For my thesis, I tried a couple of different options, but in the end the only one that really made publication-grade output was gnuplot with the epslatex termin

For my thesis, I tried a couple of different options, but in the end the only one that really made publication-grade output was gnuplot with the epslatex terminal. It's a bit fiddly to get it up and running, but hands down the best result I think. EDIT: Spelling.