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CanvasJS
by CanvasJS
What CanvasJS is
CanvasJS is an HTML5 and JavaScript library for building interactive charts and dashboards. It offers more than 30 chart types, including line, bar, pie, scatter, candlestick, and stock charts. Data can come from JavaScript arrays, CSV files, JSON, AJAX endpoints, or application and server-side sources. Charts support real-time updates, zooming, panning, animation, image export, localization, and synchronization. Dashboards can be embedded and refreshed on a schedule, and CanvasJS says it can render 100,000 data points in a few hundred milliseconds. Developers can install it through NPM or use the maker's CDN files. Samples and integration packages cover JavaScript, React, Angular, Vue.js, jQuery, PHP, Python, ASP.NET MVC, JSP, and Spring MVC. Commercial licenses are perpetual and priced by developer count, with one year of upgrades and bug fixes. A free plan and 30-day trial are available. The Website plan is listed at $299, paid once for one developer and one non-SaaS website.
Who it suits
CanvasJS suits developers building web or desktop visualizations who need varied chart types, embedded dashboards, and framework integrations. Free licensing covers personal non-commercial projects, nonprofits, and students with attribution requirements.
What it does well
- More than 30 chart types
- Scheduled dashboard refresh
- NPM and CDN distribution
- Framework integration samples
- 30-day fully featured trial
What to know first
- Free licenses require watermark and credit
- Website license covers one non-SaaS website
- Priority support is a separate option
- Commercial licenses priced by developer count
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Chart Website | perpetual · 1 developer · 1 non-SaaS website | $299 a month |
| Chart Website with Priority Support | perpetual; priority support · 1 developer · 1 non-SaaS website | $399 a month |
| Chart Single Developer | perpetual · 1 developer · unlimited applications · unlimited servers | $399 a month |
| Chart Single Developer with Priority Support | perpetual; priority support · 1 developer · unlimited applications · unlimited servers | $499 a month |
| Chart Team License | 5 developers · unlimited applications · unlimited servers | On request |
| Chart Team License with Priority Support | 5 developers · unlimited applications · unlimited servers | On request |
| Chart Unlimited Developer | perpetual · unlimited developers · unlimited applications · unlimited servers | $1,999 a month |
| Chart Unlimited Developer with Priority Support | perpetual; priority support · unlimited developers · unlimited applications · unlimited servers | $3,999 a month |
The first 8 of 20 plans, as canvasjs.com lists them, read 21 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word. Every plan
Verdict
CanvasJS provides a broad charting toolkit with multiple data inputs, interactive behavior, dashboard embedding, and integrations across common web stacks. Buyers should match the perpetual license scope and support option to their application and developer count.
Facts from CanvasJS's own pages
- Browser support
- The feature page says CanvasJS runs on Chrome, Firefox, Safari and IE8+, and the maker describes its charts as tablet and mobile ready. · canvasjs.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Chart types
- The library offers more than 30 chart types, including line, bar, pie, scatter, candlestick and stock charts. · canvasjs.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Commercial licensing
- Commercial licenses are perpetual, priced by developer count, and include one year of free upgrades and bug fixes. · canvasjs.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Company and release
- Fenopix is the company behind CanvasJS, which was first released in March 2013. · canvasjs.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Dashboard type
- interactive · canvasjs.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Data sources
- JavaScript arrays,CSV files,JSON data,AJAX endpoints,and application/server-side data · canvasjs.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Distribution
- CanvasJS can be installed from NPM or included in a web page using the maker's CDN-hosted JavaScript files. · canvasjs.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Embedded dashboards
- Yes · canvasjs.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Evaluation
- The maker offers fully featured trial versions of CanvasJS Chart and StockChart for up to 30 days. · canvasjs.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Free access
- The maker offers free licenses for personal non-commercial projects, nonprofits and students, with a non-commercial watermark and credit link that must remain intact. · canvasjs.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · canvasjs.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- Claymont, Delaware, United States · canvasjs.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Integrations
- The maker provides integration packages or samples for JavaScript, React, Angular, Vue.js and jQuery, as well as PHP, Python, ASP.NET MVC, JSP and Spring MVC. · canvasjs.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Interactive features
- Chart features include real-time updates, zooming, panning, animation, image export, localization and synchronized charts. · canvasjs.com, 7 Oct 2026
- License scope
- The Website license covers one non-SaaS website, while developer licenses cover unlimited applications and servers for SaaS, OEM and mobile applications. · canvasjs.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Performance
- CanvasJS says it can render 100,000 data points in a few hundred milliseconds. · canvasjs.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Platform
- web_and_desktop · canvasjs.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Product
- CanvasJS is an HTML5 and JavaScript charting library for creating interactive data visualizations and dashboards. · canvasjs.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Scheduled refresh
- Yes · canvasjs.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Security feature
- The current download page lists Content Security Policy support among the latest version's changes. · canvasjs.com, 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Standard support is forum based; priority support includes email support with a stated 24-hour response on working days, hot fixes and requested early access to features. · canvasjs.com, 7 Oct 2026
Where CanvasJS stands on Freedom251
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