Javascript Graphs and Charts libraries

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	FusionCharts	amCharts	D3.js	Highcharts	Google Chart Tools	gRaphael	CanvasJS Charts	arcadiaCharts	dhtmlxChart	Dojo (dojox/charting)	Ejschart	Elycharts	Flot	flotr2	jqChart	jqPlot	JSCharts	JSXGraph	KendoUI DataViz	Morris.js	nvd3	OLAPCharts	Protovis	Reportivo.com	RGraph	Rickshaw	Sencha Touch Charts	Shield UI Charts	SVGware	TeeChart	zingchart
Website	fusioncharts.com/...	amcharts.com	d3js.org	highcharts.com/...	google.com/...	raphaeljs.com	canvasjs.com	arcadiacharts.com	dhtmlx.com/...	dojotoolkit.org/...	ejschart.com	elycharts.com	flotcharts.org	humblesoftware.com/...	jqchart.com	jqplot.com	jscharts.com	uni-bayreuth.de	kendoui.com/...	oesmith.co.uk/...	nvd3.com	olapcharts.com	stanford.edu/...	reportivo.com	rgraph.net	shutterstock.com/...	sencha.com/...	shieldui.com	svgware.com	steema.com/...	zingchart.com
Demo web link	fusioncharts.com/...	amcharts.com/...	github.com/...	highcharts.com/...	google.com/...	raphaeljs.com	canvasjs.com/...	arcadiacharts.com/...	dhtmlx.com/...	dojotoolkit.org/...	ejschart.com/...	elycharts.com/...	flotcharts.org/...	humblesoftware.com/...	jqchart.com/...	jqplot.com/...	jscharts.com/...	uni-bayreuth.de/...	kendoui.com/...	oesmith.co.uk/...	nvd3.com/...	olapcharts.com/...	stanford.edu/...		rgraph.net/...	shutterstock.com/...	sencha.com/...	shieldui.com	svgware.com	steema.com/...	zingchart.com/...
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Open source	No	No	Yes BSD License	Yes CC by-nc 3.0	No	Yes MIT License	Yes CC nc 3.0	No	Yes GNU GPL	Yes BSD, AFLv2	No	Yes MIT License	Yes MIT License	Yes MIT License	No	Yes MIT, GPL v2	No	Yes LGPL	No	Yes Simplified BSD	Yes Apache 2.0		Yes BSD License		No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Latest version		3.X	2.10.3	1.0		0.5.0	1.0	1.0.2	2.6 Build 100928	1.8	2.3	2.1.4-Snapshot (Aug, 2011)	0.8.1 (may 2013)			2013	3.0	0.94	Q1 2013	0.4.1		1.0.1	3.3.1		2012	2012		1.6.4	2.6 (July 2013)	2012	2010
Trial and Prices	Trial Version Free.	Free with watermark $99 (single website)	Free under BSD	Free for non commercial use $ 80 (single website) - $ 2000 (10 developers license)	Free	Free (you can donate)	Free for non-commercial use $299+ for commercial license	Free for non commercial use $ 89 (single website) - $ 899 (OEM)	Free under GNU GPL, $49	Free	Free / $100 / $250 / $1000	Free	Free	Free	$299	Free	$ 39 - $ 149 Free with watermark	Free	$ 399	Free	Free depending on Apache 2.0	Free charts, €99 with additional OLAP features	Free	Free	Free for non-commercial (CreativeCommons) License for commercial use.	Free of charge with copyright attribution	Free under GPLv3 license; $999 commercial license	Free for Non-commercial use. Requires license for commercial	Free	Free for non commercial use. $129 commercial license ( 1developer + 1 server install + 1 year support subscription)	Free with watermark Single Domain Package : $249.00 Discounted Multi-Domain Package : $999.00 SaaS and OEM Pricing Available
Library size (compressed+gzip)					24 KB (only through google link, no offline mode)		27 KB		35 KB	500 KB (can easily be scaled down if you just use a subset of chart types)		32 kb	238 KB	223 KB				88.5 KB		52 KB	50 KB	60 KB (different files per browser)	32 KB						145 kB	0.7 MB
Minified size		190 KB	116 kb	45 kb		28.5 KB			54 KB	170 KB (can easily be scaled down if you just use a subset of chart types)		65 KB	95 KB	96 KB				439 KB		29 KB	153 KB		4.7 MB					200 K	145 kB
Dependencies		None	https://github.com/shawnbot/aightfor partial IE8 compatibility. No dependencies needed for other browsers supported			Raphael				None outside of the Dojo Toolkit - VERY nice but heavy for our needs	None	jQuery,Raphael Charts seem kind of dinky. REasonable alternative.	jQuery Comes with unicorn, capable and robust, simple	underscore.js, beam.js No donut chart. Buzzzz. But seems very capable.		jQuery			jQuery 1.9+	jQuery, Raphael Not exactly sexy. Needs Rapheal and annotations. No data labels, exporting and missing several chart types	d3.js and Aight for IE8 support - VERY cool but based on D3, no IE8 and prior.	None			none	d3.js		jQuery			None
Graphic technology	SVG / VML	SVG or VML for old IE	SVG	SVG	SVG	SVG	CanvasJS	Canvas	Canvas	SVG, Canvas if not available VML or Silverlight	Canvas / SVG / VML	SVG	Canvas	Canvas	Canvas	Canvas	Canvas	SVG	SVG	SVG	SVG	HTML5 Canvas, Flash	SVG		Canvas	SVG	Canvas	SVG, VML	SVG	Canvas	HTML5 / Canvas / SVG / VML / Flash
Charts types
