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Version 0.31.0
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Version 3.7.0
React charts
Choosing between Nivo and Recharts? Here's a data-driven comparison based on real npm data — downloads, bundle size, health scores, and more — to help you decide which package fits your project best.
Recharts leads with 16.1M weekly downloads — roughly 5710.5x more. Nivo has 2.8K weekly downloads. Higher download counts generally indicate broader community adoption and a larger ecosystem of tutorials, plugins, and support.
Nivo has the smallest gzipped bundle at 0 B. Recharts comes in at 1.8 MB. A smaller bundle size means faster page loads, which improves user experience and Core Web Vitals scores.
Recharts has an overall health score of 79/100 (very good), with strong maintenance, security, popularity scores. Nivo has an overall health score of 49/100 (moderate), with strong security scores. Health scores are calculated from maintenance activity, code quality, security posture, popularity, and stability metrics.
Choose Nivo if you value strong security track record. Choose Recharts if you value massive community and ecosystem, strong security track record.
Both Nivo and Recharts are solid choices for JavaScript development. Recharts has the edge in overall health score (79/100), while each package brings unique strengths to the table. Evaluate them based on your project's priorities — whether that's community size, bundle efficiency, or maintenance activity — and choose the one that aligns best with your requirements.