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The best Chartist alternatives

3 tools that do a similar job to Chartist, 3 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.

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Chartist

A small JavaScript library that draws simple, responsive SVG charts styled with CSS.

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    Chart.js

    Open source · MIT · ★ 67.8k

    A JavaScript library for drawing simple, customizable charts on web pages using canvas.

    Best for: Web developers adding standard charts such as line or bar charts to a site; Designers who want chart styling they can configure in code

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    Recharts

    Open source · MIT · ★ 27.7k

    A React charting library built on D3 for drawing charts from declarative components.

    Best for: React developers who need standard charts such as line, bar or similar graphs in a web app; Teams that prefer declarative, component-based chart code

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    Plotly.js

    Open source · MIT · ★ 18.4k

    A JavaScript library for drawing interactive charts in web pages, also the engine behind Plotly in Python and

    Best for: Web developers who want interactive charts in their own site or app; Data analysts who already use Python or R Plotly and want to understand the JavaScript side

How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Chartist. We don't take payment for placement.