Thanks for the post. The obvious comparison is feedgnuplot: https://github.com/dkogan/feedgnuplot/
That works similarly in that it plots standard input. The backend is gnuplot, which is a double-edged sword: it's far more full-featured than brplot, but almost certainly is much slower also. I'll try out brplot to see if it would be a good replacement for cases where speed is important. Thanks!