{"id":18710,"date":"2021-10-28T09:58:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T04:28:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/?p=18710"},"modified":"2026-01-20T14:41:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:11:50","slug":"the-ultimate-checklist-for-buying-a-charts-library","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-checklist-for-buying-a-charts-library\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Checklist for Buying a Charts Library 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Data visualization occupies a critical role in the world of data science and analytics, two disciplines that are promising to change the world. It helps analysts investigate data trends that aren&#8217;t readily apparent, discover new opportunities, and identify future prospects. Raw data doesn&#8217;t have much to say on its own, however.\u00a0 That is why the development of innovative technologies for data collection, pre-processing and archiving, has increased the need for effective data presentation tools. While there are many charting and graphing libraries available in the market today, FusionCharts is one unique library that is superior to the rest in terms of its beautiful presentations, stunning visualizations, efficiency, and ease of use.<\/span><\/p>\r\nIf you are looking for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/fusioncharts\">data visualization tool<\/a>, take a minute to look over our ultimate checklist for buying a charts library. We have put together a list of 8 items you will definitely need. It will also show you why\u00a0 FusionCharts is the right option for you &#8212; both now and in the future!\r\n\r\nSo as you consider which charting tool is right for you, stop and take a moment to answer these simple questions.\r\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-checklist-for-buying-a-charts-library\/#1_Does_the_Charting_Library_Have_a_Variety_of_Charts\" title=\"1. Does the Charting Library Have a Variety of Charts?\">1. Does the Charting Library Have a Variety of Charts?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-checklist-for-buying-a-charts-library\/#2_Are_the_Charts_Fully_Customizable\" title=\"2. Are the Charts Fully Customizable?\">2. Are the Charts Fully Customizable?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-checklist-for-buying-a-charts-library\/#3_Are_the_Dashboards_and_Charts_Interactive\" title=\"3. Are the Dashboards and Charts Interactive?\">3. Are the Dashboards and Charts Interactive?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-checklist-for-buying-a-charts-library\/#4_Are_there_Routines_For_Generating_Maps\" title=\"4. Are there Routines For Generating Maps?\">4. Are there Routines For Generating Maps?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-checklist-for-buying-a-charts-library\/#5_Can_the_Charts_Update_in_Real-Time\" title=\"5. Can the Charts Update in Real-Time?\">5. Can the Charts Update in Real-Time?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-checklist-for-buying-a-charts-library\/#6_Can_the_Charts_be_Exported\" title=\"6. Can the Charts be Exported?\">6. Can the Charts be Exported?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-checklist-for-buying-a-charts-library\/#7_Are_there_APIs_and_SDKs_for_Different_Frameworks\" title=\"7. Are there APIs and SDKs for Different Frameworks?\">7. Are there APIs and SDKs for Different Frameworks?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-checklist-for-buying-a-charts-library\/#8_Is_the_Charting_Library_Accompanied_by_Documentation\" title=\"8. Is the Charting Library Accompanied by Documentation?\">8. Is the Charting Library Accompanied by Documentation?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/the-ultimate-checklist-for-buying-a-charts-library\/#How_Do_I_Sign_Up_For_a_Free_FusionCharts_Trial\" title=\"How Do I Sign Up For a Free FusionCharts Trial?\">How Do I Sign Up For a Free FusionCharts Trial?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Does_the_Charting_Library_Have_a_Variety_of_Charts\"><\/span>1. Does the Charting Library Have a Variety of Charts?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18712 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/variety.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"898\" height=\"636\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/variety.png 898w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/variety-300x212.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/variety-768x544.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 898px) 100vw, 898px\" \/>\r\n\r\nVariety means flexibility, so the first item on our checklist is whether or not a charting library ships with a selection of charts that allows you to pick the right one for your data. While many libraries contain basic graphs and charts, more sophisticated alternatives are often missing. FusionCharts has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/fusioncharts\">100+ charts, graphs and gauges<\/a>, and 2000+ choropleth maps. In addition to bar, column, line, and area charts it also supports the more domain-specific graphs, These include elegant Sankey charts, chord diagrams, treemaps, heatmaps, Gantt charts, Marimekko charts, gauges, spider charts, and more.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Are_the_Charts_Fully_Customizable\"><\/span>2. Are the Charts Fully Customizable?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nThe second thing to check is whether or not the charts in a library are fully customizable. Many charting libraries may plot your data correctly but components such as labels, axis labels, font colors, and tick labels may be fixed. FusionCharts allows you to customize everything. You control everything from your data point and axis labels to your label fonts and colors. You can also customize your point colors, point sizes, and line styles using FusionCharts easy APIs.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Are_the_Dashboards_and_Charts_Interactive\"><\/span>3. Are the Dashboards and Charts Interactive?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nAnother important item on our list is whether or not the charts are interactive.\u00a0 Most charting libraries create plots and graphs that are static and do not allow any user interaction. With FusionCharts you can create highly responsive beautiful charts and dashboards. You can implement a\u00a0 variety of interactions such as panning, zooming, and scaling. With FusionCharts your users can zoom in to visualize very minute detail or zoom out to observe overall long-term data trends. For example, look at this example of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/fusiontime\">time series data with a time navigator window:<\/a>\r\n\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18326 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/timeseries-1024x610.