Plotly alternatives
As of 4 November 2026, 28 data science libraries are named by companies instead of Plotly: NumPy by 2,424 companies, pandas by 2,322, Matplotlib by 686.
As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.
- Plotly, companies in postings
- 290
- Most used alternative
- NumPy · 2,424
- Fastest hiring, 90 days
- NumPy
- Alternatives ranked
- 28
- Catalogue
- T-1.0.1-prov
data science libraries companies choose instead of Plotly
Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.
| # | Alternative | Companies | companies | vs Plotly | postings, 90 d | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NumPyNumFOCUS | 2,424 | 836% | 5,193 | Plotly vs NumPy → | |
| 2 | pandasNumFOCUS | 2,322 | 801% | 5,187 | Plotly vs pandas → | |
| 3 | MatplotlibMatplotlib | 686 | 237% | 1,351 | Plotly vs Matplotlib → | |
| 4 | SciPyNumFOCUS | 520 | 179% | 1,038 | Plotly vs SciPy → | |
| 5 | D3.jsD3 | 466 | 161% | 765 | Plotly vs D3.js → | |
| 6 | SeabornSeaborn | 271 | 93% | 659 | Plotly vs Seaborn → | |
| 7 | PolarsPolars | 219 | 76% | 408 | Plotly vs Polars → | |
| 8 | SnowparkSnowflake | 172 | 59% | 591 | Plotly vs Snowpark → | |
| 9 | ProphetMeta | 159 | 55% | 407 | Plotly vs Prophet → | |
| 10 | Apache ArrowApache Software Foundation | 149 | 51% | 360 | Plotly vs Apache Arrow → | |
| 11 | GeoPandasGeoPandas | 121 | 42% | 161 | soon | |
| 12 | 109 | 38% | 136 | soon | ||
| 13 | Chart.jsChart.js | 102 | 35% | 152 | soon | |
| 14 | OR-ToolsGoogle | 84 | 29% | 143 | soon | |
| 15 | Apache EChartsApache Software Foundation | 65 | 22% | 113 | soon | |
| 16 | PyomoSandia National Laboratories | 62 | 21% | 89 | soon | |
| 17 | ShapelyShapely | 62 | 21% | 74 | soon | |
| 18 | ggplot2Posit | 61 | 21% | 170 | soon | |
| 19 | HighchartsHighsoft | 59 | 20% | 91 | soon | |
| 20 | 57 | 20% | 85 | soon | ||
| 21 | Open3DOpen3D | 54 | 19% | 72 | soon | |
| 22 | Apple AccelerateApple | 50 | 17% | 160 | soon | |
| 23 | Eigen | 46 | 16% | 83 | soon | |
| 24 | RasterioMapbox | 42 | 14% | 49 | soon | |
| 25 | PyArrowApache Software Foundation | 34 | 12% | 60 | soon | |
| 26 | Statsmodelsstatsmodels | 31 | 11% | 58 | soon | |
| 27 | xarrayxarray | 29 | 10% | 33 | soon | |
| 28 | SymPy | 10 | 3% | 40 | soon |
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28 data science libraries are named by companies instead of Plotly: NumPy by 2,424 companies, pandas by 2,322, Matplotlib by 686, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/plotly/alternatives)
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- RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
- 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
- Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
Plotly alternatives: questions
What is the most used alternative to Plotly?
NumPy: 2,424 companies name it in their own job postings, against 290 for Plotly.
How is this list ranked?
By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.
Does this say which is better?
No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.
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