Select the JavaScript graphing libraries you would like to compare

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Overview

Summary	FusionCharts Delightful JavaScript charts for web and mobile applications	Google Chart Tools Display live data on your site	Sencha ExtJS Charts Plugin-free Charting (part of the extJS framework)	D3.js Powerful JavaScript library for manipulating documents based on data	HighCharts Interactive JavaScript charts for your web projects
First released in	2002	2007	2011	2011	2009
Charts rendered in	JavaScript (HTML5) Charts using SVG and VML	HTML5 charts using SVG and VML	JavaScript Charts using SVG and VML	SVG	SVG and VML JavaScript (HTML5) Charts using SVG and VML
Input Data Format	JSON and XML	JavaScript API	JavaScript API	JSON and XML	JSON
Browsers Supported	All modern web and mobile browsers, including IE6+	All modern web and mobile browsers, including IE6+	Modern web browsers. Need to use Sencha Touch for mobile web apps.	All modern web and mobile browsers, For IE - 9 and above	All modern web and mobile browsers, including IE6+
Chart & Map Types	90+ chart types in both 2D and 3D. 950+ maps spanning all continents, countries, US states and regions, European countries and counties etc.	13 chart types in 2D. Maps available as GeoChart.	13 chart types in 2D. Maps and 3D charts not supported.	Does not come with pre-built charts, but a library of 200+ examples is available.	25+ chart types
Source code available for download and modification	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Licensing	Development and testing licenses are free. Non watermarked product version free for non commercial use. Deployment licenses start at $399	Free for all usage.	Available only as part of Sencha Touch Bundle or Sencha Complete.	BSD-3	Per-developer licensing fee starts $390 per developer. Website licenses at $90. Non-commercial usage is free.
Documentation	Extensive documentation, getting started guides, detailed API references and integration examples. Tutorial-style explanation of the advanced capabilities.	Getting started guide, detailed API references and simple examples.	Getting started guide and API references.	Text and video tutorials, API reference and a gallery of examples	Getting started guide, API references and simple examples.
Real-life business demos with source code	Yes. Numerous plug-and-play real-life demos available for download with source code.	Few	Yes. Extensive demos available.	No	No
Support Options	Personalized tech support and community forum with 20,000 active members	Discussions Group	Personalized tech support and community forum	Discussion group	Personalized tech support

Features

Animation	Yes	Yes, but turned off by default	Yes	Yes	Yes
Drill-downs	Can be configured in data or JavaScript code. Multi-level drill-downs made possible easily through LinkedCharts.	Through JavaScript code	Through JavaScript code	Yes	Through JavaScript code
Tool-tips	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Legend	Yes. Interactive legend to show/hide data series. Conditional scroll bars for overflow.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Zooming	Yes, with support for pinning	No	No	Yes	Yes
Scrolling / Panning	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
X-Axis Label Management	Intelligent x-axis label management to avoid overlapping of labels. Automatically rotates labels, wraps labels or adds ellipses to long labels. Support for rotation and stepping.	Not available.	Not available.	Yes	Not available. Labels overlap when no space is available, leading to a cluttered look.
Multiple Axis	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Number Formatting	In-built with ability to provide suffix, prefix, and custom number scaling	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Color palettes and theming	In-built palettes, and further customizations through attributes in data	Using attributes in code	Using SASS and Compass	No	Using additional JSON theme file or attributes in code
Gradients	Supported, with full control over constituent colors, ratios, alphas and angles	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
Trendlines	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Ability to export charts as JPG, PNG or PDF	Yes. Support for PNG, JPG and PDF. Can use hosted export handlers, or host them yourself.	No	No	No	Yes
Native jQuery integration	Yes, through FusionCharts jQuery plugin	Through third-party / community contributions	No	No	Yes
JavaScript events exposed for chart and data	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Server-side APIs for easy integration, without having to write JavaScript code	Yes, for ASP.NET, PHP, ASP, Java, Ruby on Rails etc.	No	No	No	Through third-party / community contributions
Custom vertical lines with labels to show milestones / information on x-axis	Yes	No	No	No inbuilt support	Yes
Additional Comments	Different chart types in FusionCharts Suite offer additional features not listed here.	The JavaScript files are loaded directly from Google's servers. So your application always has to be online to view the charts.		While extremely flexible - it requires deep coding knowledge for implementation of visualizations.

Chart Types

Overview	90+ chart types in both 2D and 3D. 950+ maps spanning all continents, countries, US states, European districts / counties etc.	13 chart types in 2D. Maps available as GeoChart.	13 chart types in 2D. Maps and 3D charts not supported.	Powerful charting library best used for complex and non standard data visualizations.	25+ chart types in 2D. Maps and 3D charts are not supported.
Column Charts	Yes. In 2D and 3D.	Yes. In 2D only.	Yes. In 2D only.	Yes	Yes. In 2D only.
Bar Charts	Yes. In 2D and 3D.	Yes. In 2D only.	Yes. In 2D only.	Yes	Yes. In 2D only.
Line Charts	Yes. With zooming, scrolling and pinning support.	Yes. No zooming or panning.	Yes. No zooming or panning.	Yes	Yes. With zooming and panning support.
Area Charts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pie & Donut Charts	Yes. In 2D and 3D, with interactive rotation capability.	Yes. In 2D and 3D.	Yes. In 2D only	Yes	Yes. In 2D only.
Scatter (XY) & Bubble charts	Yes, with interactive options on scatter chart to select groups of data points visually	Only Scatter charts. Bubble chart not available.	Yes	Yes	Yes, with interactive zooming
Stacked Charts	Yes, with 100% stacking support	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pareto Charts	Yes, with 100% stacking support	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Candlestick / stock charts	Yes	Yes	No	Candlestick	Yes
Speedometer / Gauge Chart	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Funnel & Pyramid Charts	Yes. In 2D and 3D.	No	No	No	Yes. No pyramid chart.
Mekko / Marimekko Charts	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Bullet Graphs	Yes	No	No	No	No
Gantt Charts	Yes	No	No	No	No
Waterfall	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes
Mini or Micro Charts like Sparklines, Columns and Win/loss charts	Yes	Deprecated	No	Sparklines	No
Charts with scrolling capabilities	Yes, in all column, line, area, stacked and combination charts	No	No	No	No
Combination of column, line and area charts across multiple axis	Yes, including combinations for 3D columns	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Linear, LED & Bulb Gauges	Yes	No	No	No	No
Thermometer and cylinder charts	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Heatmap charts	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Log and Inverse Axis Charts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Log	Yes
Spline Charts	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Error Bar & Scatter charts	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Polar	No	No	No	Yes	Yes
Radar	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
Node diagrams for network simulation, organization charts	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Visually editable charts that allow drag-n-drop change of data	Yes - in column, area and line	No	No	No	No
Additional chart types supported	Error bar & scatter, Box & Whisker Plot, Multi-level pie, Kagi charts	Treemap charts, Stepped Area Charts, Table Charts / Grids		Variety of non-standard visualizations	Wind rose

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Whether you are building an ERP application or a social media analytics tool, your end-users expect your product to process and convert data into easily identifiable trends and patterns. The right graphing software goes a long way in visualizing these trends and patterns effectively for your user. With the right JavaScript graphing library you not only provide your users with the right visualization but also build an immersive experience for them.

from:

http://www.fusioncharts.com/javascript-charting-comparison/

http://www.fusioncharts.com/whitepapers/choosing-the-right-charting-component/