🆚 D3.js vs. GSAP

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

JavaScript library
JavaScript library

About

D3.js is an open-source, low-level JavaScript toolbox for data visualization.

It supports loading data from CSV, JSON, and GeoJSON formats, provides scale functions for mapping data values to visual properties, includes layouts such as force-directed graphs, treemaps, and packed circles, and offers transitions, animations, and interaction tools like dragging, zooming, and panning.

GSAP (GreenSock Animation Platform) is an open-source JavaScript animation library that enables developers to create high-performance, cross-browser animations for HTML elements, CSS properties, SVG, canvas, and JavaScript objects.

It includes a fast, low-level tweening engine with advanced timeline sequencing, custom easing, motion paths, and optional plugins such as ScrollTrigger and Draggable for scroll-based and interactive effects.

Headquarters

San Francisco, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

JavaScript Libraries › Rank #167
JavaScript Libraries › Rank #38
Charting › Rank #3
Animation › Rank #5

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The GSAP JavaScript library is 18 times more popular than D3.js.
Total websites

Market share

JavaScript Libraries

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

GSAP is more popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan, while D3.js is more popular in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
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United Kingdom
Japan
Germany
Italy
France
India
Spain
Australia
Netherlands

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

GSAP is more popular than D3.js in all market segments.
Business
Marketing/Merchandising
Internet Services
Education/Reference
Online Shopping
Travel
Entertainment
Health
Blogs/Wiki
Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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