Chart.js vs Google Charts
Chart.js
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| Figure | Chart.js | Google Charts |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Data Visualization Libraries Software | 8.2 (#7) | 8.1 (#9) |
| Spec score · Data Visualization Software | 8.1 (#40) | 8.3 (#34) |
| Customization | Users can combine chart types and extend the library with custom plugins, including for annotations, zoom, and drag-and-drop functionality. | Charts can be customized to fit a website’s look and feel. |
| Dashboard type | both | interactive |
| Data sources | JavaScript arrays,tuples,objects,data APIs,and Cube | The DataTable class supports sorting, modifying, and filtering data and can be populated from a webpage, database, or compatible data provider. |
| Integrations | Chart.js includes TypeScript typings and works with React, Vue, Svelte, and Angular, directly or through wrapper packages. | The Chart Tools Datasource protocol is implemented by Google Spreadsheets, Google Fusion Tables, and third-party providers such as Salesforce. |
| Platform | web | web |
| Purpose | Chart.js is a simple, flexible JavaScript charting library for the modern web. | Google Charts provides chart types for visualizing data on websites. |
| Rendering | Charts render on HTML5 canvas, which the documentation says performs well for large datasets but does not allow CSS styling of chart elements. | Charts use HTML5 and SVG, with VML support for older Internet Explorer versions, and require no user plugins. |
| Support | The documentation directs users to Discord, GitHub Discussions, and Stack Overflow for community help. | Google provides a user discussion forum and an issue tracker for suggestions to its developer team. |
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Google Charts
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