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Comparison of JavaScript charting libraries
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<p>There are different <a href="/facts/JavaScript/XhhIIEsl">JavaScript</a> <a href="/facts/List_of_charting_software/Yq4HUz2m">charting</a> <a href="/facts/JavaScript_library/vjUJ5DGC">libraries</a> available. Below is a comparison of which features are available in each. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th rowspan="2">Library Name</th><th rowspan="2"><a href="/facts/Software_license/7enfIqhL">License</a></th><th rowspan="2">Free</th><th colspan="13">Supported Chart Types</th><th colspan="5">Supported <a href="/facts/Bar_chart/EHCXtdeV">Bar Chart</a> Types</th><th colspan="2">Other Features</th><th colspan="2"><a href="/facts/Event_(computing)/0YdM6AoB">Interactivity</a></th><th colspan="3"><a href="/facts/Rendering_(computer_graphics)/YYxfnmAq">Rendering</a> Technologies</th><th>Databinding</th><th>HTML 5 Canvas</th></tr><tr><th><a href="/facts/Line_chart/dfxLoQls">Line</a></th><th>Timeline</th><th><a href="/facts/Scatter_plot/n03xBtBL">Scatter</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Area_chart/medIu65t">Area</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Pie_chart/SmWhvWpM">Pie</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Donut_chart/SmWhvWpM">Donut</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Bullet_graph/UN4Cdtju">Bullet</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Radar_chart/qRphXyWJ">Radar</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Funnel_chart/oEGbq02J">Funnel</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Gantt_chart/HooQgCvs">Gantt</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Graph_theory/VVPCd4TX">Network</a></th><th>Grouped</th><th>Mind Mapping</th><th>Stacked</th><th>Negative</th><th>Discrete</th><th>Horizontal</th><th>3D</th><th><a href="/facts/Legend_(chart)/2xshvBX0">Legends</a></th><th>Animation</th><th>Mouse Over</th><th>onClick</th><th><a href="/facts/Canvas_element/E6IPUWf1">HTML5 Canvas</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Scalable_Vector_Graphics/ARq5C3YV">SVG</a></th><th><a href="/facts/Vector_Markup_Language/rbxTcUzX">VML</a></th><th>AxisXY</th><th><a href="/facts/Web_Graphics_Library/Avkp0Wb7">WebGL rendering</a></th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/AnyChart/3hfkrUmc">AnyChart</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>Free for education and non-profit use. Paid for commercial applications.</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Chart.js/FCmVbmy9">Chart.js</a></td><td>MIT</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cytoscape/XucQYzdf">Cytoscape.js</a></td><td>MIT</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td></td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td></td><td>No</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/D3.js/H5xQ0vcu">D3.js</a>, formerly Protovis</td><td><a href="/facts/BSD_Licenses/XLtmLp5x">BSD-3</a></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td>Dojo Charting, part of <a href="/facts/Dojo_Toolkit/mCK8Y7B5">Dojo Toolkit</a></td><td>BSD or AFL</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/FusionCharts/69V1Bbyc">FusionCharts</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>Free for personal and non-commercial uses. Paid for commercial applications.</td><td>Yes </td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td></td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Google_Charts/9Yddgrgn">Google Charts</a></td><td>Free</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Rapha%25C3%25ABl_(JavaScript_library)/vkLWaeA2">Raphaël</a></td><td>MIT</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td></td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Highcharts/fsLxrcze">Highcharts</a>, Highstock</td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>Free for personal and non-commercial uses. Paid for commercial applications.</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://www.jqwidgets.com/jquery-widgets-demo/demos/jqxchart/">jqxChart</a>, part of <a href="/facts/JQWidgets/mEdK7uDD">JQWidgets</a></td><td><a href="/facts/Proprietary_software/9zcskxYL">Proprietary</a></td><td>Free with a link or commercial</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Plotly/JBJcgC5o">plotly.js</a></td><td>MIT</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>via Python</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td></td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/RGraph/ypMKvlad">RGraph</a></td><td>MIT</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td></td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Teechart/3n4YvCjF">TeeChart JS</a></td><td>MIT</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td></td><td>Yes</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://visjs.org/">VisJS</a> - used in <a href="/facts/DOT_(graph_description_language)/RbNL4cRd">d3-graphviz</a></td><td>Apache 2.0 and MIT</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td></td><td>No</td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://webix.com/widget/charts/">Webix JS Charts</a>, part of <a href="/facts/Webix/uEk51ks0">Webix</a></td><td>GPL</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td></td><td>Yes </td><td></td><td>Yes </td><td>Yes </td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td><td>Yes</td><td>Yes</td><td>No</td></tr></tbody></table>