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Chart.js alternatives
3 tools to consider instead of Chart.js, shown against it.
| Chart.js | Apache ECharts | D3.js | Nivo | |
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| Vendor | Chart.js open-source project | Apache Software Foundation | D3.js open-source project (Observable) | Nivo open-source project |
| Pricing model | Open source + paid options | Open source + paid options | Open source + paid options | Open source + paid options |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted | Self-hosted | Self-hosted |
| Open source | Yes (MIT) | Yes (Apache-2.0) | Yes (ISC) | Yes (MIT) |
| Best for | Teams that want common chart types in a web app with minimal setup and bundle size. | Teams building dashboards that need many chart types with less custom code than D3. | Front-end and data-visualization engineers who need fully custom, non-templated charts. | React developers who want D3-quality charts as drop-in components. |
| Pricing | Free, open-source library with no paid tier or pricing page. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Free, open-source Apache project with no pricing page. 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, open-source library with no pricing page. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. |
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