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CanvasJS

CanvasJS is an HTML5 JavaScript charting library with a simple API and 10x performance.

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CanvasJS is a JavaScript charting library for building HTML5 charts and stock charts in web applications. It addresses the need to visualize data in dashboards and other interfaces with a simple API, while rendering across devices including phones, tablets, Macs, and PCs.

The library supports more than 30 chart types, including line, column, bar, spline, area, pie, doughnut, candlestick, OHLC, scatter, bubble, waterfall, funnel, and pyramid charts, along with StockCharts. Features include themes, interactivity, zooming and panning, multiple axes, logarithmic axes, and dynamic charts. It integrates with front-end frameworks and technologies such as React, Angular, Vue.js, jQuery, ASP.NET, PHP, Python, Node.js, JSP, and Spring MVC, and is available for download or installation via NPM.

CanvasJS is aimed at developers building dashboards and data visualizations in web applications. It is packaged as a downloadable library available through NPM, with documentation for both charts and StockCharts.

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