Plotly
Interactive data visualization library for Python with rich chart and dashboard support.
Used in agent projects
74
0.6% of 12,697 public repos built with AI coding agents
Rank in charts and data visualisation
#5 of 16
by use in those projects
Downloads
12.5M
PyPI, last 7 days, plotly
GitHub stars
18.8K
last push Oct 9, 2026
How Plotly is used
Plotly is a dependency in 74 of the 12,697 public GitHub projects set up for AI coding agents that we scanned (0.6%), #5 of 16 in charts and data visualisation. The most used alternative there is Recharts. Projects that use it most often also use pandas (90.5%), NumPy (83.8%), python-dotenv (66.2%).
Often used with Plotly
| pandas | 90.5% of Plotly projects · 30.0× more than average |
|---|---|
| NumPy | 83.8% of Plotly projects · 21.8× more than average |
| python-dotenv | 66.2% of Plotly projects · 10.2× more than average |
| Requests | 51.4% of Plotly projects · 9.7× more than average |
| scikit-learn | 50.0% of Plotly projects · 39.7× more than average |
| Pydantic | 45.9% of Plotly projects · 9.0× more than average |
| pytest | 41.9% of Plotly projects · 16.1× more than average |
| Streamlit | 40.5% of Plotly projects · 59.2× more than average |
By coding agent
| GitHub Copilot | 1.1% of projects set up for it |
|---|---|
| Claude Code | 0.8% of projects set up for it |
| Cursor | 0.6% of projects set up for it |
| OpenAI Codex | 1.1% of projects set up for it |
Share of public repos configured for each agent that list Plotly as a dependency.
Install
| Package | pip install plotly |
|---|---|
| Main stacks | Python (73), Next.js (1) |
| Example projects | imbue-bit/AlphaGPT, mikegianfelice/Hunter, Lzh-xbccz/hermes-finance, eduardocornelsen/full-funnel-ai-analytics, 3964tian/AlphaGPT |
Alternatives to Plotly
| Tool | Used in agent projects | Downloads / wk | GitHub stars | License |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recharts npm Composable React component library for building responsive charts. |
1,037 (8.2%) | 56.3M | 27.6K | MIT |
| Matplotlib pypi Python library for creating static, animated and interactive plots and visualizations. |
194 (1.5%) | 39.3M | 23.3K | — |
| Chart.js npm Simple HTML5 canvas-based charting library for creating interactive data visualizations. |
165 (1.3%) | 12.7M | 67.7K | MIT |
| React Chart.js 2 npm React components wrapper for Chart.js enabling data visualization with charts. |
111 (0.9%) | 4.4M | 6,937 | MIT |
| Seaborn pypi Statistical data visualization library built on matplotlib with rich plot types. |
66 (0.5%) | 6.8M | 14.1K | — |
| Mermaid npm Markdown-like syntax for creating flowcharts, diagrams, and visualizations programmatically. |
65 (0.5%) | 17.7M | 90.6K | MIT |
| D3.js npm JavaScript library for creating data-driven documents with powerful data visualization capabilities. |
63 (0.5%) | 22.2M | 114K | ISC |
| XY Flow npm Customizable React library for building interactive node-based editors and flow charts. |
62 (0.5%) | 13.4M | 38.6K | MIT |