Free Bokeh Alternatives

The best free alternative to Bokeh is Matplotlib, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Bokeh and loads of them is free so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free alternatives to Bokeh are RAWGraphs, D3.js, Plotly and Desmos.

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  1. Matplotlib icon
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    Matplotlib is a comprehensive library for creating static, animated, and interactive visualizations in Python. Matplotlib makes easy things easy and hard things possible.

    53 Matplotlib alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
    • BSD
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  2. RAWGraphs icon
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    RAWGraphs is an open source app built with the goal of making the visualization of complex data easy for everyone. Born as tool for designers and vis geeks, RAWGraphs aims at providing a missing link between spreadsheets and vector graphics editors.

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. D3.js icon
     86 likes

    D3.js is a JavaScript library for manipulating documents based on data. D3 helps you bring data to life using HTML, SVG, and CSS.

    79 D3.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. Plotly icon
     38 likes

    Plotly is the easiest way to graph and share data online. Open-source libraries for JavaScript (comparison with HighCharts at https://plot.ly/highcharts-alternative/), Python, R, and MATLAB.

    103 Plotly alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
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  5. Desmos icon
     30 likes

    Explore math with the fast and powerful Desmos Graphing Calculator. Plot any equation, from lines and parabolas to derivatives and Fourier series. Add sliders to demonstrate function transformations, create tables to input and plot data, animate your graphs, and more—all for...

    15 Desmos alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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  6. Google Charts icon
     27 likes

    The Google Charts is an extremely simple tool that lets you easily create a chart from some data and embed it in a webpage. You embed the data and formatting parameters in an HTTP request, and Google returns a PNG image of the chart.

    92 Google Charts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  7. Apache ECharts is a free, powerful charting and visualization library offering easy ways to add intuitive, interactive, and highly customizable charts to your commercial products. It is written in pure JavaScript and based on zrender, which is a whole new lightweight canvas...

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    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
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  8. Create insightful reports & dashboards, Visually analyze your business information. Easily create insightful reports & dashboards using a drag and drop interface. No IT help required.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  9. Highcharts icon
     20 likes

    Highcharts is a charting library written in pure JavaScript, offering an easy way of adding interactive charts to your web site or web application. Highcharts currently supports line, spline, area, areaspline, column, bar, pie and scatter chart types.

    57 Highcharts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Java Mobile
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. Raphaël icon
     17 likes

    Raphaël is a small JavaScript library that should simplify your work with vector graphics on the web. If you want to create your own specific chart or image crop and rotate widget, for example, you can achieve it simply and easily with this library.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11. Koia icon
     4 likes

    Create graphs online with CSV, Excel or JSON data. Choose from different chart types, pivot tables and relationship graphs. Easy, user-friendly, open- source.

    73 Koia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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