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Apache ECharts alternatives
3 tools to consider instead of Apache ECharts, shown against it.
| Apache ECharts | Plotly | D3.js | Highcharts | |||||||||
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| Vendor | Apache Software Foundation | Plotly, Inc. | D3.js open-source project (Observable) | Highsoft AS | ||||||||
| Pricing model | Open source + paid options | Open source + paid options | Open source + paid options | Subscription | ||||||||
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted | Self-hosted | Self-hosted | ||||||||
| Open source | Yes (Apache-2.0) | Yes (MIT) | Yes (ISC) | No | ||||||||
| Best for | Teams building dashboards that need many chart types with less custom code than D3. | Analysts and developers who want interactive charts with minimal setup across Python, R, or JS. | Front-end and data-visualization engineers who need fully custom, non-templated charts. | Enterprise and finance teams that want a commercially supported, mature charting library. | ||||||||
| Pricing | Free, open-source Apache project with no pricing page. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | The charting libraries themselves are free and open source; Plotly's paid products (Dash Enterprise) are separate. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Free, open-source library with no paid tier or vendor pricing page. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Free for non-commercial use; commercial use requires a per-developer annual or perpetual license, priced per product module.
Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget. | ||||||||
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