LightningChart
World's Fastest High-Performance Charts For .NET, JS & Python·lightningchart.com
On request · No free plan (30-day trial) · Self-hostable See pricing ↓
LightningChart is a high-performance charting and data-visualization library that lets developers embed GPU-accelerated, hardware-rendered charts into web, desktop, mobile, IoT, and intranet applications. It is available for JavaScript (WebGL-rendered), .NET (DirectX-rendered, for WPF/WinForms/UWP), and Python, and can visualize very large and real-time streaming datasets. The company also offers a no-code dashboard product called Dashtera and specialized fintech/trading chart variants (LightningChart JS Trader, Python Trader).
What it's for
Features 18
- 10+ framework project templates (Angular, React, Quasar JS, Ionic, etc.)
- 100+ ready-made interactive chart examples
- 200+ visualization examples
- DataGrid component
- Fintech/trading chart tools (LightningChart JS Trader, Python Trader)
- Gauge Controls
- GPU-accelerated, hardware-rendered charts
- License-key based activation (trial, developer, or deployment keys)
- No-code dashboard building via Dashtera (separate product)
- NPM and CDN installation for JS
- PyQt and PySide integration for Python
- Real-time data streaming visualization
- Signal filter chart components
- Support for WPF, WinForms, and UWP desktop frameworks
- TypeScript type definitions included
- Visualizes up to 1,000,000,000,000 data points (.NET)
- Visualizes up to 2,000,000,000 data points (JS)
- WebGL rendering (JS) and DirectX rendering (.NET)
Pricing
Pricing for LightningChart JS, .NET, and Python is obtained via a quotation request rather than published price tiers; a 30-day free trial is offered for JS and .NET (7-day trial mentioned for LightningChart Trader). A related product, Dashtera, was separately advertised with a limited-time lifetime deal ($59 one-time, normally $199/year).
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