What are the best client side JavaScript charting libraries?

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Best client side JavaScript charting libraries	Price	Last Updated
-- Chart.js	-	Apr 27, 2019
-- D3.js	-	Jul 28, 2019
-- Highcharts	-	Jun 10, 2019
-- AnyChart	-	Aug 3, 2017
-- C3.js	-	Dec 7, 2017

Chart.js

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Free/libre/open-source

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Canvas based

Canvas it bitmap based and shares the same issues as non-vector formats. See More

GutsyAsteria's Experience

Very easy to use See More

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Lightweight and fast

The library contains a set of 6 charts and is 11Kb gzipped, this makes its loading time and page impact low. See More

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Limited features

Chart.js currently offers only 6 graph types, and lacks the flexibility offered by other options. For example, controlling the display of tooltips is fairly limited. See More

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Responsive charts

The charts are fully responsive, meaning they resize based on the viewport width. See More

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Clear documentation

The chart.js documentation is well organized and provides detailed information on using each feature. See More

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D3.js

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Extremely powerful

Since D3.js is quite low level, it can generate a huge set of different visualizations. You can find various examples here. See More

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Steep learning curve

The complexity and flexibility of D3.js results in it being a time-consuming tool to learn for many users. D3 is incredibly flexible; probably more so than any other JavaScript visualization library at the time of this posting. With that flexibility comes increased complexity. If you just want to create some quick charts you will get results faster with something else. See More

Anthony Mayfield's Experience

Multiple versions, examples don't work Most of the examples for this library are for v3.x but they're already on x5.x and the docs are horrible, would avoid this library See More

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Backwards compatible

D3.js is intended for modern browsers, so supports IE9 and above (IE8 with an additional library) as well as all the other modern browsers. See More

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Large community

D3.js is a very popular tool with an active community, resulting in plenty of learning resources and fast responses to questions. See More

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Huge number of examples online

Most of the examples provided are by the author, but there's also a great community writing plugins and more examples. See More

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Doesn't require a proprietary framework

D3's emphasis on web standards gives you the full capabilities of modern browsers without tying yourself to a proprietary framework. See More

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Open source

AnyChart

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A lot of supported chart types

Supports almost all chart types one could ever want. From the most common bar charts, area charts, and donut charts, to funnel charts, polar charts or Japanese Candlestick charts. See More

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It's not free

The prices start from $49 per product. See More

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Multiple supported data formats

Supports the Javascript API, XML, JSON, CSV. See More

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Extremely flexible and customizable

Any part of a chart can be changed and customized. See More

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Each chart element responds to user actions

Events can be distributed to chart elements which respond to user actions. Event listeners are simple JavaScript functions which are very easy to use and understand. See More

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Multiple plugins and integration templates are available

Plugins for AngularJS, Ember.js, jQuery, Meteor, Node.js, React: http://www.anychart.com/plugins Technical integration templates and samples for all popular programming languages, frameworks and libraries, and databases: http://www.anychart.com/integrations/ See More

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Full cross-browser support

Supports all browsers, including IE6+ along with mobile browsers. See More

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Open source

The open source code is hosted on GitHub under different licenses depending on the library. See More

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No dependencies

No jQuery or other libraries required. See More

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Long product history, experienced team

AnyChart has been operating from 2003 and the team is very experienced with a long history of releasing quality products. See More

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Detailed documentation and API reference

The documentation and API reference are very detailed and everything is explained in detail in a simple and clear way. See More

CanvasJS Charts

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Not free

Apparently no free Open Source Software version: https://canvasjs.com/license-canvasjs/ See More

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High performance

Charts can render tens of thousands of data points without any performance issues. See More

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Works across devices and browsers

Charts can render across devices including iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone, Desktops, etc. See More

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Free for non-commercial use (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 License)

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Start-up friendly

Offers discounted pricing for start-ups and new companies. See More

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Good commercial pricing

A single developer license for CanvasJS costs $299. See More

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Supports 24 different chart types

Supports 24 different chart types including line, column, bar, spline, area, pie, doughnut, stock charts, etc. See More

JSCharting

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Huge suite of samples gives a jumping off point to save time for various projects

The various chart types are all included where other options sell separate products for stock, mapping and other advanced types. See More

ZingChart

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Tons of built-in features

Other libs just can't compete with the amount of built-in functionality ZC offers. Built-in tokenized logic rules Easy to use zooming/preview functionality available across the library Share legends, crosshairs, and zoom controls across charts See More

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The free version inserts a watermark on all charts

Either their watermark is on all the charts or you have to pay expensive license fees. See More

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Good support

Their support team is fast to respond and super helpful. See More

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Proprietary

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Tons of styling options

You can get extremely granular with the styling (which is very CSS-like). You can customize pretty much any aspect of a chart, so they can match your application or website perfectly. See More

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Features can be hard to find

The documentation could be better. There are features of the lib that you might not know about unless you ask support. See More

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Looks Great!

Tons of styles to choose from! See More

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Provides more chart types

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Robust API

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Handles Large Data Sets

Morris Chart

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Easy usage

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