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/timeseries-1024x610.png 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/timeseries-300x179.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/timeseries-768x457.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/timeseries.png 1914w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Are_there_Routines_For_Generating_Maps\"><\/span>4. Are there Routines For Generating Maps?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18711 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/map-1024x793.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/map-1024x793.png 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/map-300x232.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/map-768x595.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/map.png 1286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\r\n\r\nMany modern data visualization techniques involve adding points directly to a map. This type of chart depicts data trends in relation to location. For example, you can use different colors to show demographic information. Bubbles of various sizes on different parts of a map can show differences in agricultural production. Finally, a map can simply show you large international airports. FusionCharts library fully supports maps. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/fusionmaps\">There are over 2000+ geographical maps<\/a> with a large database of all countries, US states, and various European regions. As a result, you can easily visualize business data like revenue by region, employment levels by state, or even your office locations.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Can_the_Charts_Update_in_Real-Time\"><\/span>5. Can the Charts Update in Real-Time?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18713 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/variety2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2022\" height=\"1220\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/variety2.png 2022w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/variety2-300x181.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/variety2-768x463.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/variety2-1024x618.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2022px) 100vw, 2022px\" \/>\r\n\r\nMany charting libraries only support static charts. Updating your graph or chart simply may not be an option. The FusionCharts library, however, comes with a complete set of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/charts\/realtime-charts\">real-time, self-updating charts<\/a>. These charts are also called data streaming charts. They automatically get data from the server and update themselves after a time period you specify. Most importantly, these charts update without the need for any page refreshes.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Can_the_Charts_be_Exported\"><\/span>6. Can the Charts be Exported?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18714 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/temp1-1024x308.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/temp1-1024x308.png 1024w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/temp1-300x90.png 300w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/temp1-768x231.png 768w, \/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/temp1.png 2024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\r\n\r\nWhen investing in a charting library, another important consideration is whether or not you can export its charts to other formats. Some libraries do provide limited support but restrict you to downloading only individual charts. With FusionCharts, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/fusionexport\">FusionExport component<\/a> allows users to not only download or export individual graphs, plots, and charts but also to download entire live dashboards. It is easy to export dashboards in multiple image formats. These include the .png, .jpg, .svg and also .pdf formats. You can also automatically save your dashboard on the server for sharing and exchanging in emails.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Are_there_APIs_and_SDKs_for_Different_Frameworks\"><\/span>7. Are there APIs and SDKs for Different Frameworks?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nMany charting libraries support only one or two programming languages. With FusionCharts, its APIs are consistent across a large variety of charts. You can easily integrate your charts and dashboards with any Javascript framework or server-side programming language. Developers can add charts to their favorite framework including Django, Ruby on Rails, Angular, React, jQuery, and Ember, just to name a few.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Is_the_Charting_Library_Accompanied_by_Documentation\"><\/span>8. Is the Charting Library Accompanied by Documentation?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nMany charting libraries available today have sparse documentation and limited or no demos and tutorials. With FusionCharts there are loads of online demos, tutorials, code samples, and examples for every chart, graph, map, and gauge. This makes it easy for your developers to use FusionCharts to its full potential.\r\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Sign_Up_For_a_Free_FusionCharts_Trial\"><\/span>How Do I Sign Up For a Free FusionCharts Trial?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\r\nFusionCharts is a charting library that enables users to create beautiful and stunning representations of data. <span class=\"s1\">800,000 developers across 28,000 companies prefer FusionCharts over any other charting library. Impress your clients and colleagues with awesome, powerful, and effective data visualizations and interactive dashboards.<\/span>\r\n\r\nWait no more. Make the most of your data and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusioncharts.com\/download\/fusioncharts-suite-xt?framework=js\">sign up for a free FusionCharts trial today<\/a>.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Data visualization occupies a critical role in the world of data science and analytics, two disciplines that are promising to change the world. It helps analysts investigate data trends that aren&#8217;t readily apparent, discover new opportunities, and identify future prospects. 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