D3.js
The facts below are what the maker publishes about D3.js, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From D3.js's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| D3 | Free | Free, open-source JavaScript library · no chart abstraction or default presentation |
The facts
Each one read from D3.js's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Best fit
- The maker recommends D3 for bespoke visualizations that need maximal expressiveness and control.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Data sources
- CSV,JSONchecked 20 Sep 2026
- Dynamic updates
- D3's data join supports separate enter, update, and exit operations so visual elements can respond to changing data and animate between states.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Effort
- The maker notes that even a basic chart may require a few dozen lines of code and that D3 can be overkill for a private dashboard or one-off analysis.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Frameworks
- D3 can be paired with React, Vue, and Svelte.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Modular design
- D3 is a suite of 30 discrete modules that can be used independently or bundled together.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Not a charting library
- D3 has no built-in chart abstraction or default presentation, so users compose primitives and write the visualization themselves.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- D3 is a free, open-source JavaScript library for creating dynamic, data-driven visualizations.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Runtime and downloads
- D3 works in any JavaScript environment and can be loaded from a CDN, installed through npm-compatible package managers, or downloaded as a local bundle for offline use.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security caveat
- The DSV parser requires `unsafe-eval` in the Content Security Policy `script-src` directive because it uses dynamic code generation for parsing.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The D3 community page recommends GitHub Discussions as the preferred place for support requests and community engagement.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Visualization tools
- Its modules cover selections and transitions, scales and axes, shapes, interactions, layouts, geographic maps, data parsing, formatting, and statistics.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Web standards
- D3 works directly with web standards including SVG and Canvas.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- D3 is developed by Observable, and Mike Bostock and Philippe Rivière maintain it.checked 11 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Platform
- webchecked 20 Sep 2026
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