The best Chart.js alternatives
4 tools that do a similar job to Chart.js, 4 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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Chart.jsA JavaScript library for drawing simple, customizable charts on web pages using canvas.
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Plotly.js
Open source · MIT · ★ 18.4k
A JavaScript library for drawing interactive charts in web pages, also the engine behind Plotly in Python and
Best for: Web developers who want interactive charts in their own site or app; Data analysts who already use Python or R Plotly and want to understand the JavaScript side
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Frappe Charts
Open source · MIT · ★ 15.1k
A small JavaScript library that draws responsive SVG charts with no other dependencies.
Best for: Developers adding basic or medium-complexity charts to a web app; Teams that want a small, dependency-free charting option
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G2
Open source · MIT · ★ 12.7k
A JavaScript library for building charts from data using a declarative, layered grammar.
Best for: Front-end developers adding charts to a web dashboard; Data analysts comfortable writing a little JavaScript
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three.js
Open source · MIT · ★ 117k
A JavaScript library for drawing and animating 3D scenes in web browsers.
Best for: Web developers adding interactive 3D graphics to a website; Developers building browser-based visualizations or simple 3D animations
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Chart.js. We don't take payment for placement.