Most people would agree that the old adage “A picture is worth a thousand words” is also true for web based solutions. There should be no discussion – Charts and Graphs are ideal to visualize data in order to quickly deliver an overview and communicate key messages. Whatever type of data presentation you prefer or suits you data (pie charts, bubble charts, bar graphs, network diagrams etc.), there are many different options but how do you get started and what is technologically possible? In this article tripwire magazine present more than 20 Tools for Visualizing your data on a website and most of the options available will be covered. If you are aware of a tool, script etc. that deserves to be added to the list I would kindly ask you to leave a comment to everyone’s benefit.
Fusion Charts
Fusioncharts is one of the oldest JavaScript charting libraries that was released in 2002. So it is highly compatible with older browsers like Internet Explorer 6.Unlike many libraries, Fusioncharts provides data parsing through both JSON and XML. It provides 30+ chart types. However, you need to purchase a license to remove the watermark.
Fusion Charts
Fusioncharts is one of the oldest JavaScript charting libraries that was released in 2002. So it is highly compatible with older browsers like Internet Explorer 6.Unlike many libraries, Fusioncharts provides data parsing through both JSON and XML. It provides 30+ chart types. However, you need to purchase a license to remove the watermark.
http://www.fusioncharts.com/
VanCharts
JavaScript Charts VanCharts is a library for making visual charts. It supports data display in the web (JavaScript) and mobile terminals (Android native/IOS native/Web-view) and provides various types of common commercial charts, including column chart, bar chart, line chart, area chart, pie chart, doughnut chart, Gantt chart, stock chart, map, and GIS map. VanCharts is based on Canvas but is compatible with all existing browsers, including Safari, Chrome, IE6+ and Firefox. It also supports multiple forms of data display,including text, value, time, date, percentage, scientific notation, etc. VanCharts has strong ability of data analysis, including legend switch, data hotspot tip, chart linkage, auto refresh at regular time, series drag, drill down and scale.
JavaScript Charts VanCharts is a library for making visual charts. It supports data display in the web (JavaScript) and mobile terminals (Android native/IOS native/Web-view) and provides various types of common commercial charts, including column chart, bar chart, line chart, area chart, pie chart, doughnut chart, Gantt chart, stock chart, map, and GIS map. VanCharts is based on Canvas but is compatible with all existing browsers, including Safari, Chrome, IE6+ and Firefox. It also supports multiple forms of data display,including text, value, time, date, percentage, scientific notation, etc. VanCharts has strong ability of data analysis, including legend switch, data hotspot tip, chart linkage, auto refresh at regular time, series drag, drill down and scale.
http://www.vancharts.com/
Google Charts
Google Charts is a JavaScript library for creating charts easily. The chart galley provides a large number of well-designed chart types, including line, bar, pie, and radar charts, as well as Venn diagrams, scatter plots, sparklines, maps, google-o-meters, and QR codes are supported. It’s powerful, free and simple to use.
Google Charts is a JavaScript library for creating charts easily. The chart galley provides a large number of well-designed chart types, including line, bar, pie, and radar charts, as well as Venn diagrams, scatter plots, sparklines, maps, google-o-meters, and QR codes are supported. It’s powerful, free and simple to use.
https://developers.google.com/chart/
D3
D3 is really amazing and I love it’s simplicity. The documentation is really extensive, the source code is hosted on GitHub, and the examples are never-ending. If you are making some amazing custom data visualizations, D3 should probably be your choice, otherwise these d3-based libraries mentioned above are great for more simple straightforward graphs.
D3 is really amazing and I love it’s simplicity. The documentation is really extensive, the source code is hosted on GitHub, and the examples are never-ending. If you are making some amazing custom data visualizations, D3 should probably be your choice, otherwise these d3-based libraries mentioned above are great for more simple straightforward graphs.
http://d3js.org
NVD3
NVD3 uses the convention of reusable charts for D3 from Mike Bostock. This project is an attempt to build re-usable charts and chart components for d3.js without taking away the power that d3.js gives you. This is a very young collection of components, with the goal of keeping these components very customizeable, staying away from your standard cookie cutter solutions.
