FusionCharts vs Chart.js: Which Chart Library to Choose?

Data Visualization is an essential element of nearly all front-end applications. Presenting the data in the right format with the perfect impact-generating chart can make a huge difference.

While there are many charting libraries in the market, choosing the right one can be quite daunting. Not all are feature complete, customizable, or easy to integrate with your preferred development framework. And you may not discover the subtle deficiencies until you start working with it. Pesky number formatting issues? Inadequate color schemes or chart label management? Even the lack of these small, but assumed capabilities can be quite frustrating.

FusionCharts continues to top the JS charting space. With simple yet advanced visualization capabilities, users are able to derive valuable insights from data.

Let’s take a look at how FusionCharts compares to Charts.js—a popular and free open source charting library.


Supported Charts	Over 100+ charts for all data viz needs (bar, line, area, pie, stacked, pareto, marimekko, bullet & sparkline, funnel & pyramid, spider charts etc.) (See table below)	9 charts (bar, line, area, scatter, pie, radar, polar, bubble, combo) (See table below)
Browser support	Cross-browser support, including older versions of IE	Limited support
Customization options	Plenty of configurable and customizable options.	Limited capabilities
Official Plugins for integration	Integrations for React, Angular, Vue.js, Ember, Java, Rails and jQuery	Limited integration options (plain JS or module loaders)
Technical Support	24/7 support via email, live chat, and forums to get your issues solved quickly.	No one to call or chat with directly. Support through Stackoverflow forum.

A deeper comparative look into the supported charts and customizable options.

Supported Charts
Column & Bar	✅	✅
Line & Area	✅	✅
Pie & Donut	✅	✅
Stacked Charts	✅	✅ (Via unofficial plugin)
Combination / Mixed Charts	✅	✅
Bubble and Scatter Charts	✅	✅
Market Share / Marimekko Charts	✅	❌
Pareto Charts	✅	❌
Guages, KPIs & Widgets	✅	❌
Gantt	✅	❌
Funnel & Pyramid	✅	❌
Bullet & Sparkline	✅	❌
Realtime Charts	✅	✅ (Via unofficial plugin)
Heat & Treemaps	✅	❌
Radar / Spider Charts	✅	❌
Waterfall / Cascade Charts	✅	✅ (Via unofficial plugin)
Node Diagram	✅	❌
Statistical Charts	✅	❌
Stock Charts	✅	❌
Sankey	✅	❌
Sunburst	✅	❌
Chord	✅	❌
Chorpleth Maps	✅	❌
3D Charts	✅	❌
Box & Whiskers	✅	❌