Why developers like Plotly.js

What is Plotly.js?

It is a standalone Javascript data visualization library, and it also powers the Python and R modules named plotly in those respective ecosystems (referred to as Plotly.py and Plotly.R). It can be used to produce dozens of chart types and visualizations, including statistical charts, 3D graphs, scientific charts, SVG and tile maps, financial charts and more.

Plotly.js is a tool in the Charting Libraries category of a tech stack.

Plotly.js is an open source tool with 17.2K GitHub stars and 1.9K GitHub forks. Here’s a link to Plotly.js's open source repository on GitHub

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Who uses Plotly.js?

Companies

40 companies reportedly use Plotly.js in their tech stacks, including tools, Development, and Crunchr.

tools

Development

Crunchr

Aplines

LMS

Everything

Graphai

ADEXT

SMARTTechStack

Developers

270 developers on StackShare have stated that they use Plotly.js.

My Stack

Personal stack

My Stack

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My Stack

Plotly.js Integrations

Python, React, Jupyter, MATLAB, and Julia are some of the popular tools that integrate with Plotly.js. Here's a list of all 12 tools that integrate with Plotly.js.

Python

React

Jupyter

MATLAB

Julia

Streamlit

TimescaleDB

Anvil

import.io

Pros of Plotly.js

Bindings to popular languages like Python, Node, R, etc

Integrated zoom and filter-out tools in charts and maps

Great support for complex and multiple axes

Powerful out-of-the-box featureset

Beautiful visualizations

Active user base

Impressive support for webgl 3D charts

Charts are easy to share with a cloud account

Webgl chart types are extremely performant

Interactive charts

Easy to use online editor for creating plotly.js charts

Publication quality image export

Plotly.js's Features

Feature parity with MATLAB/matplotlib graphing
Online chart editor
Fully interactive (hover, zoom, pan)
SVG and WebGL backends
Publication-quality image export

Plotly.js Alternatives & Comparisons

What are some alternatives to Plotly.js?

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.

Bokeh

Bokeh is an interactive visualization library for modern web browsers. It provides elegant, concise construction of versatile graphics, and affords high-performance interactivity over large or streaming datasets.

Marvel

A super simple tool that turns any image (including PSDs) or sketch into interactive prototypes for any device. Powered by Dropbox.

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.

Storyline

Storyline makes it easy to create, test & publish Alexa skills in minutes with a visual interface and pre-built templates.

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