Ask HN: Favorite Javascript Graphing Solution.

6 points·templaedhel··6 comments

I have been browsing around for a good (preferably opensource) javascript graphing library, wondering if anyone has any feedback for the common ones, or one they would recommend. The more graph types the better, especially pie graphs, and if its not interactive, please explain why you think it's better then the google graphs api.

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I've used JSCharts quite a bit and it works as one would expect. Pretty on the eye as well.

http://www.jscharts.com/

http://code.google.com/p/flot/

http://www.highcharts.com/

Both good choices. I've used flot before and it's great, though there are some things that are hard to do. Highcharts I haven't used yet, but it promises more features and customizability, so I think I'm switching.

I should also point out this find of mine. http://www.splashnology.com/blog/javascripts/290.html It mentions most of the ones pointed out here, but also has several more, very impressive ones. Worth a skim.

Flot doesnt have pie graphs, but other then that it does seem quite good, I had seen it before, but pie graphs are important. Highcharts is new to me, and looks excellent.

"The only thing worse than a pie chart is two pie charts." Edward Tufte

You shouldn't use pie charts EVER, even if your client or customer requests them. Instead you should educate them why it's a terrible idea to ever use them and instead point them to the kind of chart they should be using, a bar chart.

http://g.raphaeljs.com/

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