Gephi AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Diagram Editors

The best Diagram Editor alternative to Gephi is yEd Graph Editor, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 25 alternatives to Gephi and eight of them are Diagram Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Diagram Editor alternatives to Gephi are PlantUML, Graphviz, OmniGraffle and Penrose.

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Gephi alternatives page was last updated Oct 5, 2024
  1. yEd Graph Editor icon
     435 likes

    yEd is a powerful diagram editor that can be used to quickly create diagrams manually or import external data for analysis and auto-magically arrange even large data sets by just pressing a button. You can use yEd to quickly create flow charts, BPMN and UML diagrams...

    111 yEd Graph Editor alternatives
    yEd Graph Editor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD

    Top yEd Graph Editor Features

    1.  Export to SVG
    2.  Flow diagram visualisation
    3.  BPMN diagrams
    4.  Flow Chart
    5.  Auto Layout
    6.  Portable
    7.  XML import / export
    8.  Modules
    9.  Import From Excel
    10.  Grid layout options
    11.  ER Diagrams
    12.  Layout
    13.  Class Diagrams
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    yEd Graph Editor VS Gephi

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    Comments about yEd Graph Editor as an Alternative to Gephi
     
    Guest

    More for diagramming than network analysis.

    Positive commentAug 10, 2015
    3
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    • Most users think yEd Graph Editor is a great Gephi alternative.

    • yEd Graph Editor is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Gephi.

    • yEd Graph Editor is the most popular free alternative to Gephi.

    • yEd Graph Editor is Free and ProprietaryGephi is Free and Open Source
  2. PlantUML icon
     115 likes

    PlantUML is an open-source tool that uses simple textual descriptions to draw UML diagrams. The generator can be run anywhere within JVM and integrated with various application such as wiki, text editor, IDE, programming language, documentation generator, and others.

    112 PlantUML alternatives
    Common PlantUML JAR GUI application that will render text file into image.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Chrome OS

    PlantUML Features

    1.  Text Based Format
    2.  Portable
    3.  Java based
    4.  VCS Friendly
    5.  Support for MarkDown
    6.  Workflow
    7.  Rendering
    8.  Create UML entities
    9.  Flow Chart
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    PlantUML VS Gephi

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    Comments about PlantUML as an Alternative to Gephi
     
    Guest

    PlantUML does not allow to import, visualize, manipulate graphs.

    Negative commentFeb 16, 2018
    1
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    • This alternative is disputed. PlantUML is a legitimate Gephi alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.

    • PlantUML is the most popular Android alternative to Gephi.

    • PlantUML is the most popular Open Source alternative to Gephi.

    • PlantUML is Free and Open SourceGephi is also Free and Open Source
  3. Graphviz icon
     72 likes

    Graphviz is open source graph visualization software. Graph visualization is a way of representing structural information as diagrams of abstract graphs and networks. It has important applications in networking, bioinformatics, software engineering, database and web design...

    51 Graphviz alternatives
    Graphviz screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online

    Graphviz Features

    1.  Graphs
    2.  Graph editing
    3.  Data visualization
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  4. OmniGraffle icon
     189 likes

    OmniGraffle can help you make eye-popping graphic documents—quickly—by providing powerful styling tools, keeping lines connected to shapes even when they’re moved, and magically organizing diagrams with just one click.

    104 OmniGraffle alternatives
    OmniGraffle screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPad

    OmniGraffle Features

    1.  ER Diagrams
    2.  Self-hosted search
    3.  Flow Chart
    4.  Graphs
    5.  Workflow
    OmniGraffle iconGephi Icon

    OmniGraffle VS Gephi

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    • OmniGraffle is the most popular iPad alternative to Gephi.

    • OmniGraffle is Paid and ProprietaryGephi is Free and Open Source
  5. Penrose icon
     3 likes

    Penrose is a platform that enables people to create beautiful diagrams just by typing mathematical notation in plain text. The goal is to make it easy for non-experts to create and explore high-quality diagrams and provide deeper insight into challenging technical concepts.

    53 Penrose alternatives
    Penrose screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • BSD
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows

    Penrose Features

    1.  Data visualization
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    Comments about Penrose as an Alternative to Gephi
     
    norweeg

    graph analysis is not the same thing as creating diagrams

    Negative commentMar 27, 2024
    0
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    • Penrose is Free and Open SourceGephi is also Free and Open Source
  6. Graphity icon
     4 likes

    Graphity is a diagram editor that can be used to quickly and effectively generate drawings and to apply automatic layouts to a range of different diagrams and networks.

    32 Graphity alternatives
    Graphity screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    Graphity Features

    1.  Flow Chart
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  7. GraphXR icon
     1 like

    Kineviz GraphXR is a browser-based visualization platform for interactive analysis of big, high dimensional, and or connected data.

    14 GraphXR alternatives
    People, objects, locations, and events from a crime dataset`

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    GraphXR Features

    1.  Graphs
    2.  Interactive Graph Exploration
    3.  Layout
    4.  OSINT
    5.  Data visualization
    6.  3D visualization
    7.  Bioinformatics
    8.  Graph database
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  8. yFiles for HTML icon
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    yFiles for HTML is a modern JavaScript graph visualization toolkit for creating, editing, viewing, and automatically arranging graphs, diagrams, and networks.

    4 yFiles for HTML alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    yFiles for HTML iconGephi Icon

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