# Apache ECharts

8 Hacker News commenters recommended Apache ECharts and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Free charting library praised for performance, chart variety, and interactive and 3D WebGL charts.

## Why people recommend it

- Wide range of chart types (3 comments): "Then I asked for some 3D WebGL charts with echarts and we got that working too." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46553072)) "The eCharts bump charts look great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48420829)) "ECharts for hierarchical sunbursts" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49131031))
- Interactive and 3D WebGL charts (2 comments): "Then I asked for some 3D WebGL charts with echarts and we got that working too." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46553072)) "works great and these charts can be even interactive" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46993588))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [ChartGPU](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chartgpu.md): 35 recommend
- [ggplot2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ggplot2.md): 29 recommend
- [plotnine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/plotnine.md): 22 recommend
- [ggsql](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ggsql.md): 19 recommend
- [Matplotlib](https://hackerapproved.com/p/matplotlib.md): 17 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Apache ECharts", https://hackerapproved.com/p/echarts/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).