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C3.js vs MetricsGraphics.js: What are the differences?
What is C3.js? A D3-based reusable chart library. c3 is a D3-based reusable chart library that enables deeper integration of charts into web applications.
What is MetricsGraphics.js? D3-based library optimized for visualizing time-series data. MetricsGraphics.js is a library built on top of D3 that is optimized for visualizing and laying out time-series data. It provides a simple way to produce common types of graphics in a principled, consistent and responsive way. The library currently supports line charts, scatterplots and histograms as well as features like rug plots and basic linear regression.
C3.js and MetricsGraphics.js can be primarily classified as "Charting Libraries" tools.
Some of the features offered by C3.js are:
- Comfortable - C3 makes it easy to generate D3-based charts by wrapping the code required to construct the entire chart. We don't need to write D3 code any more.
- Customizable - C3 gives some classes to each element when generating, so you can define a custom style by the class and it's possible to extend the structure directly by D3.
- Controllable - C3 provides a variety of APIs and callbacks to access the state of the chart. By using them, you can update the chart even if after it's rendered.
On the other hand, MetricsGraphics.js provides the following key features:
- Line Chart
- Multi-Line Chart
- Few Observations
C3.js and MetricsGraphics.js are both open source tools. C3.js with 8.42K GitHub stars and 1.4K forks on GitHub appears to be more popular than MetricsGraphics.js with 7.11K GitHub stars and 497 GitHub forks.
Pros of C3.js
- Easy to use2
- Reusable charts2
Pros of MetricsGraphics.js
- Simple2
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Cons of C3.js
- Dependent on D3.js which is not lightweight1