FusionCharts Free vs FusionCharts v3

FusionCharts Free and FusionCharts v3 are two different products with entirely different licensing schemes. FusionCharts Free is completely free and covers all your basic charting needs. FusionCharts v3 is a paid product with a wider variety of chart types and a host of advanced features.

Overall Difference

	Free	Paid
No of charts and gauges	22	45 45 charts in FusionCharts v3 and 80 charts in the entire FusionCharts suite
Script / database independent	Yes	Yes
Created In The version of Adobe Flash/ActionScript which was used for creating FusionCharts	Flash MX / ActionScript 1	Adobe Flash 8 / ActionScript 2
JavaScript / AJAX Enabled AJAX-enabled charts can update themselves at client side without involving a page refresh	Partial FusionCharts FREE charts can update themselves only from XML string loaded using external (3rd party) AJAX frameworks. Hence, partial.	Full All charts in FusionCharts Suite v3 can update data from URL without Page refresh. This does not require any external (3rd party) AJAX framework
Loads in Flash movies Support for implementation of FusionCharts in Flash movies for development of rich applications	No	Yes
Animation in charts	Most of the charts All Charts except Stacked 3D Column and Candlestick Charts support animation	All charts support animation
Maps Supported 535 maps, including all continents, major countries and all US states. Features include animation, styles, markers/cities and connector lines	No	As a part of FusionMaps, which is a part of FusionCharts Suite
In-built visual debugger for easy debugging The debugger points out if there were any problems in loading data or with the data itself.	No	Yes
Visual XML Generator Utility All versions of FusionCharts take their data in XML format. The XML generator utility allows you to enter data in a spreadsheet, set configurations for the chart and generate the XML and the corresponding HTML with a click.	No	Yes
Support	No personalized support	Personalized support

Chart Types

	Free	Paid
Column Chart	Both 2D & 3D	Both 2D & 3D, with 3D-lighting and gradients. Also, glass effect column chart supported
Pie Chart	Both 2D & 3D	Both 2D & 3D, with 3D-lighting and gradients. Also, interactive slicing and rotation are supported.
Bar Chart	2D	Both 2D & 3D, with 3D-lighting and gradients.
Line Chart	2D	Both 2D & 3D
Doughnut Chart	2D	Both 2D & 3D, with 3D lighting and gradients. Also, interactive slicing and rotation are supported.
Area Chart	2D	Both 2D & 3D
Stacked Charts	Stacked 3D/2D Column, 2D Bar and 2D Area Charts	Both 2D & 3D Stacked Column, Bar and Area Charts. With 3D lighting and gradients
Single Y Axis Combination Charts	No	Both 2D & 3D Column, Line, Area. Support for 3D-lighting effect, gradient fills and scrolling. Also a true 3D Combination chart with lots of interactive features.
Dual Y Axis Combination Charts	2D/3D Column (primary Y Axis) & Line (secondary Y Axis)	Both 2D & 3D Column, Line, Area. Support for 3D lighting effect and gradient fills. Scrollable charts available.
Scrollable charts 2D Column, line and area charts with scrollable x-axis	No	Yes 2D Column, line, area charts - 2D stacked column chart - 2D single/dual Y Axis combination charts
Interactive gauges (Dial chart, Linear Gauge, Bulb, LED, Cylinder) Gauges are used to interactively plot KPIs (Key Performance Indicators)	No	Yes Angular (dial), Linear (scale), Vertical/Horizontal LED, Bulb, Cylinder, Thermometer In FusionWidgets (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)
Real-time/data streaming charts and gauges Charts that automatically update themselves with new data from server every n seconds	No	Yes Line, area, column, stacked column, area, dual Y Axis line charts and angular, linear, bulb, thermometer, LED, cylinder gauges
Gantt Chart	Yes	Interactive Gantt chart with support for grouping of tasks, milestone markers and task connectors
Funnel & Pyramid Chart	Funnel Chart	Both Funnel & Pyramid
Bullet graphs	No	Yes In FusionWidgets (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)
Sparklines, spark columns, spark win/loss charts Word-sized graphics that are used inline with the text on a page to convey a lot of information in a small space.	No	Yes In FusionWidgets (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)
Candlestick Chart Powerful and interactive interface to plot your stock data	Yes	Yes Interactive Candlestick chart in PowerCharts (a part of FusionCharts Suite)
Drag Node Chart A chart where each data set is shown as a drag-able node. Perfect for network diagrams and hierarchy structures.	No	Yes In PowerCharts (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)
Multi-axis Line Chart Interactive line chart with multiple axes on the same chart.	No	Yes In PowerCharts (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)
Select Scatter Chart An extension of Scatter Chart with the added functionality of selecting any number of points on the chart and returning them back to server (or JavaScript functions).	No	Yes In PowerCharts (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)
Drag-able Charts A set of charts that allow you to visually manipulate the data on the chart and then submit it back to the server. Used in simulation and financial planning.	No	Yes In PowerCharts (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)
Waterfall Chart A special type of column chart that shows how an initial value is increased and decreased by a series of intermediate values, leading to a final value.	No	Yes In PowerCharts (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)
Multi-level Pie Chart A specialized chart that allows you to show symmetrical and asymmetrical tree structures in a consolidated pie like structure.	No	Yes In PowerCharts (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)
Logarithmic Charts Charts with logarithmic axis that support any positive base.	No	Yes In PowerCharts (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)
Spline Charts Just like a line chart. Except that the data points are connected by a single continuous curve.	No	Yes In PowerCharts (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)
Inverse y-Axis Charts Charts with inverted axis to show rankings. Used to plot ranking, hits trend etc.	No	Yes In PowerCharts (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)
Radar Charts Charts with multiple axes along which data can be plotted. Useful to look at several different factors related to one item in a single glance.	No	Yes In PowerCharts (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)
Error Bar Chart Bar charts with an additional y-value to show the error value on the chart. Useful for displaying statistical information about the data on the chart.	No	Yes In PowerCharts (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)
Kagi Chart Charts used to illustrate general levels of supply and demand for certain assets.	No	Yes In PowerCharts (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)

