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Chart.js vs D3: Simple vs Advanced Data Visualization Tools

Both Chart.js and D3 are popular JavaScript libraries for creating data visualizations like charts and graphs on websites. Chart.js is beginner-friendly and offers pre-built chart types that are easy to set up, perfect for basic visualization needs. D3 is more powerful and flexible, allowing complete control over visualizations, but has a steeper learning curve and requires more coding.

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Documentation

All the links point to the new version 4 of the lib.

  • Introduction
  • Getting Started
  • General
  • Configuration
  • Charts
  • Axes
  • Developers
  • Popular Extensions
  • Samples

In case you are looking for an older version of the docs, you will have to specify the specific version in the url like this: https://www.chartjs.org/docs/2.9.4/

Contributing

Instructions on building and testing Chart.js can be found in the documentation. Before submitting an issue or a pull request, please take a moment to look over the contributing guidelines first. For support, please post questions on Stack Overflow with the chart.js tag.

License

Chart.js is available under the MIT license.

D3: Data-Driven Documents

<a href="https://d3js.org"><img src="./docs/public/logo.svg" width="256" height="256"></a>

D3 (or D3.js) is a free, open-source JavaScript library for visualizing data. Its low-level approach built on web standards offers unparalleled flexibility in authoring dynamic, data-driven graphics. For more than a decade D3 has powered groundbreaking and award-winning visualizations, become a foundational building block of higher-level chart libraries, and fostered a vibrant community of data practitioners around the world.

Resources

  • Documentation
  • Examples
  • Releases
  • Getting help

Dependencies Comparison

chart.js

Dependencies

@kurkle/color^0.3.0

Dev Dependencies

@rollup/plugin-commonjs^23.0.2
@rollup/plugin-inject^5.0.2
@rollup/plugin-json^5.0.1
@rollup/plugin-node-resolve^15.0.1
@swc/core^1.3.18
@types/estree^1.0.0
@types/offscreencanvas^2019.7.0
@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin^5.32.0
@typescript-eslint/parser^5.32.0
chartjs-adapter-luxon^1.2.0
chartjs-adapter-moment^1.0.0
chartjs-test-utils^0.4.0
concurrently^7.3.0
coveralls^3.1.1
cross-env^7.0.3
eslint^8.21.0
eslint-config-chartjs^0.3.0
eslint-plugin-es^4.1.0
eslint-plugin-html^7.1.0
eslint-plugin-markdown^3.0.0
esm^3.2.25
glob^8.0.3
jasmine^3.7.0
jasmine-core^3.7.1
karma^6.3.2
karma-chrome-launcher^3.1.0
karma-coverage^2.0.3
karma-edge-launcher^0.4.2
karma-firefox-launcher^2.1.0
karma-jasmine^4.0.1
karma-jasmine-html-reporter^1.5.4
karma-rollup-preprocessor7.0.7
karma-safari-private-launcher^1.0.0
karma-spec-reporter0.0.32
luxon^3.0.1
moment^2.29.4
moment-timezone^0.5.34
pixelmatch^5.3.0
rollup^3.3.0
rollup-plugin-cleanup^3.2.1
rollup-plugin-istanbul^4.0.0
rollup-plugin-swc3^0.7.0
rollup-plugin-terser^7.0.2
typescript^4.7.4
yargs^17.5.1

Peer Dependencies

d3

Dependencies

d3-dsv3
d3-geo3
d3-axis3
d3-drag3
d3-ease3
d3-path3
d3-time3
d3-zoom3
d3-array3
d3-brush3
d3-chord3
d3-color3
d3-fetch3
d3-force3
d3-scale4
d3-shape3
d3-timer3
d3-format3
d3-random3
d3-contour4
d3-polygon3
d3-delaunay6
d3-dispatch3
d3-quadtree3
d3-hierarchy3
d3-selection3
d3-transition3
d3-interpolate3
d3-time-format4
d3-scale-chromatic3

Dev Dependencies

mocha10
eslint8
rollup3
vitepress^1.0.0-beta.2
topojson-client^3.1.0
@observablehq/plot^0.6.7
@rollup/plugin-json6
@observablehq/runtime^5.7.3
@rollup/plugin-terser^0.4.0
@rollup/plugin-node-resolve15

Peer Dependencies

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chart.js
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d3
111,455227.9.04 months ago14 years agoinstall size 90.7 KB

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