Area	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes Line charts can also have fills	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes Line charts can also have fills	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bar	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes horizontal, vertical	Yes	Yes (8 Kb) vertical only	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes vertical only	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes vertical only	Yes	Yes	Yes vertical only	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes vertical only	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Bubble		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes plugin	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Line	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (4 Kb)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pie	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes (4 Kb)	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Scatter	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes		No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spline	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes only line, not area	Yes	- In progress for next revision	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes only line, not area	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes by default	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Sparklines	Yes	Yes	Yes		No	No			Yes	Yes	- In progress for next revision	Yes				Yes			Yes	No			Yes		No		No	Yes	No		Yes
Candlestick	Yes	Yes	- Unofficial example: https://gist.github.com/1074045	Yes Highstock, separate product	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes plugin: http://jumflot.jumware.com/candlestick.html	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No		Yes		No	No	No		No	Yes	Yes
Donut	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Node / Edge graph	Yes		Yes
Other charts	Column, Funnel, Pyramid, Waterfall, Marimekko, Gauges, Gantt Charts, Heat Map, Radar, Box and Whisker, Kagi, Step Line	Gauges, Radar, Polar, Step line, Step without Risers, OHLC, area range, Donut, Funnel, Waterfall, Bullet, XY, Maps are available as additional package	D3.js is a drawing library, and not just a chart library. You can make virtually any visualization or graph given time.		Geo chart, table, gauge, tree map		Bubble Chart			Bubble, Candlestick (OHLC), Spider. Other Dojo modules provide as well TreeMap, Gauges etc...	f(x), Gauge, Donut, alarm, candle stick, step series, over under, open high low, error series, stacked bar, trend, and floating bar	Funnel	Bubbles, Gantt, Pyramid, Spider	Bubble, radar	Bubble, radar, polar			Math...	Linear Gauge, Radial Gauge, Bubble, Bullet, Donut, Scatter, Stock		Bullet chart	Spline, Donut, Rose, Radar, HeatMap, Combined	TreeMap, Node links	Range Bar/Area/Spline Area, Polar Bar/Area/Spline/Scatter/Stepline/Steparea	Gauge, Funnel, Waterfall			Range Bar/Area/SplineArea, Polar Bar/Area/Spline/Scatter, Stepline, Steparea	heat map; error bars; linear and logarithmic scales;	Horizbar, SmoothLine, Donut, HorizArea, Bubble, Candle (OHLC)	Bullet, Chord, Funnel, Gauge, Grid, Maps, Pareto, Piano, Radar, Rankflow, Stock, Treemap, Venn, WordCloud
Features
Multitouch
Ability to zoom in and out of charts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes		No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes		Yes	Yes	No	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Annotations on the chart	Yes	Yes		No	No	No			Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No		Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No			Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Combination of charts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes		No			Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Data labels	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes		Yes	- Only on a subet of charts, improvement planned for future versions	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Date-time axis	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes		No	- Feasible with custom code	Yes	No		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes	Yes	No			Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dynamic charts	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes		No			Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Export files	Yes	Yes PNG, JPG, SVG, PDF		Yes	No	No			No	Yes SVG	-	No	No	Yes PNG, JPG	Yes	Yes	No		Yes	No		Yes	No Workaround available	Yes	-			Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
