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Dev tools · August 31, 2014

Plot.ly

Millions of data teams build with Plotly. Open-source graphing libraries, Dash, and Plotly Studio for interactive data apps in Python.

Plot.ly launched on August 31, 2014 with 16 votes and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 12 years on.

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In plain words

Plotly provides open-source graphing libraries and Dash, a framework for building interactive data applications in Python and JavaScript. It offers Plotly Studio for creating data apps and supports self-hosted deployment to keep data within user infrastructure. The platform includes over 70 chart types and integrates with AI coding agents, making it suitable for data teams building analytics and internal applications.

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From the sources

📣 Claude + Plotly Cloud, plus major updates to plotly.py and plotly.js. See what’s new, live. Self-hosted and deeply integrated in your infrastructure, so no data leaves your network. Easy for users and AI agents to build, deploy, manage, and share every data app. Plus, Enterprise Extensions that take Dash beyond open source. Open source for nearly a decade, with over 9M+ monthly downloads. Dash is the easiest, fastest way to get data on a web page and share it with your team. Support for Python and Javascript. 70+ chart types, browser-based and interactive, native publication quality and export to SVG or PNG. Studio is our agentic data analytics product suite. It doesn't overstep, raises…from plot.ly

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