Graph & network visualization (2026): 26 tools ranked

Tools for visualizing relational data as node-link diagrams: social networks, dependency graphs, knowledge graphs and graph analysis, from browser libraries to desktop apps such as Gephi.

By GitHub stars, the most popular graph visualization tools here are xyflow (38.6K stars), G6 (12.3K stars), and Sigma.js (12.2K stars). 16 of 26 had commits in the last 90 days.

Graph & network visualization, ranked by GitHub stars

1	xyflow React Flow and Svelte Flow: libraries for building node-based editors, flow charts and interactive diagrams.	JS graphs & networks	38.6K	510	10 days ago	MIT
2	G6 Graph visualization library powered by Javascript & Typescript, maintained by Alibaba	JS graphs & networks	12.3K	44	11 days ago	MIT
3	Sigma.js JavaScript library dedicated to graph drawing.	JS graphs & networks	12.2K	6	5 months ago	MIT
4	Cytoscape.js JavaScript library for graph drawing maintained by Cytoscape core developers.	JS graphs & networks	11.2K	185	27 days ago	MIT
5	Vue Flow Flowchart and node-based graph component for Vue 3.	JS graphs & networks	6.9K	22	3 months ago	MIT
6	X6 Diagramming library for DAGs, ER diagrams, flowcharts and other graph editors, maintained by Alibaba.	JS graphs & networks	6.7K	116	2 months ago	MIT
7	Gephi An open-source platform for visualizing and manipulating large graphs	Apps & tools	6.7K	1,506	2 days ago	GPL-3.0
8	3d-force-graph 3D force-directed graph component using Three.js/WebGL.	JS graphs & networks	6.4K	9	5 days ago	MIT
9	dagre Directed graph layout library for JavaScript.	JS graphs & networks	5.8K	110	2 months ago	MIT
10	JointJS SVG-based JavaScript diagramming library for interactive diagrams and graph editors.	JS graphs & networks	5.4K	151	3 days ago	MPL-2.0
11	VivaGraph Graph drawing library for JavaScript.	JS graphs & networks	3.9K	1	7 months ago	BSD-3-Clause
12	Vis.js A dynamic visualization library including timeline, networks and graphs (2D and 3D).	More JavaScript	3.6K	246	21 days ago	Apache-2.0
13	elkjs Eclipse Layout Kernel (ELK) graph layout algorithms for JavaScript.	JS graphs & networks	2.8K	61	17 days ago	EPL-2.0 OR GPL-3.0-or-later
14	Semiotic React data visualization library for charts, network graphs and streaming data.	React	2.7K	2,547	2 days ago	Apache-2.0
15	Uber React Digraph Inactive React.js based directed graph library maintained by UBER.	JS graphs & networks	2.6K	0	3 years ago	MIT
16	Cola.js A tool to create diagrams using constraint-based optimization techniques. Works with d3 and svg.js.	JS graphs & networks	2.1K	3	5 months ago	MIT
17	diagram.js Javascript diagram library serving as the basis for camunda's online BPMN modeler.	JS graphs & networks	1.9K	268	3 days ago	MIT
18	Graphology A robust & multipurpose Graph object for javascript & TypeScript; Serves as a base library to power other graph visualization libraries.	More JavaScript	1.8K	10	1 month ago	MIT
19	DiagrammeR Graph and network diagrams in R, rendered with Graphviz and mermaid.	R	1.7K	22	5 months ago	MIT
20	MSAGL Microsoft Automatic Graph Layout: tools for graph layout and viewing in .NET.	.NET	1.5K	7	1 month ago	Other
21	Graphviz Open source graph visualization command line tool and library. From input text to SVG,PDF,interactive web graph browser.	Apps & tools	1.5K	–	today	EPL-2.0
22	ggraph Inactive Grammar of graphics for graphs and networks, extending ggplot2.	R	1.1K	0	1.1 years ago	MIT
23	Graphin Graph visualization library powered by React & Typescript (built on top of G6), maintained by Alibaba.	React	1.1K	2	11 months ago	MIT
24	Cytoscape Desktop platform for network analysis and visualization, widely used in bioinformatics.	Apps & tools	731	4	2 months ago	–
25	visNetwork Inactive Interactive network visualisations	R	563	0	1.1 years ago	MIT
26	Vizdom Inactive A declarative graph layout and rendering engine for Javascript/Typescript powered by Rust/WebAssembly.	JS graphs & networks	193	0	1.6 years ago	Apache-2.0

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Frequently asked questions

What is the most popular graph visualization tool?

By GitHub stars, xyflow is the most popular, with 38.6K stars, followed by G6 (12.3K) and Sigma.js (12.2K).

Which graph visualization tools are actively maintained?

22 of the 26 tools listed had commits in the last 12 months, including xyflow, G6, Sigma.js, Cytoscape.js, and Vue Flow. Each tool page shows monthly commit activity.

Are these graph visualization tools free and open source?

23 of the 26 tools listed use an OSI-approved open-source license; the others are source-available, free to use, or use a custom license, so check each tool page. The most common license here is MIT.

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