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Pros of D3.js
- Beautiful visualizations179
- Svg91
- Data-driven89
- Large set of examples78
- Data-driven documents59
- Visualization components22
- Transitions20
- Dynamic properties18
- Plugins14
- Transformation11
- Makes data interactive5
- Enter and Exit4
- Backed by the new york times3
- Components3
- Exhaustive2
- Open Source2
- Easy and beautiful2
- Angular 41
- Simple elegance1
- Templates, force template1
- Awesome Community Support1
Pros of Plotly.js
- Bindings to popular languages like Python, Node, R, etc14
- Integrated zoom and filter-out tools in charts and maps10
- Great support for complex and multiple axes9
- Powerful out-of-the-box featureset8
- Beautiful visualizations6
- Active user base4
- Webgl chart types are extremely performant3
- Impressive support for webgl 3D charts3
- Charts are easy to share with a cloud account3
- Interactive charts2
- Publication quality image export2
- Easy to use online editor for creating plotly.js charts2
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- Beginners cant understand at all5
- Complex syntax4
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- Terrible document15
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What is 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.
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.
What is Plottable.js?
Built on top of D3, Plottable gives you a set of flexible, premade components that you can combine and rearrange to build charts.
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What are some alternatives to D3.js, Plotly.js, and Plottable.js?
three.js
It is a cross-browser JavaScript library and Application Programming Interface used to create and display animated 3D computer graphics in a web browser.
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.
Python
Python is a general purpose programming language created by Guido Van Rossum. Python is most praised for its elegant syntax and readable code, if you are just beginning your programming career python suits you best.
Tableau
Tableau can help anyone see and understand their data. Connect to almost any database, drag and drop to create visualizations, and share with a click.
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.
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