External Data Loading				Yes	No	No			Yes	Yes Using dojo/store	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes			Yes	-	Yes	Yes
Interactive (responds to mouse hover/click)		Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes turned off by default	Yes	Yes	Yes turned off by default	No	Yes no tooltips	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes turned off by default	Yes tooltips on touch	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Print		Yes		Yes	No	No			No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No		- only by using browser	No		Yes	No				Yes				Yes	Yes		Yes
Text Rotation for Labels	Yes	Yes	Yes x-y coordinates(of text) needs to be changed after rotation of text	Yes	No	No	Yes		Yes With CSS	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No		Yes	Yes	Yes				Yes		Yes	Yes
Platforms
Firefox	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes 1.0+	Yes 3.6+	Yes 1.5+	Yes 3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 1.5+	Yes 2.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Internet Explorer	Yes	Yes 6.0+	- IE 9 is supported, IE 8 is supported with Aight	Yes 6.0+	Yes	Yes 6.0+	Yes 9+	Yes	Yes 6.0+	Yes 6+	Yes 6.0+	Yes 6.0+	Yes 6.0+	Yes 6.0+	Yes 6.0+	Yes 7.0+	Yes 8.0+	Yes 6.0+	Yes 7+	Yes 6.0+	- IE 9, IE8 requires Aight	Yes Uses Flash for < IE9	No Partial	Yes	- IE 9, IE8 requires Aight or Google Chrome Frame or Google ExCanvas	- IE 9, IE8 requires Aight		Yes 5.0+	Yes	Yes 9.0+	Yes 6.0+
Google Chrome	Yes 5.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 5.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 5.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 10+	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Safari	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes 3.0+	Yes	Yes 3.1 (2.0 on MAC)	Yes 3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 3.1+	Yes 3.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes		Yes	Yes
Opera	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 9.5+	Yes	Yes	Yes 9.0+	- Might work but not officially supported	Yes 9+	Yes 9.5+	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes 9+	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
iPhone	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 1+	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes 1.0+	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
iPad	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes		Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Social Networks
Source code repository						github.com/...							github.com/...	github.com/...		bitbucket.org/...				github.com/...	github.com/...							github.com/...
Twitter	@FusionCharts	@amcharts		@Highcharts		@RaphaelJS			@dhtmlx	@dojo	@ejscharts	@Elycharts			@jqChart		@jecomponents		@KendoUI	@olly_smith		@instantOLAP		@ReportivoOnline			@sencha	@shieldui		@SteemaSoftware	@zingchart
Website	fusioncharts.com/...	amcharts.com	d3js.org	highcharts.com/...	google.com/...	raphaeljs.com	canvasjs.com	arcadiacharts.com	dhtmlx.com/...	dojotoolkit.org/...	ejschart.com	elycharts.com	flotcharts.org	humblesoftware.com/...	jqchart.com	jqplot.com	jscharts.com	uni-bayreuth.de	kendoui.com/...	oesmith.co.uk/...	nvd3.com	olapcharts.com	stanford.edu/...	reportivo.com	rgraph.net	shutterstock.com/...	sencha.com/...	shieldui.com	svgware.com	steema.com/...	zingchart.com

Website
Demo web link
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Like
Open source
Latest version
Trial and Prices
Library size (compressed+gzip)
Minified size
Dependencies
Graphic technology
Charts types
Area
Bar
Bubble
Line
Pie
Scatter
Spline
Sparklines
Candlestick
Donut
Node / Edge graph
Other charts
Features
Multitouch
Ability to zoom in and out of charts
Annotations on the chart
Combination of charts
Data labels
Date-time axis
Dynamic charts
Export files
External Data Loading
Interactive (responds to mouse hover/click)
Print
Text Rotation for Labels
Platforms
Firefox
Internet Explorer
Google Chrome
Safari
Opera
iPhone
iPad
Social Networks
Source code repository
Twitter
Website

	FusionCharts	amCharts	D3.js	Highcharts	Google Chart Tools	gRaphael	CanvasJS Charts	arcadiaCharts	dhtmlxChart	Dojo (dojox/charting)	Ejschart	Elycharts	Flot	flotr2	jqChart	jqPlot	JSCharts	JSXGraph	KendoUI DataViz	Morris.js	nvd3	OLAPCharts	Protovis	Reportivo.com	RGraph	Rickshaw	Sencha Touch Charts	Shield UI Charts	SVGware	TeeChart	zingchart