Chartkick vs picasso.js

Chartkick

Description: Chartkick is an open-source JavaScript charting library for Rails applications. It allows developers to easily create interactive charts and graphs in their web apps using a simple DSL without writing JavaScript.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

picasso.js

Description: Picasso.js is a charting library that allows you to easily create visualizations and charts in the browser using HTML5 Canvas. It has a simple API that makes it easy to quickly generate bar, line, pie and other charts with customizations like themes, interactivity, animations etc.

Type: software

Pricing: Open Source

Chartkick Features

• Generate charts and graphs like line charts, pie charts, column charts, bar charts etc
• Supports multiple charting libraries like Chart.js, Highcharts etc
• Easy integration with Ruby on Rails apps
• Simple DSL for generating charts without writing JavaScript
• Supports time series data
• Auto updates charts with AJAX

picasso.js Features

• HTML5 Canvas based charting
• Supports various chart types like bar, line, pie etc
• Customizable themes
• Animated transitions
• Touch events and interactions
• Responsive and retina ready
• Lightweight size

Chartkick

• Open Source

picasso.js

• Open Source