Question for Moz developers - Highcharts?

[MrSchadow]

So, I see that Moz is using Highcharts as it's charting display engine. What made you decide to use them instead of some of the other solutions out there, like FusionCharts or Google Charts, even creating your own home-made creation? 
Our company is starting over from scratch with reports/charts and are looking at other solutions than what we currently are using (fusioncharts/fusion widgets). And I wanted to get feedback on why you chose this route over any other.

Thanks!!

[JackieRae]

Hello!

Thanks for your patience, I had to chat with folks on our Design and Engineering Team before answering your question. Moz chose to use Highcharts for a few reasons. Here are some of the advantages we found: (in no particular order)

• Robust library (variety of charts, stability/bugs, etc.)
• Up-to-date design, our team loved the look and feel
• Good support/documentation
• Relatively inexpensive to implement and maintain
• Compatible with multiple browsers
• Familiarity, our Design and Engineering teams worked with Highcharts in the legacy product

Overall, Highcharts solved for Engineering and Design requirements. I hope this is helpful! Let us know if you have any other questions.

Cheers,

Jackie