Stacks64

Jobs0

Votes2

D3.js

Stacks1.3K

Jobs0

Votes574

Highcharts

Stacks490

Jobs162

Votes70

What is C3.js?

c3 is a D3-based reusable chart library that enables deeper integration of charts into web applications.

What is D3.js?

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

What 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.

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Why do developers choose C3.js?

Why do developers choose D3.js?

Why do developers choose Highcharts?

2
Reusable charts

169
Beautiful visualizations
85
Data-driven
84
Svg
76
Large set of examples
56
Data-driven documents
20
Visualization components
20
Transitions

27
Low learning curve and powerful
12
Multiple chart types such as pie, bar, line and others
9
Responsive charts
7
Extremely easy-to-parse documentation
7
Handles everything you throw at it
4
Built-in export chart as-is to image file
4
Easy to customize color scheme and palettes

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What companies use C3.js?

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What are some alternatives to C3.js, D3.js, and Highcharts?

Plotly

Plotly.js is the only open-source JavaScript library for data visualization in the sciences and engineering. Open-source interfaces to Plotly.js are available for Python, R, MATLAB, and React.

Chart.js

Visualize your data in 6 different ways. Each of them animated, with a load of customisation options and interactivity extensions.

amCharts

amCharts is an advanced charting library that will suit any data visualization need. Our charting solution include Column, Bar, Line, Area, Step, Step without risers, Smoothed line, Candlestick, OHLC, Pie/Donut, Radar/ Polar, XY/Scatter/Bubble, Bullet, Funnel/Pyramid charts as well as Gauges.

ZingChart

The most feature-rich, fully customizable JavaScript charting library available used by start-ups and the Fortune 100 alike.

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.

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What tools integrate with C3.js?

What tools integrate with D3.js?

What tools integrate with Highcharts?

D3.js

No integrations found

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Reviews of C3.js, D3.js, and Highcharts

Dane Lyons

Cofounder

Review of

D3.js

There is so much to like about D3js. It's Javascript, SVG, interactive, it's flexible, fairly well documented...definitely one of the most powerful tools in my webdev toolbox. On top of all that, I occasionally use D3 to produce my version of art.

How developers use C3.js, D3.js, and Highcharts

datapile uses

D3.js

D3.js is an amazing library for doing visualizations, charts/graphs, etc. We are experimenting with it for metric visualizations, marketing graphs/charts, and basically anywhere we could use this amazing library.

Software Antelope uses

D3.js

Creating online data visualizations to illustrate your potential or interact in new ways with your users. Including transistions, animations and graphs.