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The best nivo alternatives

8 tools that do a similar job to nivo, 8 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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React chart components for building data visualizations, built on d3.

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    Recharts

    Open source · MIT · ★ 27.7k

    A React charting library built on D3 for drawing charts from declarative components.

    Best for: React developers who need standard charts such as line, bar or similar graphs in a web app; Teams that prefer declarative, component-based chart code

    Full review nivo vs Recharts
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    Chart.js

    Open source · MIT · ★ 67.8k

    A JavaScript library for drawing simple, customizable charts on web pages using canvas.

    Best for: Web developers adding standard charts such as line or bar charts to a site; Designers who want chart styling they can configure in code

    Full review nivo vs Chart.js
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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

    Full review nivo vs G2
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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

    Full review
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    Anime.js

    Open source · MIT · ★ 74.2k

    A JavaScript library for animating CSS properties, SVG, DOM attributes and plain objects.

    Best for: Front-end developers adding motion to websites or web apps; Developers animating SVG graphics or DOM elements

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    Rough.js

    Open source · MIT · ★ 21.3k

    A small JavaScript library that draws shapes in a sketchy, hand-drawn style on Canvas or SVG.

    Best for: Web developers who want a casual, hand-drawn look for diagrams or illustrations; Developers building whiteboard-style or sketch-style interfaces

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    visx

    Open source · MIT · ★ 21.1k

    A set of reusable React building blocks for drawing custom charts, built on d3 math.

    Best for: React developers who want full control over how a chart looks and behaves; Teams building their own reusable chart library on top of shared components

    Full review nivo vs visx
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    shadcn/ui

    Open source · MIT · ★ 127k

    Copy-in React UI components you customize as your own code, built on Tailwind CSS.

    Best for: Developers building React or Next.js interfaces who want full control over component code; Teams that want a consistent design system they can change freely

    Full review

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 nivo. We don't take payment for placement.