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    Explore all the features offered by FlexChart in ASP.NET MVC. You can download the comparison matrix in the PDF format.

    Chart Types

    Chart Types FlexChart MS Chart
    Area ✓ ✓
    StackedArea ✓ ✓
    StackedArea100 ✓ ✓
    SplineArea ✓ ✓
    StackedSplineArea ✓
    StackedSplineArea100 ✓
    Bar ✓ ✓
    StackedBar ✓ ✓
    StackedBar100 ✓ ✓
    Bubble ✓ ✓
    CandleStick ✓ ✓
    Column ✓ ✓
    StackedColumn ✓ ✓
    StackedColumn100 ✓ ✓
    Stock/ HighLowOpenClose ✓ ✓
    Sunburst ✓ ✓
    Line ✓ ✓
    LineStacked ✓
    LineStacked100 ✓
    Spline ✓ ✓
    SplineStacked ✓
    SplineStacked100 ✓
    LineSymbols ✓
    StackedLineSymbols ✓
    StackedLineSymbols100 ✓
    SplineSymbols ✓
    SplineSymbolsStacked ✓
    StackedSplineSymbols100 ✓
    Pie ✓ ✓
    Doughnut ✓ ✓
    PieExploded ✓ ✓
    DoughnutExploded ✓ ✓
    Point/ Scatter ✓ ✓
    2D ✓ ✓
    Heikin-Ashi *
    LineBreak/ThreeLineBreak * ✓
    Renko * ✓
    Kagi * ✓
    ColumnVolume *
    EquiVolume *
    CandleVolume *
    ArmsCandleVolume *
    FastLine ✓
    FastPoint ✓
    StepLine ✓ ✓
    RangeBar ✓ ✓
    RangeColumn ✓ ✓
    SplineRange ✓ ✓
    RangeArea ✓ ✓
    PointAndFigure * ✓
    Polar ✓ ✓
    Radar ✓ ✓
    BoxPlot ✓ ✓
    ErrorBar ✓ ✓
    Funnel ✓ ✓
    Pyramid ✓
    3D ✓
    BreakEven ✓
    TreeMap ✓
    Waterfall ✓
    Box & Whiskers ✓

    * Available in FinancialChart

    Data Binding

    Data Binding FlexChart MS Chart
    MS SQL Server ✓ ✓
    OLEDB ✓ ✓
    ODBC ✓ ✓
    Object Data Source ✓ ✓
    Oracle ✓ ✓
    SharePoint Objects ✓ ✓
    Unbound Data ✓

    Core Features

    Core Features FlexChart MS Chart
    Handle Empty/ Null Data Points ✓ ✓
    HitTest ✓ ✓
    DirectX Rendering ✓
    Trendlines ✓
    Coordinate Conversion Methods ✓ ✓
    Serialization Support ✓
    DataPoint Filtering ✓
    DataPoint Sorting ✓
    Grouping ✓
    DataPoints Searching ✓
    Copy/ Merge/ Split Series Data ✓
    Export to Dataset ✓
    Statistical Analysis using predefined formulas ✓

    Look & Feel

    Look & Feel FlexChart MS Chart
    Themes 23 12
    Custom Palette ✓ ✓
    Background Color ✓ ✓
    Background Image ✓ ✓
    Background Gradient/ HatchStyles ✓
    Border and Border Styles ✓

    Chart Area

    Chart Area FlexChart MS Chart
    Header ✓ ✓
    Footer ✓
    Multiple Headers ✓
    Header/ Footer Borders ✓ ✓
    Header/ Footer Alignment ✓ ✓
    Rotate ChartArea ✓
    Multiple Chart Areas ✓
    Toggle Visibility ✓

    Plot Area

    Plot Area FlexChart MS Chart
    Plot position configuration ✓
    Plot margins ✓
    Zones ✓
    Conditional Item Formatting ✓
    LineMarkers/CrossHair ✓
    Markers for PlotElements Supported on FlexChart with LineSymbols/ SplineSymbols and Scatter chart types ✓
    Markers Size ✓ ✓
    Markers as Images ✓
    Markers: Border and Border styling ✓
    Background Image/ Gradient/ HatchStyle for PlotElements ✓
    Border and Border styling for Plot Elements ✓
    Empty Points Styling ✓

