CanvasJS Charts

CanvasJS Charts is an HTML5 JavaScript library that draws charts in the browser. Developers use it to add interactive graphs and dashboards to web applications on desktop and mobile.

What CanvasJS Charts offers

• Chart types — more than thirty types, including line, column, bar, area, pie, doughnut, scatter, bubble and box-and-whisker.
• Stock charts — includes StockCharts for financial data such as candlestick and OHLC views.
• Interactivity — supports tooltips, zooming, panning, animation, drilldown and exporting.
• Framework support — works standalone and with React, Angular, Vue and jQuery.
• Server-side use — can be fed from back ends written in PHP, Python, ASP.NET, Java, Node and others.

Who it works with

Web developers who need charts in their own applications. The site says it handles very large numbers of data points quickly and lists sample code for each chart type.

Key facts

• Platform: HTML5, runs across browsers and devices
• Language: JavaScript
• Users: The vendor reports hundreds of thousands of users worldwide