D3.js vs. Google Charts

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
D3.js
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
D3.js is a JavaScript library for manipulating documents based on data.N/A
Google Charts
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
Google Charts provides a way to visualize data on your website - for free. From simple line charts to complex hierarchical tree maps, the chart gallery provides a large number of ready-to-use chart types. The most common way to use Google Charts is with simple JavaScript that you embed in your web page.N/A
Pricing
D3.jsGoogle Charts
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
D3.jsGoogle Charts
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
D3.jsGoogle Charts
Considered Both Products
D3.js
Chose D3.js
Protoviz does not require as much knowledge of programming to build visualizations as with D3.js or Google Charts. Highcharts or AnyChart are other alternatives that are more specific to building charts only.
Google Charts
Chose Google Charts
I've used D3.js and Google Charts, in my opinion, is easier to use and more accessible. But D3.js is much more visually flexible and has a lot of different use cases if we compare it to this service. So I think Google Charts is suitable for dashboards and applications that …
Chose Google Charts
Is very easy to use/learn, and Google Charts has all the features we need. Maybe other tools have more customization or more chart options but they are also not as easy and fast to implement as google charts.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
D3.jsGoogle Charts
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
D3.js
-
Ratings
Google Charts
8.8
50 Ratings
8% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.145 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings9.548 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.844 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
D3.js
-
Ratings
Google Charts
9.3
51 Ratings
15% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.645 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.451 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings9.537 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.646 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
D3.js
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Ratings
Google Charts
9.0
51 Ratings
8% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings9.549 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.646 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings8.643 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.737 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.830 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
D3.js
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Ratings
Google Charts
8.8
50 Ratings
10% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.949 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.847 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.839 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
D3.js
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Ratings
Google Charts
8.8
45 Ratings
3% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.844 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.839 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.841 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.831 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
D3.js
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Ratings
Google Charts
9.0
48 Ratings
13% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings9.546 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings9.629 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.744 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
D3.js
-
Ratings
Google Charts
8.8
40 Ratings
11% above category average
REST API00 Ratings8.932 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings8.839 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings8.826 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings8.926 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.828 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.828 Ratings
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D3.jsGoogle Charts
Small Businesses
Syncfusion Essential Studio®
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Score 6.8 out of 10
Cyfe
Cyfe
Score 8.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
React
React
Score 9.3 out of 10
Reveal
Reveal
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
React
React
Score 9.3 out of 10
Sigma
Sigma
Score 9.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
D3.jsGoogle Charts
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
(3 ratings)
8.9
(61 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
7.3
(8 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
8.9
(33 ratings)
Availability
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Performance
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.3
(33 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
5.0
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
-
(0 ratings)
8.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
D3.jsGoogle Charts
Likelihood to Recommend
Open Source
It's well suited for dynamic data, especially when multiple users are using the application and generating data, it helps us to get analytics of the data for users.
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Google
We can easily recommend Google Charts to any company that needs a way to visually represent their data. Another great thing about Google Charts is that it is free to use and does not require any membership fees. Although it requires a skilled used to be able to use the charts, the results are great and can be beneficial to any company who is looking to make better decisions.
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Pros
Open Source
  • It provides multiple ways of visualizing data easily.
  • It is fast and light on system resources. It is built with JavaScript and visualizations can be easily hosted on the web across browsers.
  • It has a huge community backing it so it is easy to find people to help with whatever you're doing.
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Google
  • they're free with Google suite and they have backing in terms of powerful Google apps which can be plugged in to perform multiple actions like using Google sheets to import raw data into Google Charts
  • they're the most simple app to use when it comes to creating charts and visual dashboards
  • ease of customization
  • ease of using custom APIs from developers side to help make any types of charts and dashboards you want
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Cons
Open Source
  • Hard to code, not a kids play toy.
  • No tutorial from official documentation.
  • Requires web development experience.
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Google
  • I would like a couple more introductory videos or a live chat option for when you run into an issue. I think this is a Google-wide problem, not only linked to Google Charts.
  • I have run into some issues with the Dynamic Data but also admittedly could potentially dive in deeper and investigate.
  • It would be great if Google Charts made it possible to integrate Google Chat into the platform.
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Likelihood to Renew
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Google
Google Charts is a good product. It's widely supported with deep documentation and a large community. But for me, it wasn't customizable enough. When we started with simple charts, it was great, but as we got deeper and more complex, our needs outgrew the library. If I was going forward, I would choose a more barebones library with more freedom and extensibility.
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Usability
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Google
Google Charts is about as easy to use as the rest of their applications. The UI is very well thought out, allowing you to add what you need, and customize it to your exact liking. The default theme is actually really nice, which helps as most of the time, customizing is not needed.
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Reliability and Availability
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Google
Google charts is always available and provides fast output.
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Performance
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Google
Connectivity is occasionally very slow.
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Support Rating
Open Source
Support can be improved by providing more educational videos.
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Google
As a free tool with massively powerful, infinitely customisable charts that can be dynamically updated - Google Charts is my favourite data visualisation tool. However, my hatred of JavaScript does jade my view on it. This is the price of the tool though, and I'm glad it's available for me.
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Online Training
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Google
The online training was solely done through self training on google's guide to charts.
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Implementation Rating
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Google
Easy to implement
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Alternatives Considered
Open Source
Protoviz does not require as much knowledge of programming to build visualizations as with D3.js or Google Charts. Highcharts or AnyChart are other alternatives that are more specific to building charts only
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Google
Google Charts stacks up better since it is free and does not have the constant pressure for cost overruns, add-ons, annual maintenance and implementation services. The speed of using Google Charts is quick, saving users potentially weeks in getting up and going. For the readers of websites with limited resources, the application shows up nicely is look and feel with charts. Great way of showing data visually.
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Scalability
Open Source
No answers on this topic
Google
Google Charts is essential for quick, easy, reporting. There are opportunities for advanced features.
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Return on Investment
Open Source
  • Rapid Development using templates helps faster delivery of the project.
  • Documentation requires a lot of time to study.
  • D3 creates high-quality visual effects which can be used over large screens.
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Google
  • teams were easily able to create charts and find out progress on our learning courses and thus take actionable insights to their managers, professors
  • students could also know their progress on various courses from one single view, same for instructors in terms of imparting education
  • sales team could learn which kind of courses sold more to focus more on those areas
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