When comparing jqPlot vs Google Charts, the Slant community recommends Google Charts for most people. In the question“What are the best JavaScript charting libraries? ” Google Charts is ranked 14th while jqPlot is ranked 20th. The most important reason people chose Google Charts is:
Google Charts has a large selection of chart types to get started with and have up in running in very little time. It uses sensible defaults, but has flexible options to allow for customization when needed. Better than most other free to use Chart APIs and has great documentation provided by Google.
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Pros
Pro Charts update automatically
Content renders as an image and can be updated automatically with Ajax.
Pro Easy to use
Google Charts has a large selection of chart types to get started with and have up in running in very little time. It uses sensible defaults, but has flexible options to allow for customization when needed. Better than most other free to use Chart APIs and has great documentation provided by Google.
Pro Supports multiple Y axes
Important for trend correlation, eg. comparing number of clicks to sale amounts. Not same scales / units.
Cons
Con No longer supported
If you are just starting off with a JavaScript charting library you shouldn't invest your time learning jqPlot. Once a great tool it hasn't been updated in several years and there is virtually no activity on the Google Groups forum these days.
Con Cannot self-host
Google does not allow you to save or host the code yourself.