🆚 Chart.js vs. Highcharts

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Charting library
Charting library

About

Chart.js is an open-source JavaScript library for data visualization that renders charts in HTML5 canvas.

It supports bar, line, pie, bubble, radar, polar area, scatter, and mixed charts, and offers built-in responsiveness, customizable animations, tooltip and legend controls, and tree-shaking to reduce bundle size.

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.

Headquarters

Vik i Sogn, Norway

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free version ✔️Education and Personal License, application required
Annual
Internal use$176/seat/year
SaaS$349/seat/year
Stock charts$349/seat/year
Map charts$122/seat/year
Gantt charts$70/seat/year
Perpetual
Internal use$405/seat
SaaS$799/seat
Stock charts$799/seat
Map charts$280/seat
Gantt charts$160/seat

Categories

Charting › Rank #2
Charting › Rank #5

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Chart.js charting library is 15 times more popular than Highcharts.
Total websites

Market share

Charting

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Chart.js is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia, while Highcharts is more popular in Armenia, Oman, and Mauritius.
United States
United Kingdom
Australia
Germany
Canada
Netherlands
France
Italy
Spain
Indonesia

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Chart.js is more popular among sites focused on business, marketing and merchandising, and education and reference, while Highcharts is more commonly used on government and military sites.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Education/Reference
Blogs/Wiki
Entertainment
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO
Internet Services
Online Shopping
Finance/Banking
Health

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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#2,695
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