Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to TradingView Lightweight Charts

Lightweight charts that are free, open-source & feature-rich

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. TradingView Lightweight Charts launched in 2019; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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ChartGPU – WebGPU-powered charting library (1M points at 60fps)▲670
Creator here. I built ChartGPU because I kept hitting the same wall: charting libraries that claim to be "fast" but choke past 100K data points. The core insight: Canvas2D is fundamentally CPU-bound. Even WebGL chart libraries still do most computation on the CPU. So I moved everything to the GPU via WebGPU: - LTTB downsampling runs as a compute shader - Hit-testing for tooltips/hover is GPU-accelerated - Rendering uses instanced draws (one draw call per series) The result: 1M points at 60fps with smooth zoom/pan. Live demo:…
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
2
Chart Builder by TextQuery▲189
Free online tool to create beautiful charts
2024 · textquery.app · its alternatives →
3
Graphy Lite▲671
The best way to create & share charts on the internet
2023 · visualize.graphy.app · its alternatives →
4
ApexCharts▲274
Open-source modern charting library 📊
2018 · its alternatives →
5
Chart.js 4.0▲111
Open source JavaScript charting library for the modern web
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
6
TradingView▲300
The best charting tool for crypto and stocks
2014 · tradingview.com · its alternatives →
7
uPlot.js – An exceptionally fast, tiny time series chart▲260
📈 A small, fast chart for time series, lines, areas, ohlc & bars - leeoniya/uPlot
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
8
Charte▲49
Free online interactive charts for non-techies
2018 · charte.ca · its alternatives →
9
Charts Factory▲341
Create simple charts super fast and for free!
2019 · chartsfactory.com · its alternatives →
10
Chart.js 2.0▲440
Simple, clean & engaging charts for designers & developers.
2016 · chartjs.org · its alternatives →
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Charty▲102
Create Interactive Charts without single line of code
2018 · its alternatives →
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Frappe Charts – GitHub inspired JavaScript charting with zero dependencies▲474
2017 · frappe.github.io · its alternatives →
13
CanvasJS Charts v2▲209
Responsive HTML5 charts with 10x performance
2017 · canvasjs.com · its alternatives →
14
ChartURL▲272
Create image charts on the fly for web, mobile, and email
2015 · charturl.com · its alternatives →
15
Vizzu▲225
Open-source JS library to build animated charts with ease
2022 · vizzu.io · its alternatives →
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InstaCharts▲212
Create charts from your data instantly
2024 · instacharts.io · its alternatives →
17IM
I'm building an open-source, high-frequency trading system▲301
2013 · scarcecapital.com · its alternatives →
18
Highcharts▲75
Add interactive charts to any platform, of any size.
2014 · highcharts.com · its alternatives →
19ES
Easy SVG charts for your static site, no JavaScript▲129
2014 · chartspree.com · its alternatives →
20
OpenAlgo Charts▲62
OpenSource Charting Terminal for Financial Portals
Sep 2026 · openalgo.in · its alternatives →
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CanvasJS Charts▲121
Beautiful high performance HTML5 charts.
2016 · canvasjs.com · its alternatives →
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Vizzu – Open-source charting library focused on animating charts▲115
vizzu - Library for animated data visualizations and data stories
2021 · lib.vizzuhq.com · its alternatives →
23
Create Chart Images from a URL▲204
Create a chart image with one API call and embed it anywhere. Send charts in email and other platforms. Open source, no watermarks, used by thousands of developers.
2019 · quickchart.io · its alternatives →
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Chart It▲162
Create and share beautiful charts for free
2020 · prettyhaus.com.mx · its alternatives →

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