The best plotly.py alternatives
5 tools that do a similar job to plotly.py, 5 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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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
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visx
Open source · MIT · ★ 21.1k
A set of reusable React building blocks for drawing custom charts, built on d3 math.
Best for: React developers who want full control over how a chart looks and behaves; Teams building their own reusable chart library on top of shared components
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deck.gl
Open source · MIT · ★ 14.7k
A GPU-accelerated framework for drawing large data sets as layers on maps and 3D views.
Best for: Developers building interactive maps or geospatial dashboards over large data sets; Teams who need GPU rendering for tens of thousands of points or shapes
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G2
Open source · MIT · ★ 12.7k
A JavaScript library for building charts from data using a declarative, layered grammar.
Best for: Front-end developers adding charts to a web dashboard; Data analysts comfortable writing a little JavaScript
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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
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 plotly.py. We don't take payment for placement.