
  41. ↑ http://factmint.com/documentation/pie-chart/
  42. ↑ http://factmint.com/documentation/doughnut-chart/
  43. ↑ http://factmint.com/documentation/column-bar-chart/
  44. ↑ http://factmint.com/documentation/column-bar-chart/
  45. ↑ http://factmint.com/documentation/column-bar-chart/
  46. ↑ http://www.factmint.com/charts/
  47. ↑ https://github.com/flot/flot/blob/master/LICENSE.txt
  48. ↑ HTML5 Canvas based on front page example code inspection, retrieved April 10, 2014
  49. ↑ http://www.fusioncharts.com/download/free/
  50. ↑ http://www.fusioncharts.com/buy/
  51. ↑ JavaScript (HTML5) Charts using SVG and VML, retrieved April 10, 2014
  52. ↑ https://github.com/HumbleSoftware/Flotr2/blob/master/LICENSE
  53. ↑ HTML5 Canvas based on code inspection, retrieved April 10, 2014
  54. ↑ https://developers.google.com/chart/terms
  55. ↑ Charts are rendered using HTML5/SVG technology to provide cross-browser compatibility (including VML for older IE versions), retrieved April 10, 2014
  56. ↑ http://raphaeljs.com/license.html
  57. ↑ http://stackoverflow.com/a/10209955/874824
  58. ↑ http://shop.highsoft.com/
  59. ↑ https://github.com/sjanaud/jenscript/blob/master/LICENSE
  60. ↑ JenScript Javascript HTML5/SVG Charts Framework., retrieved January 31, 2015
  61. ↑ https://bitbucket.org/cleonello/jqplot/raw/e8af8a37f0f14ea1e8c630ecfe6f1b1933794036/copyright.txt
  62. ↑ Code inspection on several jqPlot examples revealed use of HTML5 Canvas., retrieved April 10, 2014
  63. ↑ http://www.koolchart.com/download/
  64. ↑ http://www.koolchart.com/buy/
  65. ↑ KoolChart is a pure JavaScript charting library, which is implemented using HTML5 Canvas., retrieved November 5, 2014
  66. ↑ https://www.mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/
  67. ↑ https://github.com/nextreports/nextcharts/blob/master/LICENSE
  68. ↑ https://github.com/novus/nvd3/blob/master/LICENSE.md
  69. ↑ Code inspection on several NVD3 gallery examples revealed use of SVG., retrieved April 10, 2014
  70. ↑ http://www.olapcharts.com/download
  71. ↑ plotly is free and open source, available under the MIT license., retrieved November 17, 2015
  72. ↑ Code inspection on several Plotly gallery examples revealed use of SVG., retrieved April 10, 2014
  73. ↑ The RGraph license, retrieved August 28, 2014
  74. ↑ RGraph is a HTML5 canvas based JavaScript library, retrieved April 8, 2014
  75. ↑ Rickshaw is free and open source, available under the MIT license., retrieved April 8, 2014
  76. ↑ It's all based on d3 underneath, so graphs are drawn with standard SVG, retrieved April 8, 2014
  77. ↑ https://www.shieldui.com/eula
  78. ↑ Shield UI charting uses the following technologies to automatically provide broad browser support: SVG and VML., retrieved April 8, 2014
  79. ↑ https://www.syncfusion.com/products/communitylicense
  80. ↑ https://www.syncfusion.com/downloads
  81. ↑ http://steema.com/licensing/html5
  82. ↑ https://vaadin.com/charts/
  83. ↑ http://www.vancharts.com/download.html
  84. ↑ http://www.vancharts.com/download.html
  85. ↑ https://github.com/RhoInc/Webcharts/blob/master/LICENSE.md
  86. ↑ https://github.com/tenXer/xcharts/blob/master/LICENSE
  87. ↑ Using ... SVG, xCharts are designed to be dynamic..., retrieved April 8, 2014
  88. ↑ http://yuilibrary.com/license/
  89. ↑ Charts leverages SVG, HTML Canvas and VML to render its graphical elements., retrieved April 8, 2014
  90. ↑ http://www.zingchart.com/try
  91. ↑ http://www.zingchart.com/buy
  92. ↑ Our charting library renders in HTML5 (canvas), SVG, and Image (VML and Flash too), retrieved April 8, 2014
  93. ↑ https://zoomcharts.com/en/shop/
  94. ↑ We use JavaScript and Canvas to render ZoomCharts., retrieved April 8, 2014
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