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Perspective

Interactive analytics and visualization component for large and streaming datasets, built on WebAssembly.

Website GitHubnpm
GitHub stars
11.3K#60 in the directory
npm downloads / week
19.1K
Commits, last 12 months
337
Contributors
89
Last commit
Latest release
v5.5.1Sep 18, 2026

Overview

Perspective is an open-source JavaScript visualization library released under the Apache-2.0 license. Its GitHub repository has 11,270 stars, 1,344 forks, and 89 contributors. It is actively developed with 337 commits in the last 12 months. The latest release, v5.5.1, was published on Sep 18, 2026. On npm it is downloaded about 19.1K times per week.

Its GitHub description: A data visualization and analytics component, especially well-suited for large and/or streaming datasets.

GitHub topics: webassemblydata-visualizationreal-timeanalyticsjavascriptpythonbijupyterapache-arrowbusiness-intelligencechartsdashboard

Install

npm
npm install @finos/perspective
v3.8.0

Development activity

Commits per month to the default branch over the last 12 complete months.

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337 commits from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026.
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Oct 202523
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Jan 202622
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Apr 202636
May 202629
Jun 202614
Jul 202625
Aug 202647
Sep 202652

Popularity among JavaScript visualization libraries

blessed-contrib 15.8K Vega 12K Perspective 11.3K vue-echarts 10.8K Textures.js 6.1K vue-chartjs 5.7K Vega-Lite 5.5K
blessed-contrib 15.8K Vega 12K Perspective 11.3K vue-echarts 10.8K Textures.js 6.1K vue-chartjs 5.7K Vega-Lite 5.5K
GitHub stars for Perspective and the most-starred alternatives.
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ToolStars
blessed-contrib15,775
Vega12,008
Perspective11,270
vue-echarts10,758
Textures.js6,088
vue-chartjs5,718
Vega-Lite5,502

Alternatives to Perspective

More comparisons: blessed-contrib vs Perspective · Perspective vs Vega · Perspective vs vue-echarts · Perspective vs Textures.js

Perspective FAQ

Is Perspective open source?

Yes. Perspective is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and its source code is on GitHub.

Is Perspective still maintained?

Yes. Perspective is actively developed, with 337 commits in the last 12 months and the latest commit 2 days ago.

How do I install Perspective?

From npm: npm install @finos/perspective.

What are the best alternatives to Perspective?

The most popular alternatives listed in More JavaScript visualization libraries are blessed-contrib, Vega, and vue-echarts. See the full ranking.

What language is Perspective written in?

Perspective is primarily written in Rust, according to GitHub.

Data: GitHub API, npm. Updated Oct 4, 2026.