Plotly
Collaborative web plotting for Python and matplotlib.
- Status
- Not yet determined
- Last checked
- Unverified
- License
- Open source
- Pricing
- Free tier
What it is
Plotly is a collaborative web-based platform that provides interactive graphing libraries for over 20 languages, including Python. It supports creating high-quality graphs and charts with ease, making it ideal for data visualization tasks in both research and industry settings.
Plotly stands out as a comprehensive, interactive graphing library that integrates seamlessly into Python projects and supports collaborative work through its web-based platform.
When it fits — and when it doesn’t
A good fit for
Teams needing to create and share interactive data visualizations in Python
Projects requiring high-quality, web-based graphing capabilities
Collaborative environments where multiple users need to interact with the same plots
Look elsewhere if
Real-time streaming applications (Plotly is not designed for real-time updates)
Applications that require extremely lightweight plotting solutions
Known weaknesses
Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.
- 01
Limited offline support and documentation for advanced features
Advanced customization options are poorly documented, requiring extensive exploration of source code
- 02
Performance issues with large datasets
Rendering interactive plots with over 100k data points can be slow and resource-intensive
What it does well
Interactive charts and graphs
Collaborative web-based platform
Support for over 20 languages
High-quality data visualization capabilities
Pricing
- Free tier
- Yes
- Paid from
- —
- Model
- Flat rate
- Enterprise plan
- No
Pricing not independently confirmed — check the vendor’s page.
Performance benchmarks
How Fast Is It?
Set up Plotly
Setup steps, common gotchas and what to check after 30 days.