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There are different JavaScript charting libraries available. Below is a comparison of which features are available in each.
Library Name
License
Free
Supported Chart Types
Supported Bar Chart Types
Other Features
Interactivity
Rendering Technologies
Databinding
HTML 5 Canvas
Line
Timeline
Scatter
Area
Pie
Donut
Bullet
Radar
Funnel
Gantt
Network
Grouped
Mind Mapping
Stacked
Negative
Discrete
Horizontal
3D
Legends
Animation
Mouse Over
onClick
HTML5 Canvas
SVG
VML
AxisXY
WebGL rendering
amCharts
Proprietary
Free with a link [ 1] or commercial[ 2]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes[ 3]
Yes
No
AnyChart
Proprietary
Free for education and non-profit use.[ 4] Paid for commercial applications.[ 5]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
ApexCharts
MIT[ 6]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
billboard.js
MIT[ 7]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
C3.js
MIT[ 8]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
CanvasJS
Proprietary [ 9]
Free for Personal, Educational and Non-Commercial Uses
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes[ 10]
No
No
Yes
No
Chartist
WTFPL[ 11] or MIT[ 12]
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Chart.js
MIT[ 13]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Chart Builder By Livegap
Free
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No[ 14]
No
No
Charts 4 PHP
Proprietary
Free basic edition[ 15]
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Cytoscape.js
MIT[ 16]
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
D3.js , formerly Protovis[ 17] [ 18]
BSD-3 [ 19]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes[ 20]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes[ 21]
No
Yes
No
DHTMLX Charts
GPL[ 22]
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes[ 23]
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Dojo Charting, part of Dojo Toolkit
BSD or AFL[ 24]
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes[ 25]
No
Dygraphs
MIT[ 26]
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Echarts
Apache 2.0
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes[ 27]
No
Yes
Yes
Frappe Charts
MIT
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
FusionCharts
Proprietary
Free for personal and non-commercial uses.[ 28] Paid for commercial applications.[ 29]
Yes [ 30]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes[ 31]
No
Google Charts
Free[ 32]
Yes[ 32]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes[ 33]
No
No
Yes[ 34]
Yes[ 35]
Yes
Yes
Yes[ 36]
Yes[ 37]
Yes
Yes[ 38]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes[ 39]
Yes
Yes[ 40]
Yes[ 40]
Yes[ 41]
No
Raphaël
MIT[ 42]
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes[ 43]
No
No
Greylock
Apache 2.0[ 44]
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Highcharts , Highstock
Proprietary
Free for personal and non-commercial uses.[ 45] Paid for commercial applications.[ 46]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes[ 47]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
JenScript
BSD-3 [ 48]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No[ 49]
Yes
No
Yes
No
jqxChart , part of JQWidgets
Proprietary
Free with a link [ 50] or commercial[ 51]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
JSCharting
Proprietary [ 52]
Free with branding [ 53]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
KoolChart
Proprietary
Free with a link [ 54] or commercial[ 55]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes[ 56]
No
Yes
Yes
No
LightningChart JS
Proprietary
Free for personal and non-commercial uses.[ 57] Paid for commercial applications.[ 58]
Yes [ 59]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
MuzeJS
MIT[ 60]
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Pizza Amore
MIT
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
plotly.js
MIT[ 61]
Yes
Yes
Yes[ 62]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
via Python[ 63]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes[ 64]
No
Yes
PlusCharts
Free
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
RGraph
MIT[ 65]
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
SciChart.js
Proprietary
Free personal and non-commercial uses.[ 66] Paid for commercial applications.[ 67]
Yes [ 68]
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Shield UI
Proprietary
Non-commercial or commercial[ 69]
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes[ 70]
No
TeeChart JS
MIT[ 71]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
VisJS - used in d3-graphviz
Apache 2.0 and MIT[ 72]
Yes
Yes[ 73]
Yes[ 74]
Yes[ 75]
Yes[ 76]
No
No
No
No
No
Yes[ 77]
Yes[ 78]
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes[ 79]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Vizzu
Apache 2.0[ 80]
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Webix JS Charts , part of Webix
GPL[ 81]
Yes
Yes[ 82]
No
Yes[ 83]
Yes[ 84]
Yes[ 85]
Yes[ 85]
No
Yes[ 86]
No
No
No
Yes[ 87]
Yes[ 88]
Yes
No
Yes[ 88]
Yes [ 89]
Yes [ 90]
Yes [ 91]
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
ZingChart
Proprietary
Free with a link [ 92] or commercial[ 93]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes[ 94]
Yes
No
ZoomCharts
Proprietary
Non-commercial or commercial[ 95]
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes[ 96]
Yes
No
No
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