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Add to SafariWhen comparing Chart.js vs Highcharts, the Slant community recommends Chart.js for most people. In the question“What are the best JavaScript charting libraries? ” Chart.js is ranked 1st while Highcharts is ranked 4th. The most important reason people chose Chart.js is:
The library contains a set of 6 charts and is 11Kb gzipped, this makes its loading time and page impact low.
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Pros
Pro Lightweight and fast
The library contains a set of 6 charts and is 11Kb gzipped, this makes its loading time and page impact low.
Pro Responsive charts
The charts are fully responsive, meaning they resize based on the viewport width.
Pro Clear documentation
The chart.js documentation is well organized and provides detailed information on using each feature.
Pro Plugin support
Many plugins available via NPM and you can easily write your own
Pro Good documentation
Very handy with examples and explanations.
Pro Excellent browser support
Highcharts supports all modern browsers (including IE6 and up), iOS and Android.
Pro Large and active community
Highcharts has a large and supportive community, resulting in a fast response from both stack overflow and the Highcharts forum.
Pro Lots of good examples
The site has a selection of good examples that will help you get started quickly.
Pro Supports multiple Y axes
Important for trend correlation, eg. comparing number of clicks to sale amounts. Not same scales / units.
Pro Library to support Microsoft .NET
Compatable with .NET framework 4+, can develop graphs from server side for ASP .NETand ASP .NET MVC applications.
Cons
Con 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.
Con Canvas based
Canvas it bitmap based and shares the same issues as non-vector formats.
Con Commercial
Highcharts is not free for commercial projects, with a starting price of US$590 for Single Developer + Maintenance & Support
Con The examples are not that great
For instance, example's JsFiddle may get stalled when loading.
