Hello Coders,
This article presents a curated list with open-source Javascript Chart Libraries we can use without much effort to showcase relevant information in our projects. Initially, the list was bigger (10+ items) but I decided to remove all projects without a release or even a commit in the last 12mo despite the notoriety. Using a Chart Library that consolidates and presents data visually might help people to understand a large amount of information and make better business decisions.
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- Chartjs - Simple JavaScript charting for designers & devs
- Google Charts - based on pure HTML5/SVG technology
- Apache eCharts - provides more than 20 chart types
- D3 - JavaScript library for manipulating docs based on data
- Toast Charts - easy to use Charts.
ChartJS Library
Chart.js is a community-maintained project, with 52k+ Github stars and 350+ contributors. Using this chart library we can visualize your data in 8 different ways, each one with specific options regarding customization. Chart.js can be integrated with plain JavaScript or with different module loaders: CDN usage, local (via download), or using bundlers (Webpack, Rollup).
- ChartJS - the official website
- ChartJS Samples: Radar, Polar Area, Simple Bar Charts
Google Charts
Google Charts provides a simple way to visualize data on different patterns starting from bar and area charts to complex ones like GeoChart and Gauge (speedometer) - full list here. Charts are based on pure HTML5/SVG technology (adopting VML for old IE versions), so no plugins are required. All of them are interactive and zoomable.
- Google Charts - homepage
- Getting Starting Guide - docs entry point
Apache ECharts
Apache ECharts provides more than 20 chart types available out of the box, along with a dozen components, and each of them can be arbitrarily combined to use. The default design follows visualization principles, supports responsive design. Flexible configurations make it easy to customize.
- Apache ECharts - project homepage
- ECharts Samples - interactive index
ToastUI Charts
TOAST UI Chart is a Beautiful Statistical Data Visualization library with versions for React and Vue. TOAST UI Chart makes your data pop and presents it in a manner that is easy to understand. Furthermore, it provides a wide range of theme options for customizing the charts to be suitable for all of your services. Chart components like the title, axes, legends, tooltips, plots, series, and more can be customized through the options.
- ToastUI Charts - official repository
- ToastUI Charts - official website
D3 Charts
D3.js is a JavaScript library for manipulating documents based on data. D3 helps you bring data to life using HTML, SVG, and CSS. D3 allows you to bind arbitrary data to a Document Object Model (DOM), and then apply data-driven transformations to the document. For example, you can use D3 to generate an HTML table from an array of numbers. Or, use the same data to create an interactive SVG bar chart with smooth transitions and interaction.
- D3 Charts - official HOMEpage
- D3 Samples - many interactive samples
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Top comments (18)
Hey I think you should also add LightningChart JS arction.com/lightningchart-js-inte... to that list.
It comes with loads of features, with fast rendering utilizing effective algorithms and GPU acceleration using WebGL. So, one can plot millions of data points – even 100 million data points in real-time, and not have performance issues.
Check this out as they have simple and flexible API’s with a bunch of chart types that offer a lot of customization, you can create innumerable types of charts to visualize different kinds of data as per your requirements with good visualizations as well!
Hello & Ty for your suggestion.
The product looks super nice .. but I don't see a free tier to use the library.
In case has one, please point me to take a look at the
free/ossversion.Checkout this free community license page : arction.com/community-license/
This may help you.
Noted, Ty!
Pretty amazing list. Thank you!
I used MorrisJS in my projects. Super easy to get started.
Morris is also a really nice library. Too bad is not actively supported.
Old versions are stable ..
Ty! Some real full-stack samples might help a lot.
P.S. Echarts demo looks amazing.
Thanks for reading!
I'm coding a few open-source samples using ChartJS.
Ty!
Looks Nice!
Ty!
If you are using Svelte, this could be very interesting: pancake-charts.surge.sh
Looks good. Ty!
The SSR feature might help many backend devs to chart.
Please consider Vega-Lite charts as well. It's fascinating! observablehq.com/@uwdata/introduct...
Looks amazing. For sure I will take a look.
Ty!
Syncfusion JavaScript Charts component
Looks nice! I don't see a free tier or an OSS version.
Anyway, I will take a look. Thanks for your suggestion.