Explore all the features offered by FlexChart in WinForms, WPF and UWP. You can download the matrix in PDF.
Chart Types
| Chart Types | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Area | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| StackedArea | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| StackedArea100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SplineArea | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| StackedSplineArea | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| StepArea | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| StackedSplineArea100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| StackedBar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| StackedBar100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bubble | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| CandleStick | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Column | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cumulative Histogram |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Cumulative Frequency Polygon |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| StackedColumn | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| StackedColumn100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Histogram | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Heat Map |
✓ |
✓ |
|
| RangedHistogram | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pareto |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Gantt |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Gaussian Curve |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Floating Bar |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Frequency Polygon |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Stock/ HighLowOpenClose | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Line | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LineStacked | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LineStacked100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spline | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SplineStacked | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SplineStacked100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LineSymbols | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| StackedLineSymbols | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| StackedLineSymbols100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SplineSymbols | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| SplineSymbolsStacked | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| StackedSplineSymbols100 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Step | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| StepSymbols | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pie | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Doughnut | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| PieExploded | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| DoughnutExploded | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Point/ Scatter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Radar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Polar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Box-and-Whisker | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| ErrorBar | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Funnel | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sunburst | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TreeMap | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Waterfall | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 2D | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Heikin-Ashi | * | * | * |
| LineBreak/ThreeLineBreak | * | * | * |
| Renko | * | * | * |
| Kagi | * | * | * |
| ColumnVolume | * | * | * |
| EquiVolume | * | * | * |
| CandleVolume | * | * | * |
| ArmsCandleVolume | * | * | * |
* Available in FinancialChart
Data Binding
| Data Binding | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Objects implementing IEnumerable | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Core Features
| Core Features | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Handle Empty/ Null Data Points | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| HitTest | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Annotations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Render Modes | Native/DirectX | Native/Direct2D/Direct3D | Native/Direct3D |
| Trendlines | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Coordinate Conversion Methods | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Batch Updates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Serialization Support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sunburst Drilldown | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| TreeMap Drilldown | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Look & Feel
| Look & Feel | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Predefined Palettes | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Custom Palette | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Background Color | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Background Image | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Background Gradient/ HatchStyles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Border and Border Styles | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Chart Area
| Chart Area | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Header | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Footer | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Header/Footer Borders | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Header/Footer Alignment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rotate ChartArea | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Plot Area
| Plot Area | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Plot margins | ✓ | ||
| Markers for PlotElements | Supported on FlexChart with LineSymbols/SplineSymbols and Scatter chart types | Supported on FlexChart with LineSymbols/SplineSymbols and Scatter chart types | Supported on FlexChart with LineSymbols/SplineSymbols and Scatter chart types |
| Markers Size | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Markers: Border and Border styling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Background Image/ Gradient/ HatchStyle for PlotElements | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Data Labels
| DataLabels | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Offset | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Connecting Lines | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Borders and Border styling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Styling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Format String | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Content | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Manage overlapping | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Positions for Cartesian charts | Bottom/ Center/ Left/ None/ Right/ Top | Bottom/ Center/ Left/ None/ Right/ Top | Bottom/ Center/ Left/ None/ Right/ Top |
| Positions for Pie charts | Center/ Inside/ Outside/ None | Center/ Inside/ Outside/ None | Center/ Inside/ Outside/ None |
Annotations
| Annotations | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Pre-defined Shapes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Position | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Attaching Annotations | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Offset | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Styling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tooltip | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Connector | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customization | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Axis
| Axis | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Axis: Primary X/Y | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Axes: Secondary X/Y | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Axes: Multiple Secondary X/Y | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Axis Label: Format strings | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Axis Label: Hide | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Axis Label: styling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Axis Range (Min/Max) values | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Axis: Hide | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Axis: Logarithmic | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Axis: Overlapping |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| Axis: Reverse | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Axis Grouping |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
| AxisLine Styling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Labels: Alignment | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Labels: Angle | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Labels: Overlapping | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Major/ Minor GridLines | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Major/ Minor TickMarks | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Major/ Minor Units | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Title and Title styling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Configure Origin | Any value | Any value | ✓ |
| TickMarks Position | Cross/ Inside/ Outside/ None | Cross/ Inside/ Outside/ None | Cross/ Inside/ Outside/ None |
| Position | Top/ Bottom/ Left/ Right/ Auto/ None | Top/ Bottom/ Left/ Right/ Auto/ None | Top/ Bottom/ Left/ Right/ Auto/ None |
Series
| Series | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Multiple Series | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Data binding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Chart types at series level | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Styling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Visibility | Plot/ Legend/ Both Plot and Legend/ Hidden | Plot/ Legend/ Both Plot and Legend/ Hidden | Plot/ Legend/ Both Plot and Legend/ Hidden |
| Conditional Formatting | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stacked Groups | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Legends
| Legends | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Title | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Title Style | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Toggle Series Visibility from legend | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Orientation | Auto/ Vertical/ Horizontal | Auto/ Vertical/ Horizontal | Auto/ Vertical/ Horizontal |
| Position | Left/ Top/ Right/ Bottom | Left/ Top/ Right/ Bottom | Left/ Top/ Right/ Bottom |
| TextWrap | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom Legend Icon |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ |
Marker Symbols
| Marker Symbols | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Box | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dot | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
User Interactions
| User Interactions | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Animation | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tooltips | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Series selection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Point selection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| LineMarkers aka Crosshairs | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Range Selector | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Zooming | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scrolling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Tooltips
| Tooltips | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Auto tooltips | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Custom content | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Show Delay | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Styling | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tooltips for different chart elements |
Pie Charts
| Pie Charts | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Exploded slices | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Inner Radius | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Starting Angle of first slice | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Exporting/Importing & Printing
| Exporting/Importing & Printing | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Export to JPEG/ JPG | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export to PNG | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export to SVG | ✓ | ||
| Export to BMP | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Printing support | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Footprint
| Footprint | Win | WPF | UWP |
| Assembly Size | 229KB | 183KB | 218KB |