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Chart.js vs ECharts: Popular JavaScript Charting Libraries Comparison

Both Chart.js and ECharts are JavaScript libraries that help developers create beautiful charts and graphs on websites. Chart.js is known for being simpler and easier to learn, perfect for basic charts, while ECharts offers more complex visualizations and features. These libraries are commonly used when you need to turn data into visual graphs, like pie charts, bar graphs, or line charts on dashboards.

Data Visualization Librarieschartsgraphsdata-visualizationjavascriptinteractive-graphics

Detailed Comparison

Technical Analysis

featureComparison

Both libraries support various chart types, including line, bar, pie, and scatter charts. However, echarts has more advanced features like 3D charts, heatmaps, and treemaps. Chart.js has better support for animations and transitions.

typescriptSupport

Both libraries have TypeScript definitions and are compatible with TypeScript projects.

browserCompatibility

Both libraries support modern browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. Chart.js also supports older browsers like IE11.

dependencies

Chart.js has no dependencies, while echarts depends on zrender, a graphics rendering library.

performance

Chart.js is generally faster and more lightweight than echarts, making it suitable for large datasets.

Ecosystem Analysis

frameworkCompatibility

Both libraries are compatible with popular frameworks like React, Angular, and Vue.js.

communityActivity

Both libraries have active communities, with chart.js having more contributors and a higher commit frequency.

documentationQuality

Both libraries have extensive documentation, with chart.js having more tutorials and examples.

maintenanceStatus

Both libraries are actively maintained, with regular updates and bug fixes.

Performance Comparison

bundleSizeAnalysis

echarts has a larger bundle size due to its more extensive feature set.

runtimePerformance

Chart.js is generally faster than echarts, especially with large datasets.

loadingTime

Chart.js has a faster loading time due to its smaller bundle size.

memoryUsage

Chart.js uses less memory than echarts, making it suitable for resource-constrained environments.

Code Examples

Simple Line Chart with Chart.js

1const ctx = document.getElementById('chart').getContext('2d');
2new Chart(ctx, {
3  type: 'line',
4  data: {
5    labels: ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar'],
6    datasets: [{
7      label: 'Sales',
8      data: [10, 20, 30],
9      backgroundColor: 'rgba(255, 99, 132, 0.2)',
10      borderColor: 'rgba(255, 99, 132, 1)',
11      borderWidth: 1
12    }]
13  }
14});

This code creates a simple line chart with Chart.js, displaying sales data for January, February, and March.

Simple Bar Chart with ECharts

1var chartDom = document.getElementById('chart');
2var myChart = echarts.init(chartDom);
3var option = {
4  xAxis: {
5    type: 'category',
6    data: ['Jan', 'Feb', 'Mar']
7  },
8  yAxis: {},
9  series: [{
10    data: [10, 20, 30],
11    type: 'bar'
12  }]
13};
14myChart.setOption(option);

This code creates a simple bar chart with ECharts, displaying sales data for January, February, and March.

Recommendation

Summary

Both libraries are suitable for creating charts and graphs, but chart.js is a better choice for simple, lightweight charts, while echarts is better for complex, interactive charts.

Details

  • Chart.js is ideal for small to medium-sized datasets and simple chart types.
  • ECharts is suitable for large, complex datasets and advanced chart types like 3D charts and heatmaps.

Similar Packages

Plotly.js

90%

A comprehensive charting library that creates beautiful interactive charts. It includes scientific charts, 3D graphs, and statistical tools built-in.

Like Chart.js and ECharts, it offers ready-to-use charts but with more scientific and statistical features. It's particularly good for dashboards and data science applications.

Interactive Charting Library

ApexCharts

90%

Modern charting library that creates interactive visualizations with smooth animations. It works well on mobile devices and offers many customization options.

Similar feature set to Chart.js but with better animations and modern design. It's particularly good for creating responsive charts for mobile-first applications.

Interactive Charting Library

D3.js

80%

A powerful JavaScript library for creating custom data visualizations in the browser. It gives you complete control over how your charts look and behave by manipulating web elements (SVG, Canvas, HTML).

While it has a steeper learning curve than Chart.js, D3.js offers much more flexibility and control. It's perfect when you need highly customized charts that Chart.js or ECharts can't provide out of the box.

Data Visualization Library

Highcharts

80%

Professional-grade charting library with extensive features and chart types. While it requires a license for commercial use, it's free for personal and non-profit projects.

More feature-rich than Chart.js and ECharts, with excellent documentation and support. It's particularly good for enterprise applications where reliability and support are crucial.

Enterprise Charting Library

Victory

70%

A React-specific charting library that makes it easy to add charts to React applications. It provides simple components that work well with React's component model.

Great alternative if you're working specifically with React. It follows React patterns and is easier to integrate with React applications than Chart.js or ECharts.

React Charting Library
<p align="center"> <a href="https://www.chartjs.org/" target="_blank"> <img src="https://www.chartjs.org/media/logo-title.svg" alt="https://www.chartjs.org/"><br/> </a> Simple yet flexible JavaScript charting for designers & developers </p> <p align="center"> <a href="https://www.chartjs.org/docs/latest/getting-started/installation.html"><img src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/chartjs/Chart.js.svg?style=flat-square&maxAge=600" alt="Downloads"></a> <a href="https://github.com/chartjs/Chart.js/actions?query=workflow%3ACI+branch%3Amaster"><img alt="GitHub Workflow Status" src="https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/chartjs/Chart.js/ci.yml?branch=master&style=flat-square"></a> <a href="https://coveralls.io/github/chartjs/Chart.js?branch=master"><img src="https://img.shields.io/coveralls/chartjs/Chart.js.svg?style=flat-square&maxAge=600" alt="Coverage"></a> <a href="https://github.com/chartjs/awesome"><img src="https://awesome.re/badge-flat2.svg" alt="Awesome"></a> <a href="https://discord.gg/HxEguTK6av"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/discord-chartjs-blue?style=flat-square&maxAge=3600" alt="Discord"></a> </p>

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.

No README available

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

echarts

Dependencies

tslib2.3.0
zrender5.6.1

Dev Dependencies

jest^26.6.1
open6.4.0
chalk^3.0.0
husky^8.0.3
eslint^7.15.0
globby11.0.0
jshint2.13.5
rollup2.34.2
semver6.3.0
terser^5.16.1
dtslint^4.0.5
esbuild^0.8.39
ts-jest^26.4.3
fs-extra^10.0.0
commander2.11.0
seedrandom3.0.3
typescript4.4.3
@babel/core7.3.4
@types/jest^26.0.14
@babel/types7.10.5
magic-string^0.25.7
jest-canvas-mock^2.5.0
@babel/code-frame7.10.4
rollup-plugin-terser^7.0.2
@definitelytyped/utils0.0.188
@rollup/plugin-replace^2.3.4
@lang/rollup-plugin-dts2.0.2
@rollup/plugin-commonjs^17.0.0
@microsoft/api-extractor7.31.2
@typescript-eslint/parser^4.33.0
@rollup/plugin-node-resolve^11.0.0
@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin^4.33.0
@definitelytyped/typescript-versions^0.1.1

Peer Dependencies

StarsIssuesVersionUpdatedⓘLast publish dateCreatedⓘPackage creation dateSizeⓘMinified + Gzipped size
C
chart.js
00N/AN/AN/Ainstall size N/A
E
echarts
63,9972,0055.6.0a month ago10 years agoinstall size 328.4 KB

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