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Ask HN: What open source packages are available to display chart and graphs?

6 points by zubairshams 16y ago

Google provides an API to create charts. But it's hosted by Google. What alternative options are available to display charts on a web based application?

madhouse 16y ago
There's flot: http://code.google.com/p/flot/ http://code.google.com/p/flot/ Raphael.js (along with gRaphael): http://raphaeljs.com/ http://raphaeljs.com/ jqPlot: http://www.jqplot.com/ http://www.jqplot.com/ I'd recommend flot out of these three, had the best experience with that one so far.
jschrf 16y ago
Check out Flot for jQuery: http://code.google.com/p/flot/ http://code.google.com/p/flot/ Some excellent examples here (scroll down): http://code.google.com/p/flot/wiki/FlotUsage http://code.google.com/p/flot/wiki/FlotUsage
jsundram 16y ago
There's always Protovis: http://vis.stanford.edu/protovis/ http://vis.stanford.edu/protovis/
- jergason 16y ago
  Protovis is fantastic. It goes well beyond charts and graphing, but you can create some wonderful, interactive charts with it.
flacon 16y ago
Highcharts is my fav and default charting library. http://www.highcharts.com http://www.highcharts.com Highcharts is not open source but is free to use for non-commercial use. I have paid the $80 to use it on commercial websites and client/managers are always very impressed with its capabilities. I think its well-worth the $$ http://www.highcharts.com/license http://www.highcharts.com/license
- bricestacey 16y ago
  Highcharts is open source, but it has a restrictive license for commercial use. It is free for non-commercial use (personal, non-profit) and it is also free during development, even commercial apps. I also highly recommend. It's a pleasure to work with. Sites using it include MixPanel if you want to see it in action. http://www.highcharts.com/license http://www.highcharts.com/license
_delirium 16y ago
For time-series, I like dygraphs: http://dygraphs.com/ http://dygraphs.com/ For server-side chart generation, I tend to use matplotlib (semi-recently changed from gnuplot).
JoshCole 16y ago
One option, depending on the type of chart your looking for, might be the Javascript InfoVis Toolkit: http://thejit.org/ http://thejit.org/

6 points by zubairshams 16y ago

Google provides an API to create charts. But it's hosted by Google. What alternative options are available to display charts on a web based application?

madhouse 16y ago

There's flot: http://code.google.com/p/flot/ http://code.google.com/p/flot/ Raphael.js (along with gRaphael): http://raphaeljs.com/ http://raphaeljs.com/ jqPlot: http://www.jqplot.com/ http://www.jqplot.com/ I'd recommend flot out of these three, had the best experience with that one so far.

jschrf 16y ago

Check out Flot for jQuery: http://code.google.com/p/flot/ http://code.google.com/p/flot/ Some excellent examples here (scroll down): http://code.google.com/p/flot/wiki/FlotUsage http://code.google.com/p/flot/wiki/FlotUsage

jsundram 16y ago

There's always Protovis: http://vis.stanford.edu/protovis/ http://vis.stanford.edu/protovis/

jergason 16y ago
Protovis is fantastic. It goes well beyond charts and graphing, but you can create some wonderful, interactive charts with it.

flacon 16y ago

Highcharts is my fav and default charting library. http://www.highcharts.com http://www.highcharts.com Highcharts is not open source but is free to use for non-commercial use. I have paid the $80 to use it on commercial websites and client/managers are always very impressed with its capabilities. I think its well-worth the $$ http://www.highcharts.com/license http://www.highcharts.com/license

bricestacey 16y ago
Highcharts is open source, but it has a restrictive license for commercial use. It is free for non-commercial use (personal, non-profit) and it is also free during development, even commercial apps. I also highly recommend. It's a pleasure to work with. Sites using it include MixPanel if you want to see it in action. http://www.highcharts.com/license http://www.highcharts.com/license

_delirium 16y ago

For time-series, I like dygraphs: http://dygraphs.com/ http://dygraphs.com/ For server-side chart generation, I tend to use matplotlib (semi-recently changed from gnuplot).

JoshCole 16y ago

One option, depending on the type of chart your looking for, might be the Javascript InfoVis Toolkit: http://thejit.org/ http://thejit.org/