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Highcharts

Score9.7 out of 10

13 Reviews and Ratings

What is Highcharts?

Highcharts is a time saver for developers who want to visualize data on any platform.
  • Highcharts is a javascript-based chart library and can be integrated on any platform through the Highcharts wrappers and add-ons.
  • Highcharts documentation is presented to make it easy to integrate charts on their platforms.

Top Performing Features

  • Publish to Web

    Category average: 8.1

  • Javascript API

    A Javascript API is a type of API

    Category average: 8

  • Pixel Perfect reports

    Pixel Perfect reports are highly-formatted reports with graphics and ability to preview the report before printing.

    Category average: 7.9

Areas for Improvement

  • Single Sign-On (SSO)

    Allows users to use one set of login credentials to access multiple applications

    Category average: 8.6

  • iFrames

    An iFrame is an HTML document embedded inside another HTML document on a website

    Category average: 7.7

  • Customizable dashboards

    Customizable dashboards are dashboards providing the builder some degree of control over the look and feel and display options.

    Category average: 8.3

Amazing simple charts quick and easy.

Pros

  • Easy to get started.
  • Easy to do basic customizations.
  • Attractive-looking graphs.

Cons

  • While customization of colors and basic width/height of elements in simple, going beyond that becomes difficult.

Alternatives Considered

D3.js

Other Software Used

D3.js

Highcharts -- the powerful charting tool

Pros

  • Pure javascript.
  • Quick rendering.
  • Lots of examples.

Cons

  • It's relatively complex.
  • Data and configuration of the display would be better.
  • The learning curve is not negligible.

Other Software Used

Zapier, Postman, Jenkins

Solid charting library

Pros

  • A wide selection of chart types.
  • Can handle large amounts of datasets.
  • Can customize look and feel to match the application.
  • Good community and documentation.

Cons

  • Customizations can be difficult sometimes when you need anything more than size and color.

Highcharts

Pros

  • It includes different kinds of charts that can be used based on your needs.

Cons

  • I found it very nice and easy to use.

Other Software Used

Google Analytics, Google Charts, Google Drive