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Comparison of JavaScript charting libraries

There are different JavaScript charting libraries available. Below is a comparison of which features are available in each.

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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
Timeline
Grouped
Mind Mapping
Stacked
Negative
Discrete
Horizontal
3D
Animation
Mouse Over
onClick
AxisXY
AnyChart Proprietary Free for education and non-profit use.1 Paid for commercial applications.2 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
Chart.js MIT3 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
Cytoscape.js MIT4 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 Protovis56 BSD-37 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes8 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes9 No Yes No
Dojo Charting, part of Dojo Toolkit BSD or AFL10 Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes11 No
FusionCharts Proprietary Free for personal and non-commercial uses.12 Paid for commercial applications.13 Yes 14 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes15 No
Google Charts Free16 Yes16 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes17 No No Yes18 Yes19 Yes Yes Yes20 Yes21 Yes Yes22 Yes Yes Yes Yes23 Yes Yes24 Yes24 Yes25 No
Raphaël MIT26 Yes Yes No Yes No Yes No No No No No No Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes27 No No
plotly.js MIT28 Yes Yes Yes29 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes via Python30 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes31 No Yes
RGraph MIT32 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
TeeChart JS MIT33 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
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