Features

	Free	Paid
Gradients and 3D Lighting Gradients allow for gradient fill for the data plot, the canvas and the chart background. 3D lighting gives a realistic 3D feel to the charts	No	Yes
Animation in charts	Most of the charts. Barring a few charts like Stacked 3D Column and Candlestick, all the others support animation	All charts support animation
Custom Animation for each chart element Custom animation allows animation effects like fade-in, scaling and translation with different types of tweening effects.	No	Yes
Hotspots (same window, new window, JavaScript links) Each data set (each column in a column chart for example) acts as a hotspot that can be linked to other pages for more info.	Yes	Yes
Hotspots (frames, pop-ups) Each data set (each column in a column chart for example) acts as a hotspot that can be linked to other frames or pop-up windows.	No	Yes
Entire chart as hot-spot (frames, popups, JavaScript links)	No	Yes
JavaScript Events JavaScript functions called by charts for events like chart loaded, chart rendered, chart exported and errors occured while loading data.	No	Yes
Smart labels in Pie and Doughnut Charts Smart labels avoid overlapping of data labels even when there are a lot of data sets in a small space	No	Yes
Export Chart as Image/PDF	No	Server-side and client-side export to JPG, PNG and PDF
Custom font properties for each chart element Each chart element can have its font properties defined separately, rather than sharing the global font properties	No	Yes
Color Palettes Pre-defined color themes with visually-pleasing colors defined for all chart elements	No	Yes
JavaScript APIs to print the chart, export, update chart, get data and individual attributes	No	Yes
Custom display texts for data items Custom labels appended to data point for detailed info about the data points.	No	Yes
Export chart data as CSV	No	Yes
Display Modes for x-axis labels	Rotate.	Rotate, stagger, slant and wrap.
Multi-lingual (UTF-8) characters	Yes. Horizontally.	Yes. Both horizontally and vertically.
Logarithmic Axis	No	Yes In PowerCharts (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)
Multiple Axis	No	Yes In PowerCharts (a part of the FusionCharts Suite)
Branding of charts Brand your charts with your company logo, name and URL attached to the chart.	No	Yes