D3.js vs. Google Charts

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
D3.js
Score 8.9 out of 10
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D3.js is a JavaScript library for manipulating documents based on data.N/A
Google Charts
Score 7.0 out of 10
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Google Charts provides a way to visualize data on your website - for free. From simple line charts to complex hierarchical tree maps, the chart gallery provides a large number of ready-to-use chart types. The most common way to use Google Charts is with simple JavaScript that you embed in your web page.N/A
Pricing
D3.jsGoogle Charts
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
D3.jsGoogle Charts
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
D3.jsGoogle Charts
Considered Both Products
D3.js
Chose D3.js
Protoviz does not require as much knowledge of programming to build visualizations as with D3.js or Google Charts. Highcharts or AnyChart are other alternatives that are more specific to building charts only.
Google Charts
Chose Google Charts
I've used D3.js and Google Charts, in my opinion, is easier to use and more accessible. But D3.js is much more visually flexible and has a lot of different use cases if we compare it to this service. So I think Google Charts is suitable for dashboards and applications that …
Chose Google Charts
Is very easy to use/learn, and Google Charts has all the features we need. Maybe other tools have more customization or more chart options but they are also not as easy and fast to implement as google charts.
Features
D3.jsGoogle Charts
BI Standard Reporting
Comparison of BI Standard Reporting features of Product A and Product B
D3.js
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Ratings
Google Charts
8.8
Ratings
8% above category average
Pixel Perfect reports00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Customizable dashboards00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Report Formatting Templates00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Ad-hoc Reporting
Comparison of Ad-hoc Reporting features of Product A and Product B
D3.js
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Ratings
Google Charts
9.3
Ratings
14% above category average
Drill-down analysis00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Formatting capabilities00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Integration with R or other statistical packages00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Report sharing and collaboration00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Report Output and Scheduling
Comparison of Report Output and Scheduling features of Product A and Product B
D3.js
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Ratings
Google Charts
9.0
Ratings
8% above category average
Publish to Web00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Publish to PDF00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Report Versioning00 Ratings8.60 Ratings
Report Delivery Scheduling00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Delivery to Remote Servers00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Data Discovery and Visualization
Comparison of Data Discovery and Visualization features of Product A and Product B
D3.js
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Ratings
Google Charts
8.8
Ratings
10% above category average
Pre-built visualization formats (heatmaps, scatter plots etc.)00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Location Analytics / Geographic Visualization00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Predictive Analytics00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Access Control and Security
Comparison of Access Control and Security features of Product A and Product B
D3.js
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Ratings
Google Charts
8.8
Ratings
4% above category average
Multi-User Support (named login)00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Role-Based Security Model00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Multiple Access Permission Levels (Create, Read, Delete)00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Single Sign-On (SSO)00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Mobile Capabilities
Comparison of Mobile Capabilities features of Product A and Product B
D3.js
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Ratings
Google Charts
9.0
Ratings
14% above category average
Responsive Design for Web Access00 Ratings9.50 Ratings
Mobile Application00 Ratings9.60 Ratings
Dashboard / Report / Visualization Interactivity on Mobile00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding
Comparison of Application Program Interfaces (APIs) / Embedding features of Product A and Product B
D3.js
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Ratings
Google Charts
8.8
Ratings
12% above category average
REST API00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Javascript API00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
iFrames00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Java API00 Ratings8.90 Ratings
Themeable User Interface (UI)00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
Customizable Platform (Open Source)00 Ratings8.80 Ratings
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D3.jsGoogle Charts
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Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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Score 10.0 out of 10
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Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
D3.jsGoogle Charts
Likelihood to Recommend
8.9
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8.9
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Likelihood to Renew
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7.3
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Usability
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8.9
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Availability
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10.0
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Performance
-
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5.0
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Support Rating
8.0
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8.3
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Online Training
-
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5.0
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Implementation Rating
-
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10.0
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Configurability
-
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8.0
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Ease of integration
-
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10.0
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Product Scalability
-
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8.0
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Vendor post-sale
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10.0
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Vendor pre-sale
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10.0
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User Testimonials
D3.jsGoogle Charts
Likelihood to Recommend
D3.js is great for visualizing with medium and small size datasets. It's also great for prototyping visualizations quickly and sharing on the web so others can view it without having to install any software on their machines
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Google Charts is perfectly suited for most presentations that are data oriented. There's not much of a limit on the type of table or chart you can create, and being able to integrate with Google Sheets just makes things even easier if you've already got the data stored somewhere. It works well on desktop browsers, Iphones, and Android phones. The only drawback I've been able to find is for those that prefer to have a desktop application.
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Pros
  • Wide variety of visualization collections.
  • Easy to customize existing visualization collections and add extended functionality.
  • It takes some learning curve, but after that, it's easy to reuse across multiple similar problems with little changes.
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  • Google Charts is free so a terrific tool for universities and students
  • Provides new users that need charts an inventory and gallery of potential charts and types to visualize data
  • The software is useful to add charts and data for websites with limited effort but with success
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Cons
  • Has a steep initial learning curve.
  • It is slow when dealing with really large datasets.
  • Not great for making maps.
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  • I would like a couple more introductory videos or a live chat option for when you run into an issue. I think this is a Google-wide problem, not only linked to Google Charts.
  • I have run into some issues with the Dynamic Data but also admittedly could potentially dive in deeper and investigate.
  • It would be great if Google Charts made it possible to integrate Google Chat into the platform.
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Likelihood to Renew
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Google Charts is a good product. It's widely supported with deep documentation and a large community. But for me, it wasn't customizable enough. When we started with simple charts, it was great, but as we got deeper and more complex, our needs outgrew the library. If I was going forward, I would choose a more barebones library with more freedom and extensibility.
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Usability
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Requires knowledge of Javascript, which can be difficult for a beginner. A business analyst often isn't as technically minded as a developer so collaboration is often required to produce a correct chart for the purpose required. However, the customisation capable due to this creates much better looking charts compared to other tools.
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Reliability and Availability
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Google charts is always available and provides fast output.
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Performance
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Connectivity is occasionally very slow.
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Support Rating
Support can be improved by providing more educational videos.
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Google Charts has a very good documentation that we can just go in there and find the stuff we need to implement our solutions on Google Charts. Plus, if we get stuck, we can also email the support and they are very responsive. So overall, the support is very satisfying.
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Online Training
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The online training was solely done through self training on google's guide to charts.
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Implementation Rating
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Easy to implement
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Alternatives Considered
D3.js gives a better aesthetic feel on the charts and as a developer, it gives more options to customize on the charts.
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In comparison to Microsoft Power BI, Google Charts has more ease of use for businesses who simply need a way to visually display their data from their reports. Although Power BI may be more robust in more complicated data compilation, Google Charts can still be able to do some of the basics that Power BI delivers.
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Scalability
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Google Charts is essential for quick, easy, reporting. There are opportunities for advanced features.
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Return on Investment
  • Rapid Development using templates helps faster delivery of the project.
  • Documentation requires a lot of time to study.
  • D3 creates high-quality visual effects which can be used over large screens.
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  • teams were easily able to create charts and find out progress on our learning courses and thus take actionable insights to their managers, professors
  • students could also know their progress on various courses from one single view, same for instructors in terms of imparting education
  • sales team could learn which kind of courses sold more to focus more on those areas
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