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Business Charts Panel

The Business Charts Panel plugin is a visualization extension for Grafana powered by the Apache ECharts library.

The Business Charts Panel allows you to integrate charts and graphs created by the Apache ECharts library into your Grafana dashboard.

Explore possibilities of the Business Charts panel.

Apache ECharts is a powerful and versatile data visualization library providing a wide range of chart types including statistical capabilities. It is written in pure JavaScript and based on zrender, a lightweight graphic library for chart rendering.

The Business Charts plugin offers an easy way of adding intuitive, interactive, and highly customizable charts to your Grafana dashboard.

Requirements

  • Business Charts Panel 6.X requires Grafana 10 or Grafana 11.
  • Business Charts Panel 5.X requires Grafana 9 or Grafana 10.
  • Business Charts Panel 3.X and 4.X require Grafana 8.5 or Grafana 9.

Getting Started

You can install the Business Charts Panel from the Grafana Plugins catalog or using the Grafana command line tool.

For the latter, please use the following command.

grafana-cli plugins install volkovlabs-echarts-panel

Highlights

  • Provides Monaco Code Editor for:
    • Working with Grafana data frames (JavaScript).
    • Updating chart configurations in the JSON format.
    • Customizing theme configurations.
  • Supports Code Editor suggestions for parameters and variables.
  • Supports SVG and Canvas renderers.
  • Supports variables and locationService to make charts interactive.
  • Includes USA and World GeoJSON maps. Additional maps can be loaded dynamically.
  • Supports Baidu, Gaode, and Google Maps using API with required provision of the access key.
  • Includes ECharts-GL proving 3D plots, globe visualization, and WebGL acceleration.
  • Includes ecStat, a statistical and data mining tool.
  • Includes Liquid Fill Chart to represent data in percentage.
  • Supports real-time data updates using streaming data sources and Grafana Live.
  • Supports light and dark themes adjusted to the Grafana theme.
  • Based on Apache ECharts 5.5.0.
  • Provides 100+ ready-to-use examples at echarts.volkovlabs.io.

Documentation

SectionDescription
Charts FunctionExplains how to configure the main Apache ECharts library function.
ExamplesExplains how to get started with the Apache ECharts Examples in Grafana.
FeaturesDemonstrates the Business Charts panel features.
MapsDemonstrates how to work with different maps.
TutorialsTutorials for the Business Charts Panel.
Release NotesStay up to date with the latest features and updates.

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Acknowledgment

The Apache Software Foundation Apache ECharts, ECharts, Apache, the Apache feather, and the Apache ECharts project logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of the Apache Software Foundation.

License

Apache License Version 2.0, see LICENSE.