    Data Labels

    Data Labels FlexChart MS Chart
    Offset ✓
    ConnectingLines ✓ ✓
    Borders and Border styling ✓ ✓
    Styling ✓ ✓
    Format String ✓ ✓
    Custom Content ✓
    Positions for Cartesian charts Bottom/ Center/ Left/ None/ Right/ Top Only applies to bar charts. Outside/ Left/ Right/ Center
    Positions for Pie charts Center/ Inside/ Outside/ None Inside/ Outside/ None

    Axes

    Axes FlexChart MS Chart
    Axes: Primary X/Y ✓ ✓
    Axes: Secondary X/Y ✓ ✓
    Axes: Multiple Secondary X/Y ✓
    Axis Label: Format strings ✓
    Axis Label: Hide ✓ ✓
    Axis Label: styling ✓ ✓
    Axis Range (Min/Max) values ✓
    Axis: Hide ✓ ✓
    Axis: Logarithmic ✓ ✓
    Axis: Reverse ✓ ✓
    AxisLine Styling ✓ ✓
    Labels: Alignment ✓
    Labels: Angle ✓ ✓
    Labels: Hide overlapping ✓
    Major/ Minor GridLines ✓ ✓
    Major/ Minor TickMarks ✓ ✓
    Major/ Minor Units ✓ ✓
    TickMarks Length ✓
    TickMarks Styling ✓ ✓
    Title and Title Styling ✓ ✓
    Configure Origin Any value Auto/ Min/ Max
    TickMarks Position Cross/ Inside/ Outside/ None Cross/ Inside/ Outside/ None
    Position Top/ Bottom/ Left/ Right/ Auto/ None
    ArrowHead styling ✓
    Axis Label: Custom ✓
    Axis Label: Staggered ✓
    ScaleBreaks ✓

    Series

    Series FlexChart MS Chart
    Multiple Series ✓ ✓
    Data binding ✓ ✓
    Chart types at series level ✓ ✓
    Styling ✓ ✓
    X and Y value Functions
    		 ✓
    Visibility X and Y value Functions Plot/ Plot and Legend/ Hidden

    Legends

    Legends FlexChart MS Chart
    Title ✓
    Title Style ✓
    Toggle Series Visibility from legend ✓
    Orientation Auto/ Vertical/ Horizontal Vertical/ Horizontal/ Table
    Position Left/ Top/ Right/ Bottom/Auto/None Left/ Top/ Right/ Bottom
    Custom Legend Items ✓
    Items Ordering ✓
    Multiple Legends ✓

    Marker Symbols

    Marker Symbols FlexChart MS Chart
    Box ✓ ✓
    Dot ✓ ✓
    Diamond ✓
    Triangle ✓
    Cross ✓
    Star4 ✓
    Star5 ✓
    Star6 ✓
    Star10 ✓

    User Interactions

    User Interactions FlexChart MS Chart
    Tooltips ✓
    Series selection ✓
    Point selection ✓
    Zooming ✓
    Scrolling ✓
    Draggable Annotations

    Tooltips

    Tooltips FlexChart MS Chart
    Auto tooltips ✓
    Custom content ✓ String type only
    Show Delay ✓
    Styling ✓
    Tooltips for different chart elements ✓

    Pie Charts

    Pie Charts FlexChart MS Chart
    Exploded slices ✓ ✓
    Inner Radius ✓ ✓
    Starting Angle of first slice ✓ ✓
    Selected Item Position ✓
    Selected Item Offset ✓

    Exporting & Importing

    Exporting & Importing FlexChart MS Chart
    Export to JPEG/ JPG ✓ ✓
    Export to PNG ✓ ✓
    Export to SVG
    Export to BMP ✓
    Export to EMF ✓
    Export to EMfDual ✓
    Export to EMfPlus ✓
    Export to GIF ✓
    Export to TIFF ✓
    Save/ Load to Binary files ✓
    Save/ Load to memory streams ✓
    Save/ Load to XML ✓
    Printing ✓ ✓