NVD3 uses the convention of reusable charts for D3 from Mike Bostock. This project is an attempt to build re-usable charts and chart components for d3.js without taking away the power that d3.js gives you. This is a very young collection of components, with the goal of keeping these components very customizeable, staying away from your standard cookie cutter solutions.
http://nvd3.org
dc.js
dc.js is a javascript charting library with native crossfilter support and allowing highly efficient exploration on large multi-dimensional dataset. Charts rendered using dc.js are naturally data driven and reactive therefore providing instant feedback on user’s interaction. The main objective of this project is to provide an easy yet powerful javascript library which can be utilized to perform data visualization and analysis in browser as well as on mobile device.
dc.js is a javascript charting library with native crossfilter support and allowing highly efficient exploration on large multi-dimensional dataset. Charts rendered using dc.js are naturally data driven and reactive therefore providing instant feedback on user’s interaction. The main objective of this project is to provide an easy yet powerful javascript library which can be utilized to perform data visualization and analysis in browser as well as on mobile device.
http://dc-js.github.io/dc.js/
C3
C3 is also a D3 based reusable chart library. With C3 it is easy to combine different chart types and the charts are very good customizable. Sadly the API is not fully documented.
C3 is also a D3 based reusable chart library. With C3 it is easy to combine different chart types and the charts are very good customizable. Sadly the API is not fully documented.
http://c3js.org
xCharts
xCharts is a JavaScript library for building beautiful and custom data-driven chart makervisualizations for the web using D3.js. Using HTML, CSS, and SVG, xCharts are designed to be dynamic, fluid, and open to integrations and customization.
xCharts is a JavaScript library for building beautiful and custom data-driven chart makervisualizations for the web using D3.js. Using HTML, CSS, and SVG, xCharts are designed to be dynamic, fluid, and open to integrations and customization.
http://tenxer.github.io/xcharts/
Cubism.js
Cubism.js is a D3 plugin for visualizing time series. Use Cubism to construct better realtime dashboards, pulling data from Graphite, Cube and other sources. Cubism is available under the Apache Licence on GitHub.
Cubism.js is a D3 plugin for visualizing time series. Use Cubism to construct better realtime dashboards, pulling data from Graphite, Cube and other sources. Cubism is available under the Apache Licence on GitHub.
http://square.github.io/cubism/
Chart,js
JS Charts is a JavaScript based chart generator that requires little or no coding. With JS Charts drawing charts is a simple and easy task, since you only have to use client-side scripting. No additional plugins or server modules are required. ChartJS provides beautiful flat designs for charts. It lets you create charts in different templates like bar charts, pie charts or simple line graphs.
JS Charts is a JavaScript based chart generator that requires little or no coding. With JS Charts drawing charts is a simple and easy task, since you only have to use client-side scripting. No additional plugins or server modules are required. ChartJS provides beautiful flat designs for charts. It lets you create charts in different templates like bar charts, pie charts or simple line graphs.
http://www.chartjs.org/
Chartist.js
Chartist.js provides beautiful responsive charts. Just like ChartJS, Chartist.js is also the product of the community that was frustrated by using highly priced JavaScript charting libraries. Chartist.js provides beautiful responsive charts.
Chartist.js provides beautiful responsive charts. Just like ChartJS, Chartist.js is also the product of the community that was frustrated by using highly priced JavaScript charting libraries. Chartist.js provides beautiful responsive charts.
http://gionkunz.github.io/chartist-js/
ZingCharts
ZingChart offers a flexible, interactive, fast, scalable and modern product for creating charts quickly. It allows you to build advanced charts and visualizations in HTML5, SVG, VML and Flash. It also has a jQuery wrapper for this great charting library. Free to try, ZingChart licenses can also be bought at a variety of price-points to suit your business size.
ZingChart offers a flexible, interactive, fast, scalable and modern product for creating charts quickly. It allows you to build advanced charts and visualizations in HTML5, SVG, VML and Flash. It also has a jQuery wrapper for this great charting library. Free to try, ZingChart licenses can also be bought at a variety of price-points to suit your business size.
http://www.zingchart.com/
Flot
Flot is a JavaScript charting library for jQuery, with a focus on simple usage, attractive looks and interactive features. It is also one of the oldest and popular charting libraries. Similar to Fusion Charts, it’s also compatible with older browsers like IE6 and Firefox 2. Flot is completely free to use and commercial support is provided on special request to the creator.
