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Comparision for D3.js vs zingChart library for visualizations and charting

I am looking for visualization and charting in my project.

So Suggest all possible comparison for d3.js and zingChart

Please also consider following factors :

1.Layout adjustments on webpage
2.Learning simplicity
3.Documentatin available
4.Ease of Implementation
5.flash support

Finally I would like to know which is the best choice from these two libraries?

Thanx in advance.

Solution

  • D3 :

    1. Open source - YES(BSD license)
    2. Focuses on - D3 is drawing library which focuses on charting + data visualization
    3. Mobile friendly - No Please See Detail
    4. Graphics Technology - SVG / HTML5 / CSS
    5. Compatibility - IE 6.0 + all modern browsers
    6. Export Chart Data - Needs more coding at server side to export charts
    7. Popularity - Widely used and popular
    8. 3D Support - No
    9. Online Support / help - Full Support with good documentation and examples as it is open source
    10. Offline limitations - No

    Zingchart :

    1. Open source -No (but free trial of full version available).
      Price : $249 to $9999 (Trial version available with watermark )
    2. Focuses on - Pure Charting library, custom data visualization is difficult 100's of predefined chart types, geographical maps, custom data visualization modules... all with tons of styling options
    3. Mobile friendly - Yes
    4. Graphics Technology - HTML5/Canvas/SVG/VML/Flash/Image/PDF. with server-side charting options available
    5. Compatibility - IE (7&8) 9 + all modern browsers
    6. Export Chart Data - Easy to export generated charts in various formats - (pdf,png,bmp,SVG)
    7. Popularity - Not much Used by the Fortune 100 to startups -- large implementations for NASDAQ, Adobe, Alcatel-Lucent (just to name a few)
    8. 3D Support - Yes
    9. Online Support / help - Average Documentations and examples Getting started guides, documentation by chart type, features, and API methods/events, full JSON Attributes/Syntax, Tutorials Access to personalized support via email, and phone, right-click to share your charts for questions
    10. Offline limitations - No