What is the best graphing/charting toolset to use for creating Google Analytics type graphs?

Given a Rails application on the server, what is the best charting/graphing solution for displaying dynamic, database driven charts/graph on a web page such as those available in Google Analytics.

An optimal solution would include components that can speak JSON back-and-forth with the Rails application via AJAX.

Thanks!

Upvotes: 4

Answers (5)

bigtex777

Reputation: 1240

Morris.js is definitely worth a look.

http://railscasts.com/episodes/223-charts-graphs-revised?view=asciicast http://www.oesmith.co.uk/morris.js/

Upvotes: 0

wgpubs

Reputation: 8261

While many good solutions presented above, the best imho is FusionCharts

Including those suggested here, I rank the solution as follows:

FusionCharts
Open Flash Charts (plugin: http://pullmonkey.com/projects/open_flash_chart)
Ziya LiquidRails (which runs on top of XML/SWF Charts)

The Google Visualization API is nice as well but not unless you're comfortable with everything running through their servers (which I doubt most are). Insofar as my #1 option goes above, the only downside is cost (though there is a free lite version as well).

Thanks again for all the suggestions made above.

Upvotes: 0