CanvasXpress AlternativesCharting Library Tools and other similar apps like CanvasXpress

CanvasXpress is described as 'Standalone HTML5 graphing library written in Javascript that includes a simple and unobtrusive user interfase to explore complex data sets' and is a charting library tool in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to CanvasXpress, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Mac, Windows, Linux and Self-Hosted apps. The best CanvasXpress alternative is D3.js, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to CanvasXpress are RAWGraphs, Plotly, Epoch Charting Library and Highcharts.

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

    76 D3.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • D3.js is the most popular Web-based & Self-Hosted alternative to CanvasXpress.

    • D3.js is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to CanvasXpress.

    • D3.js is Free and Open SourceCanvasXpress is Free and Proprietary
  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  3. Plotly icon
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    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.

    91 Plotly alternatives

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    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
     
    • Plotly is the most popular Windows, Mac, iPhone & Linux alternative to CanvasXpress.

    • Plotly is Freemium and Open SourceCanvasXpress is Free and Proprietary
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    A general purpose real-time charting library for building beautiful, smooth, and high performance visualizations.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  5. Highcharts icon
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    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.

    56 Highcharts alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Java Mobile
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. PykCharts.js icon
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    26+ well-designed, themeable, responsive, modular, real-time and easy to use charts and 109+ maps.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
    • PykCharts.js is the most popular Android & iPad alternative to CanvasXpress.

    • PykCharts.js is Free and Open SourceCanvasXpress is Free and Proprietary
  7. NVD3 icon
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    This project is an attempt to build re-usable charts and chart components for d3.js without taking away the power that d3.js gives you. This is a very young collection of components, with the goal of keeping these components very customizeable, staying away from your standard...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  8. CanvasJS Charts icon
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    CanvasJS is an easy to use HTML5 and Javascript Charting library. It runs across devices including iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone, Microsoft Surface, Desktops, etc. This allows you to create rich dashboards that work on all the devices without compromising on...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  9. Bokeh icon
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    Bokeh is a Python interactive visualization library that targets modern web browsers for presentation. Its goal is to provide elegant, concise construction of novel graphics in the style of D3.js, but also deliver this capability with high-performance interactivity over very...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  10. AnyChart icon
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    Flexible, cross-platform and cross-browser JavaScript (HTML5) charting library that allows you to create interactive bar, pie, line, spline, area, Gantt, stock and other charts, maps and dashboards, with real-time updates and multi-level drill-downs.

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Self-Hosted
     
    • AnyChart is the most popular commercial alternative to CanvasXpress.

    • AnyChart is Paid and ProprietaryCanvasXpress is Free and Proprietary
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    D3-based reusable chart library that enables deeper integration of charts into web applications

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
     
  12. Vis.js icon
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    vis.js is a dynamic, browser based visualization library. The library is designed to be easy to use, to handle large amounts of dynamic data, and to enable manipulation of and interaction with the data.

    58 Vis.js alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
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