When comparing Google Charts vs Webix, the Slant community recommends Webix for most people. In the question“What are the best JavaScript charting libraries? ” Webix is ranked 12th while Google Charts is ranked 15th. The most important reason people chose Webix is:
To get started is extremely simple. It has a low learning curve.
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Question Ranking
Pros
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.
Pro Extremely simple to implement.
To get started is extremely simple. It has a low learning curve.
Pro Great support from the webix team
The company behind webix is really quick in answering any questions you have on their forum or via email.
Pro A lot of widgets
Webix is one of the most extensive UI component libraries, second only to Sencha ExtJS. Not only considering the number of widgets, but also the API methods for manipulating these widgets.
Pro Webix Jet
The webix Jet library adds all the required features for SPA development (routing, template loading, ...)
Pro Seems to be quite stable
Even the most complicated GUIs are bug-free most of the time.
Pro Views can be constructed using JavaScript without HTML
The most common way of working with webix is to create a JSON configuration of your view in JavaScript. When you use TypeScript, you get complete typechecking and intellisense in your IDE.
Pro Awesome responsive material skins
Great design and icons pack.
Pro Mature project
Regular updates and releases.
Cons
Con Cannot self-host
Google does not allow you to save or host the code yourself.
Con Not very popular
Not really a reason to not recommend it. But it has still a small user base. It deserves a lot more attention.
Con Not modular
The library is not modular (except for some additional more complex widgets). If you only need a few widgets, you still need to include the entire library.
Con Commercial license
It's not free for commercial applications.