Highcharts
Aidi Tan
May 31, 2019
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CommentsWhat is Highcharts?
Highcharts currently supports line, spline, area, areaspline, column, bar, pie, scatter, angular gauges, arearange, areasplinerange, columnrange, bubble, box plot, error bars, funnel, waterfall and polar chart types.
Highcharts is a tool in the UI Components category of a tech stack.
Key Features
It works in all modern mobile and desktop browsers including the iPhone/iPad and Internet Explorer from version 6Free for non-commercialOne of the key features of Highcharts is that under any of the licenses, free or not, you are allowed to download the source code and make your own editsPure Javascript - Highcharts is solely based on native browser technologies and doesn't require client side plugins like Flash or Java.
Highcharts Pros & Cons
Pros of Highcharts
- ✓Low learning curve and powerful
- ✓Multiple chart types such as pie, bar, line and others
- ✓Responsive charts
- ✓Handles everything you throw at it
- ✓Extremely easy-to-parse documentation
- ✓Built-in export chart as-is to image file
- ✓Easy to customize color scheme and palettes
- ✓Export on server side, can be used in email
Cons of Highcharts
- ✗Expensive
Highcharts Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to Highcharts?
Chart.js
Visualize your data in 6 different ways. Each of them animated, with a load of customisation options and interactivity extensions.
D3.js
It is a JavaScript library for manipulating documents based on data. Emphasises on web standards gives you the full capabilities of modern browsers without tying yourself to a proprietary framework.
Matplotlib
It is a Python 2D plotting library which produces publication quality figures in a variety of hardcopy formats and interactive environments across platforms. It can be used in Python scripts, the Python and IPython shells, the Jupyter notebook, web application servers, and four graphical user interface toolkits.
