PyQtGraph VS matplotlib

Compare PyQtGraph vs matplotlib and see what are their differences.

PyQtGraph

Fast data visualization and GUI tools for scientific / engineering applications (by pyqtgraph)
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PyQtGraph matplotlib
22 32
3,174 17,065
2.2% 1.8%
9.6 10.0
2 days ago 6 days ago
Python Python
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later Python License 2.0
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PyQtGraph

Posts with mentions or reviews of PyQtGraph. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-01-31.

matplotlib

Posts with mentions or reviews of matplotlib. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-02-08.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing PyQtGraph and matplotlib you can also consider the following projects:

plotly - The interactive graphing library for Python :sparkles: This project now includes Plotly Express!

pygal - PYthon svg GrAph plotting Library

VisPy - Main repository for Vispy

bqplot - Plotting library for IPython/Jupyter notebooks

bokeh - Interactive Data Visualization in the browser, from Python

plotnine - A grammar of graphics for Python

Graphviz - Simple Python interface for Graphviz

ggplot - ggplot port for python

seaborn - Statistical data visualization in Python