When comparing gRaphaël vs Recharts, the Slant community recommends gRaphaël for most people. In the question“What are the best client side JavaScript charting libraries?” gRaphaël is ranked 7th while Recharts is ranked 10th. The most important reason people chose gRaphaël is:
Because Raphael supports rendering VML + SVG, it is one of the few drawing libraries that is backwards compatible with older browsers that do not support canvas. gRaphaël supports IE 6+, Firefox 3.0+, Safari 3.0+, and Opera 9.5+.
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Pros
Pro Works with older browsers
Because Raphael supports rendering VML + SVG, it is one of the few drawing libraries that is backwards compatible with older browsers that do not support canvas. gRaphaël supports IE 6+, Firefox 3.0+, Safari 3.0+, and Opera 9.5+.
Pro Extensible
This is a fairly extensible library that allows you to add your own components
Pro Beautiful
Charts made with Recharts look great.
Pro Fast
Recharts renders quickly and smoothly.