JFreeChart wins this matchup definitively. In fact, “Plot4j” is not a recognized, active Java plotting library. The closest actual libraries matching that name are charts4j (a deprecated wrapper for the old Google Chart API) or matplotlib4j (a Java interface that allows you to call Python’s Matplotlib).
If you are developing a native Java application, JFreeChart is the undisputed industry standard for 2D graphing. Core Comparison Matrix
The table below breaks down how JFreeChart compares to the actual “X-for-Java” alternatives you might be considering:
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