# Plotly ![](http://g.recordit.co/FtMgVC8tE3.gif) Adding plotly through npm and created a plotly graph components Running three different graph types of the same data on the same page ## summary Pros: - [x] simple and complete api for static graphs Cons: - [ ] very slow on consecutive renders (if they happen in short intervals) - [ ] lacking api for real time graphs - [ ] `restyle` or `recalc` are only useful for style changes - [ ] `extendTraces` API is not documented and not obvious