AnyChart vs ApexCharts
AnyChart
anychart.comApexCharts
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| Figure | AnyChart | ApexCharts |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $41.58/mo | $16.58/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 12 | 5 |
| Spec score · Data Visualization Libraries Software | 9.2 (#1) | 8.7 (#3) |
| Spec score · Data Visualization Software | 8.9 (#11) | 8.5 (#25) |
| Chart types | The product family includes more than 79 chart types, with new types added over time. | The product includes line, area, bar, candlestick, heatmap, treemap, pie, radar, and other chart types. |
| Company history | AnyChart says it was founded in 2003 and identifies its North American headquarters as St. Augustine, Florida, USA. | ApexCharts says the project was released in July 2018 and identifies Juned Chhipa as its founder and active maintainer. |
| Dashboard type | interactive | interactive |
| Data sources | JavaScript API,XML,JSON,CSV,Google Spreadsheet,HTML Table | JavaScript arrays and objects |
| Embedded dashboards | Yes | Yes |
| Founded | 2003 | 2018 |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Platform | web_and_desktop | web |
| Product | AnyChart is a JavaScript (HTML5) charting library for embedding interactive charts and dashboards into web, standalone, and mobile projects. | ApexCharts is a JavaScript charting library for interactive data visualizations in applications and dashboards. |
| Support | The company says it provides technical support and product training, while license pages specify plan-dependent included support hours. | Paid subscriptions include a yearly incident allowance, while Community users can seek best-effort help through GitHub issues without a response-time commitment. |
Plans
AnyChart
- Next Unicorn$49 a month
- Website$139 a month
- Internal$799 a month
- SaaS Annual$499 a year
- SaaS Perpetual$1,499 a month
- Free licenseFree
- Next Unicorn$49, paid once
- Website$139, paid once
- Internal$799, paid once
- SaaS Perpetual$1,499, paid once
ApexCharts
- Community + Commercial$199 a year
- Pro$349 a year
- Premium$599 a year
- OEM$14,999 a year
- CommunityFree
In their own words
AnyChart
AnyChart is a JavaScript (HTML5) charting library for embedding interactive charts and dashboards in web, standalone, and mobile projects. Its product family includes AnyChart charts, AnyStock financial and timeline charts, AnyMap map charts, and AnyGantt Gantt, resource, and PERT charts, with more than 79 chart types. Listed data sources include the JavaScript API, XML, JSON, CSV, Google Spreadsheet, and HTML Table; the homepage also names MySQL and MongoDB. Integration examples cover Angular, React, Qlik, Oracle APEX, Electron, jQuery, Vue, MySQL, MongoDB, and PostgreSQL. Mobile samples include Android and iOS integrations such as React Native, Ionic, and Android WebView. Examples also include an Electron desktop application and Node.js utilities for server-side chart image generation. Custom free licenses are available through an application process for educational use and nonprofit projects. Paid plans include Next Unicorn at $49 a month for two developers and Website at $139 a month for one developer.
ApexCharts
ApexCharts has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.