Perspective vs vue-echarts
A data-driven comparison of two JavaScript visualization libraries: popularity, development activity, licensing and installation. Updated .
PerspectiveInteractive analytics and visualization component for large and streaming datasets, built on WebAssembly.
vue-echartsVue.js component for Apache ECharts.
Key differences
- Perspective and vue-echarts have a similar number of GitHub stars (11.3K vs 10.8K).
- vue-echarts had more development activity over the last 12 months: 805 commits vs 337.
- vue-echarts is downloaded 31× as often on npm (581.8K vs 19.1K per week).
- Perspective is licensed under Apache-2.0; vue-echarts under MIT.
- Perspective is written primarily in Rust, vue-echarts in TypeScript.
- vue-echarts is the older project: its repository was created in 2016, Perspective's in 2017.
By the numbers
- Perspective
- vue-echarts
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| Metric | Perspective | vue-echarts |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 11,270 | 10,758 |
| npm downloads / week | 19,052 | 581,848 |
| Commits, last 12 months | 337 | 805 |
| Contributors | 89 | 15 |
| Forks | 1,344 | 1,494 |
Development activity
Commits per month to each default branch, last 12 complete months.
- Perspective
- vue-echarts
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| Month | Perspective | vue-echarts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2025 | 23 | 23 |
| Nov 2025 | 10 | 17 |
| Dec 2025 | 17 | 25 |
| Jan 2026 | 22 | 11 |
| Feb 2026 | 22 | 55 |
| Mar 2026 | 40 | 17 |
| Apr 2026 | 36 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 29 | 11 |
| Jun 2026 | 14 | 13 |
| Jul 2026 | 25 | 4 |
| Aug 2026 | 47 | 591 |
| Sep 2026 | 52 | 17 |
Side by side
| Attribute | Perspective | vue-echarts |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Interactive analytics and visualization component for large and streaming datasets, built on WebAssembly. | Vue.js component for Apache ECharts. |
| Category | More JavaScript visualization libraries | More JavaScript visualization libraries |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Language | Rust | TypeScript |
| Status | Active | Active |
| Latest release | v5.5.1 () | v8.3.1 () |
| Last commit | ||
| Repository created | ||
| Open issues | 37 | 2 |
| Install | npm install @finos/perspective | npm install vue-echarts |
Which should you choose?
Popularity and activity are only part of the story. Consider which ecosystem you work in, the chart types and interactions you need, how much data you render, and whether the license fits your project. Both tool pages list alternatives if neither is quite right.
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Perspective
Interactive analytics and visualization component for large and streaming datasets, built on WebAssembly.
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vue-echarts
Vue.js component for Apache ECharts.