Comparing FlexCharts
Explore all of the features offered by FlexChart in WPF, WinForms, and UWP. You can download the matrix in PDF.
Chart Types
Chart Types | WPF | Win | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
Area | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
StackedArea | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
StackedArea100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
SplineArea | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
StackedSplineArea | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
StackedSplineArea100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
StepArea | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Bar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
StackedBar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
StackedBar100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Bubble | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
CandleStick | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Column | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Heat Map | ✓ | ✓ | |
StackedColumn | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
StackedColumn100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Histogram | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
RangedHistogram | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Floating Bar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Stock/ HighLowOpenClose | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Line | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LineStacked | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LineStacked100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Spline | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
SplineStacked | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
SplineStacked100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LineSymbols | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
StackedLineSymbols | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
StackedLineSymbols100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
SplineSymbols | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
SplineSymbolsStacked | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
StackedSplineSymbols100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Step | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
StepSymbols | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Pareto | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Pie | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Doughnut | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
PieExploded | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
DoughnutExploded | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Point/ Scatter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Radar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Polar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Box-and-Whisker | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
ErrorBar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Funnel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Sunburst | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Waterfall | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
2D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Heikin-Ashi | |||
LineBreak/ThreeLineBreak | |||
Renko | |||
Kagi | |||
ColumnVolume | |||
EquiVolume | |||
CandleVolume | |||
ArmsCandleVolume |
* Available in FinancialChart
DataBinding
Data Binding | WPF | Win | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
Objects implementing IEnumerable | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Core Features
Core Features | WPF | Win | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
Handle Empty/ Null Data Points | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
HitTest | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Annotations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Render Modes | Native/Direct2D/Direct3D | Native/DirectX | Native/Direct3D |
Trend Lines | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Coordinate Conversion Methods | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Batch Updates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Serialization Support | ✓ | ||
Sunburst Drilldown | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
TreeMap Drilldown | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Look & Feel
Look & Feel | WPF | Win | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
Predefined Palettes | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Custom Palette | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Background Color | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Background Image | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Background Gradient/ HatchStyles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Border and Border Styles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Chart Area
Chart Area | WPF | Win | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
Header | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Footer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Header/Footer Borders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Header/Footer Alignment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Rotate ChartArea | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Plot Area
Plot Area | WPF | Win | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
Plot margins | ✓ | ||
Markers for PlotElements | Supported on FlexChart with LineSymbols/SplineSymbols and Scatter chart types | Supported on FlexChart with LineSymbols/SplineSymbols and Scatter chart types | Supported on FlexChart with LineSymbols/SplineSymbols and Scatter chart types |
Markers Size | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Markers: Border and Border styling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Background Image/ Gradient/ HatchStyle for PlotElements | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Data Labels
Data Labels | WPF | Win | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
Offset | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
ConnectingLines | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Borders and Border styling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Styling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Format String | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Custom Content | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Manage Overlapping | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Positions for Cartesian charts | Bottom/ Center/ Left/ None/ Right/ Top | Bottom/ Center/ Left/ None/ Right/ Top | Bottom/ Center/ Left/ None/ Right/ Top |
Positions for Pie charts | Center/ Inside/ Outside/ None | Center/ Inside/ Outside/ None | Center/ Inside/ Outside/ None |
Annotations
Annotations | Win | WPF | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
Pre-defined Shapes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Position | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Attaching Annotations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Offset | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Styling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Tooltip | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Customization | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Axes
Axes | WPF | Win | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
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: Manage overlapping | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Major/ Minor GridLines | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Major/ Minor TickMarks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Major/ Minor Units | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Title and Title styling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Configure Origin | Any value | Any value | ✓ |
TickMarks Position | Cross/ Inside/ Outside/ None | Cross/ Inside/ Outside/ None | Cross/ Inside/ Outside/ None |
Position | Top/ Bottom/ Left/ Right/ Auto/ None | Top/ Bottom/ Left/ Right/ Auto/ None | Top/ Bottom/ Left/ Right/ Auto/ None |
Series
Series | WPF | Win | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
Multiple Series | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Data binding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Chart types at series level | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Styling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Visibility | Plot/ Legend/ Both Plot and Legend/ Hidden | Plot/ Legend/ Both Plot and Legend/ Hidden | Plot/ Legend/ Both Plot and Legend/ Hidden |
Conditional Formatting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Legends
Legends | WPF | Win | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
Title | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Title Style | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Toggle Series Visibility from legend | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Orientation | Auto/ Vertical/ Horizontal | Auto/ Vertical/ Horizontal | Auto/ Vertical/ Horizontal |
Position | Left/ Top/ Right/ Bottom | Left/ Top/ Right/ Bottom | Left/ Top/ Right/ Bottom |
Custom Legend Icon | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Legend Text Wrap | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Legend Grouping | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Marker Symbols
Marker Symbols | WPF | Win | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
Box | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Dot | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
User Interactions
User Interactions | WPF | Win | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
Tooltips | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Series selection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Point selection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LineMarkers aka Crosshairs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Range Selector | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Zooming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Scrolling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Axis Scrollbar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Tooltips
Tooltips | WPF | Win | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
Auto tooltips | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Custom content | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Show Delay | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Styling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Tooltips for different chart elements |
Pie Charts
Pie Charts | WPF | Win | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
Exploded slices | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Inner Radius | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Starting Angle of first slice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Exporting/Importing & Printing
Exporting/Importing & Printing | WPF | Win | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
Export to JPEG/ JPG | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Export to PNG | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Export to SVG | ✓ | ||
Export to BMP | ✓ | ✓ | |
Printing support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Footprint
Footprint | WPF | Win | UWP |
|---|---|---|---|
Assembly Size | 183KB | 229KB | 218KB |