Flot is a JavaScript charting library for jQuery, with a focus on simple usage, attractive looks and interactive features. It is also one of the oldest and popular charting libraries. Similar to Fusion Charts, it’s also compatible with older browsers like IE6 and Firefox 2. Flot is completely free to use and commercial support is provided on special request to the creator.
http://www.flotcharts.org/
jq Plot
Similar to Flot, jqPlot is a pure JavaScript plotting library for jQuery. If you are interested in comparing Flot to jqPlot, this thread has some good information. There are plenty of hooks into the core jqPlot code allowing for custom event handlers, creation of new plot types, adding canvases to the plot, and more.
Similar to Flot, jqPlot is a pure JavaScript plotting library for jQuery. If you are interested in comparing Flot to jqPlot, this thread has some good information. There are plenty of hooks into the core jqPlot code allowing for custom event handlers, creation of new plot types, adding canvases to the plot, and more.
http://www.jqplot.com/
thread
https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups=#!topic/jqplot-users/WfduTBNq_V4
HighCharts
Highcharts is a charting library written in pure JavaScript, offering an easy way of adding interactive charts to your web site or web application. It currently supports line, spline, area, areaspline, column, bar, pie, scatter, angular gauges, arearange, areasplinerange, columnrange, bubble, box plot, error bars, funnel, waterfall and polar chart types. I don’t like the license fee but they have great customers (IBM, NASA, MasterCard, etc). They also have backward compatibility with IE8.
Highcharts is a charting library written in pure JavaScript, offering an easy way of adding interactive charts to your web site or web application. It currently supports line, spline, area, areaspline, column, bar, pie, scatter, angular gauges, arearange, areasplinerange, columnrange, bubble, box plot, error bars, funnel, waterfall and polar chart types. I don’t like the license fee but they have great customers (IBM, NASA, MasterCard, etc). They also have backward compatibility with IE8.
http://www.highcharts.com/
amCharts
amCharts perfectly segregates itself into 3 independent charts — JavaScript Charts, Maps Charts (amMaps), and Stock charts. amCharts uses SVG to render charts that work in modern browsers only. The set includes serial, pie/donut, radar/polar, y/scatter/bubble, Funnel/Pyramid charts and Angular Gauges. However, these charts may not work properly below Internet Explorer 9.
amCharts perfectly segregates itself into 3 independent charts — JavaScript Charts, Maps Charts (amMaps), and Stock charts. amCharts uses SVG to render charts that work in modern browsers only. The set includes serial, pie/donut, radar/polar, y/scatter/bubble, Funnel/Pyramid charts and Angular Gauges. However, these charts may not work properly below Internet Explorer 9.
http://www.amcharts.com/
Flotr
It’s a Javascript plotting library for Prototype.js. It comes with great features like legend support, negative value support, mouse tracking, selection support, zoom support, event hooks, css styling support, text included into the canvas, rotated labels, color gradients, graph title and subtitle, spreadsheet, CSV data download and much more.
It’s a Javascript plotting library for Prototype.js. It comes with great features like legend support, negative value support, mouse tracking, selection support, zoom support, event hooks, css styling support, text included into the canvas, rotated labels, color gradients, graph title and subtitle, spreadsheet, CSV data download and much more.
https://code.google.com/p/flotr/
Flotr2
This is a recent project by HumbleSoftware that lets you make graphs and charts with Canvas and JavaScript. HumbleSoftware also came out with envisionjs which uses flotr2 and allows you to make dynamic HTML5 visualizations.
This is a recent project by HumbleSoftware that lets you make graphs and charts with Canvas and JavaScript. HumbleSoftware also came out with envisionjs which uses flotr2 and allows you to make dynamic HTML5 visualizations.
http://humblesoftware.com/flotr2/
TauCharts
Taucharts has “a focus on design and flexibility” as they say. A nice feature, I often missed in other libraries, is the possibilty to add trendlines to a certain chart as you can see on the screenshot above.
Taucharts has “a focus on design and flexibility” as they say. A nice feature, I often missed in other libraries, is the possibilty to add trendlines to a certain chart as you can see on the screenshot above.
http://www.taucharts.com
PlotKit
PlotKit is a Chart and Graph Plotting Library for Javascript. It has support for HTML Canvas and also SVG via Adobe SVG Viewer and native browser support. PlotKit is a complete rewrite of CanvasGraph. It is better structured and supported.
PlotKit is a Chart and Graph Plotting Library for Javascript. It has support for HTML Canvas and also SVG via Adobe SVG Viewer and native browser support. PlotKit is a complete rewrite of CanvasGraph. It is better structured and supported.
http://www.liquidx.net/plotkit/
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