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Highcharts alternatives
3 tools to consider instead of Highcharts, shown against it.
| Highcharts | Apache ECharts | amCharts | Plotly | |||||||||||||||||
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| Vendor | Highsoft AS | Apache Software Foundation | amCharts | Plotly, Inc. | ||||||||||||||||
| Pricing model | Subscription | Open source + paid options | Subscription | Open source + paid options | ||||||||||||||||
| Free tier | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||||||||||||||||
| Deployment | Self-hosted | Self-hosted | Self-hosted | Self-hosted | ||||||||||||||||
| Open source | No | Yes (Apache-2.0) | No | Yes (MIT) | ||||||||||||||||
| Best for | Enterprise and finance teams that want a commercially supported, mature charting library. | Teams building dashboards that need many chart types with less custom code than D3. | Teams wanting a highly animated commercial charting library with tiered licensing by use case. | Analysts and developers who want interactive charts with minimal setup across Python, R, or JS. | ||||||||||||||||
| Pricing | 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. | Free, open-source Apache project with no pricing page. Pricing has not been verified yet — see the vendor's site. | Free for non-commercial use; commercial use requires a per-seat license tiered by use case (public site, SaaS, OEM), sold annually or perpetually.
Prices read from the vendor's own page on September 21, 2026. Vendors change prices; check the source before you budget. | 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. | ||||||||||||||||
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