Intro
What is AnyChart
AnyChart is a modern data visualization solution, which allows you to create interactive, informative and animated charts and maps.
Great default visual appearance and color scheme along with ability to tune chart design to fit your needs (application or website design) makes AnyChart a perfect tool for reporting, dashboards or analysis needs.
AnyChart is a cross-browser tool and can be used both in Web, Desktop and Mobile applications. AnyChart works in all modern browsers for PC and Mac, such as Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Opera, and in all popular browser for Mobile platforms: Android (2.2+) and iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch). AnyChart can be used in plain HTML pages, PowerPoint presentation and with any scripting language: ASP.NET, ASP, PHP, JSP, ColdFusion, Ruby on Rails, Perl or any other.
AnyChart gets data in XML format, so your data can be stored anywhere: text files, Excel, CSV, MySQL, MS SQL, Oracle or any other database - you just need to add conversion layer and your charts will go live.
There is no need to have any special/advanced Flash or JavaScript skills or knowledge, and you can use server or desktop platform of your choice to create your application - AnyChart solution will take care of charting. Right visualization helps you to turn your data into Right Decisions! If you need advanced, award winning charts and graphs, then AnyChart is the perfect solution for you.
AnyChart Architecture
AnyChart gets data from ANY sources (1), process it on ANY platform (2), creates ANY types of chart (3), and shows it in ANY client’s environment (4).
1) You can use any data source, AnyChart doesn't depend on any. Your data can be stored anywhere: relational or object databases (Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, etc.), Excel or CSV files, or anything else you can imagine. There is no need to change them or prepare to use.
2) Data can be retrieved and processed by any engine or platform, capable to output XML file. PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, Ruby, PERL, .NET, etc.
3) AnyChart configuration XML is easy to create, modify and use. Powerful styles and templates allow you to show what you want. You can configure visualization of any bar, slice, point or bubble. AnyChart allows creating over 60 basic types of charts and great number of combinations.
4) AnyChart gets data in XML format and processes it on client side, lowering server load. Flash player ubiquity and alternative SVG support allow showing your charts almost everywhere.
The data and visualization settings are separated in AnyChart solution. This distinctive feature allows to minimize developer efforts for the chart visualization tuning. AnyChart contains built-in styles and presets, smart engine, style system and template system.
Top reasons to choose AnyChart solution
- Great look, attractive animation
All charts can be displayed in various styles and colors along with a number of effects. Advanced animation allows focusing on data and presenting it in the best possible way. - Rich Interactivity and Dashboard option
AnyChart doesn't show still images of dynamic data - you can select, drag, track, watch relations – and even more – you can create dashboards providing your business with real-time business intelligence across all areas of your company. - Cross - platform
AnyChart can be used almost on any client platform, with any server platform, no matter how data is stored or what database used. Moreover – external interfaces exist for interaction from .Net and JavaScript. - No installation
No need to install any components on server. Just copy files - and your charting solution is ready for launch. - XML-based
Core XML- based technology allows controlling all visualization options along with the displayed data. - Flash and JavaScript (HTML5) based, but no Flash or JavaScript knowledge needed
All you need to know is your native development platform. - And one more reason: AnyChart is a "Best of Class" product in it's product class, from feature set, to performance, to interface, to help file. If you don't agree, let us know the improvement that needs to be made. We are constantly adding new features