Charts are all around
Posted February 16th, 2010 in Developers by Bartosz JablonskiRecently we have been working on significant number of applications, which needs to present couple of chart values in visually interesting form. One can of course rely on Google charts. However it is not always possible for systems working with sensitive data.
If you need local fully customizable charting, you should look at the following chart packages:
- Open Flash Chart. This is actually the second version of this powerful and free library. It is small, quick and provides completely free charting.
- XML/SWF Charts. In many cases it is worth to pay $50 single licence to have the possibilities of this kind. Highly customizable graphics is worth seeing.
- Highcharts. It is free charting solution for non-commercial applications. Commercial users need to pay $80 per single site, but still worth consideration.
- FushionCharts. One of the best complete solution on the market. There is a free version as well, but the actual force of the package is provided in the full commercial version. Highly valuable – we have used it for some of our projects and customers are really pleased.
The most important fact is that in any of the above packages you are receiving the out of the box solution, which you can start using in minutes. In most cases it is just a case of proper XML data input preparation. You can also often get an interesting sample code, which should be enough to place the chart on you page.
Have a good charting!
Tags: chart, components, development, flash, xml
