Highcharts
Highcharts is a commercial JavaScript charting framework based on SVG, with optional WebGL for high-volume rendering.
It supports line, area, bar, pie, scatter, heatmap, polar, gauge, range, and 3D charts, provides responsive touch support, exports to PNG, JPG, PDF, and SVG, accepts data from JSON or live sources, and includes wrappers for React, Vue, and Angular.
According to our data, Highcharts is the 5th most popular charting library on the web.
It has 2.9% of the charting market share and is detected on 0.08% of all websites.
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Stack Overflow💸 Pricing
Highcharts is available in both free and paid versions.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Charting
- Rank: 5
- Market share: 2.9%
🏆 Highcharts Awards
- 🥉 Third most popular in the Netherlands in the Charting category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Germany in the Charting category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Russia in the Charting category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Sweden in the Charting category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Indonesia in the Charting category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Norway in the Charting category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Taiwan in the Charting category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Vietnam in the Charting category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in the Czech Republic in the Charting category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Belgium in the Charting category.
⚡ Sites Using Highcharts
We have data on 2,670 websites that use the Highcharts charting library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Highcharts is 
hubspot.com.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hubspot.com |
#289 | United States | English |
| 2 | #434 | India | English | |
| 3 | #1,092 | Indonesia | Indonesian | |
| 4 | #1,553 | Netherlands | Dutch | |
| 5 | #1,556 | United States | American English | |
| 6 | #2,261 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 7 | #2,330 | English | ||
| 8 | #2,994 | Vietnam | Vietnamese | |
| 9 | #3,052 | India | English | |
| 10 | #3,212 | Vietnam | Vietnamese | |
| 11 | #3,265 | India | English | |
| 12 | #3,292 | English | ||
| 13 | #5,402 | English | ||
| 14 | #5,431 | United States | English | |
| 15 | #5,499 | France | French | |
| 16 | #5,514 | Korea | Korean | |
| 17 | #5,657 | English | ||
| 18 | #5,886 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 19 | #6,024 | France | American English | |
| 20 | #6,167 | Greece | Greek |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Highcharts:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Business category.
Most of the sites using Highcharts are from the United States, the Netherlands, and Germany.
- United States 14.7%
- Netherlands 7.8%
- Germany 7.7%
- United Kingdom 5.6%
- France 5.2%
- India 3.9%
- Russia 2.6%
- Brazil 2.4%
- Canada 2.4%
- Other 47.7%
Most Highcharts users speak English, Dutch, or German.
- English 49.9%
- Dutch 6.1%
- German 5.6%
- French 4.5%
- Spanish 4%
- Chinese 3.4%
- Russian 2.7%
- Portuguese 2.3%
- Italian 1.8%
- Other 19.7%
The Highcharts charting library is especially popular on .com, .org, and .nl top-level domains.
- .com 33.7%
- .org 6.5%
- .nl 5.9%
- .de 4.1%
- .net 2.7%
- .fr 1.8%
- .ru 1.8%
- .com.br 1.3%
- .se 1.2%
- Other 41%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Highcharts include business, finance and banking, and government and military.
- Business 24.9%
- Finance/Banking 13.6%
- Government/Military 9.1%
- Education/Reference 6.5%
- Public Information 5.5%
- Marketing/Merchandising 5.2%
- Internet Services 4.4%
- Travel 3.7%
- Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 2.8%
- Other 24.3%
🔢 Highcharts Versions
The most popular version of Highcharts is 10.3, used by 26.6% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 7.3% of sites use Highcharts 8.2, and 5.6% use Highcharts 12.4.
The Highcharts version distribution shows significant fragmentation, with 36.5% of sites using versions other than the top ones.
- 10.3 26.6%
- 8.2 7.3%
- 12.4 5.6%
- 5.0 4.8%
- 10.2 4%
- 11.4 4%
- 4.1 4%
- 8.1 4%
- 11.0 3.2%
- Other 36.5%
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Where is Highcharts's headquarters?
Highcharts is located in Vik i Sogn, Norway.
Can I use Highcharts for free?
Yes, there is a free version with limited functionality.
How much does Highcharts cost?
Highcharts is priced from $176 per seat per year for the Internal use plan.
Which country uses Highcharts the most?
The majority of Highcharts users are from the United States.
Who uses Highcharts?
According to our data, Highcharts is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as hubspot.com, moneycontrol.com, and
kemenag.go.id.
Is Highcharts used on government websites?
Yes, for example, it is used by dichvucong.gov.vn. In total, we found Highcharts on 16 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Highcharts?
Yes. The most prominent of these is snu.ac.kr. Overall, we know of 10 academic websites in the United States that use Highcharts.
How does Highcharts stack up against its competitors?
Highcharts is a fairly popular charting library, ranking ahead of 20 other charting libraries we track.
What are the alternatives to Highcharts?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Highcharts may include FusionCharts,
AnyChart, and
CanvasJS.
Angular
React
Vue.js