CanvasJS
CanvasJS is an HTML5 and JavaScript library for interactive charts and dashboards in web and desktop projects.
What CanvasJS is
CanvasJS is an HTML5 and JavaScript library for interactive charts and dashboards in web and desktop projects. It provides more than 30 chart types, including line, bar, pie, scatter, candlestick, and stock charts. Data can come from JavaScript arrays, CSV, JSON, AJAX endpoints, or application and server-side sources. Charts support real-time updates, zooming, panning, animation, image export, localization, and synchronized views. Dashboards can be embedded and refreshed on a schedule. CanvasJS says it can render 100,000 data points in a few hundred milliseconds. Developers can install it through NPM or use CDN-hosted JavaScript 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. Free licenses are available for personal non-commercial projects, nonprofits, and students with watermark and credit requirements.
Good
- More than 30 chart types
- Scheduled refresh and embedded dashboards
- Real-time updates, zooming, and panning
- NPM and CDN distribution options
- Integrations for major JavaScript frameworks
Watch out
- Free licenses require a watermark and credit link
- Commercial licensing is priced by developer count
- Priority support is a separate option
- Some listed plans have no published price
Who it suits
It suits developers building interactive visualizations or embedded dashboards across supported web and desktop environments. Free access is aimed at personal non-commercial projects, nonprofits, and students.
Verdict
CanvasJS combines broad chart coverage with interactive controls, dashboard embedding, and multiple integration paths. Review license scope and support options to match a website, SaaS, mobile, or team deployment.
Plans and prices
From CanvasJS's own pricing page, checked 21 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Chart Website | $299 a month | 1 developer · 1 non-SaaS website · perpetual |
| Chart Website with Priority Support | $399 a month | 1 developer · 1 non-SaaS website · perpetual; priority support |
| Chart Single Developer | $399 a month | 1 developer · unlimited applications · unlimited servers · perpetual |
| Chart Single Developer with Priority Support | $499 a month | 1 developer · unlimited applications · unlimited servers · perpetual; priority support |
| Chart Team License | — | 5 developers · unlimited applications · unlimited servers |
| Chart Team License with Priority Support | — | 5 developers · unlimited applications · unlimited servers |
| Chart Unlimited Developer | $1,999 a month | unlimited developers · unlimited applications · unlimited servers · perpetual |
| Chart Unlimited Developer with Priority Support | $3,999 a month | unlimited developers · unlimited applications · unlimited servers · perpetual; priority support |
| StockChart Website | $499 a month | 1 developer · 1 non-SaaS website · perpetual |
| Website | $299, paid once | 1 developer · 1 non-SaaS website · 30+ chart types · 1 year updates · standard forum support · per seat | perpetual |
| Website with Priority Support | $399, paid once | 1 developer · 1 non-SaaS website · email support · 24 hours turnaround · hot fixes · 1 year updates · per seat | perpetual | priority support |
| Single Developer | $399, paid once | 1 developer · unlimited applications and servers · SaaS, OEM, mobile · source code · 1 year updates · standard forum support · per seat | perpetual |
| Single Developer with Priority Support | $499, paid once | 1 developer · unlimited applications and servers · email support · 24 hours turnaround · hot fixes · 1 year updates · per seat | perpetual | priority support |
| StockChart Website with Priority Support | $599 a month | 1 developer · 1 non-SaaS website · perpetual; priority support |
| Team License | $999, paid once | 5 developers · unlimited applications and servers · SaaS, OEM, mobile · source code · 1 year updates · standard forum support · 5 seats | perpetual |
| Team License with Priority Support | $1,499, paid once | 5 developers · unlimited applications and servers · email support · 24 hours turnaround · hot fixes · 1 year updates · 5 seats | perpetual | priority support |
| Unlimited Developer | $1,999, paid once | unlimited developers · unlimited applications and servers · SaaS, OEM, mobile · source code · 1 year updates · standard forum support · unlimited seats | perpetual |
| Unlimited Developer with Priority Support | $3,999, paid once | unlimited developers · unlimited applications and servers · email support · 24 hours turnaround · hot fixes · 1 year updates · unlimited seats | perpetual | priority support |
| StockChart Single Developer | $799 a month | 1 developer · unlimited applications · unlimited servers · perpetual |
| StockChart Single Developer with Priority Support | $899 a month | 1 developer · unlimited applications · unlimited servers · perpetual; priority support |
The facts
Each one read from CanvasJS's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- 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.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Platform
- web_and_desktopchecked 21 Sep 2026
What it does
- Chart types
- The library offers more than 30 chart types, including line, bar, pie, scatter, candlestick and stock charts.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Commercial licensing
- Commercial licenses are perpetual, priced by developer count, and include one year of free upgrades and bug fixes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Dashboard type
- interactivechecked 21 Sep 2026
- Data sources
- JavaScript arrays,CSV files,JSON data,AJAX endpoints,and application/server-side datachecked 21 Sep 2026
- Distribution
- CanvasJS can be installed from NPM or included in a web page using the maker's CDN-hosted JavaScript files.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Embedded dashboards
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Evaluation
- The maker offers fully featured trial versions of CanvasJS Chart and StockChart for up to 30 days.checked 7 Oct 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.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Interactive features
- Chart features include real-time updates, zooming, panning, animation, image export, localization and synchronized charts.checked 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.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Performance
- CanvasJS says it can render 100,000 data points in a few hundred milliseconds.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Product
- CanvasJS is an HTML5 and JavaScript charting library for creating interactive data visualizations and dashboards.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Scheduled refresh
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Security feature
- The current download page lists Content Security Policy support among the latest version's changes.checked 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.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Company and release
- Fenopix is the company behind CanvasJS, which was first released in March 2013.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Headquarters
- Claymont, Delaware, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- 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.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
