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This is more for diagramming small graphs. If you are trying to render large networks, there are better alternatives. For OSS graph visualization libraries, c

This is more for diagramming small graphs. If you are trying to render large networks, there are better alternatives. For OSS graph visualization libraries, check out: - Sigma.js - Vis.js For commercial options: - Ogma (disclosure: my company builds that one) - KeyLines

isitmadeofglass 4y ago
You can’t mention commercial options without mentioning yWorks. Their product is absolutely amazing and I’d use it for everything if it wasn’t for the steep cost.
- ygra 4y ago
  As someone working at yWorks on yFiles, thanks for the kind words :-) Having used Graphviz extensively over the years as well, the cost of yFiles is certainly unfortunate, but I guess we simply serve a different markt segment than Graphviz or D3. (On a somewhat related note: Our online graph editor, yEd Live, support parsing a subset of Graphviz' syntax and that enables running at least some yFiles layout algorithms on Graphviz graphs. No export back, though.)
- lmeyerov 4y ago
  (Big fan of graphviz, it was such a shame when AT&T pulled funding!) Maybe helpful, more for visual graph data analysis than say arch diagramming: we build Graphistry specifically for interactively analyzing more data than these tools, eg, GPU client + GPU server, and being more batteries-included. The free Graphistry Hub site is similar to diagrams.net and GitHub for folks who aren't self-hosting GPUs. We are still working towards OSS'ing the core renderer, but all our new graph neural networks + graph compute + graph layout layers are all already OSS-first (see PyGraphistry), and we are part of the apache arrow + rapids communities. If your kind of thing, we are very much hiring :)
einpoklum 4y ago
Are Sigma and Vis widely-usable (i.e. have C bindings), or only for browsers/JS enginers?
alexpotato 4y ago
+1 for Vis.js I've used it to map wireless trading networks with lots of connections. The fact that you can make the nodes clickable to other webpages etc is a great feature for building "drill down" views.
gsatic 4y ago
js.cytoscape.org is pretty cool too for fast layout of large nets

isitmadeofglass 4y ago

You can’t mention commercial options without mentioning yWorks. Their product is absolutely amazing and I’d use it for everything if it wasn’t for the steep cost.

ygra 4y ago
As someone working at yWorks on yFiles, thanks for the kind words :-) Having used Graphviz extensively over the years as well, the cost of yFiles is certainly unfortunate, but I guess we simply serve a different markt segment than Graphviz or D3. (On a somewhat related note: Our online graph editor, yEd Live, support parsing a subset of Graphviz' syntax and that enables running at least some yFiles layout algorithms on Graphviz graphs. No export back, though.)
lmeyerov 4y ago
(Big fan of graphviz, it was such a shame when AT&T pulled funding!) Maybe helpful, more for visual graph data analysis than say arch diagramming: we build Graphistry specifically for interactively analyzing more data than these tools, eg, GPU client + GPU server, and being more batteries-included. The free Graphistry Hub site is similar to diagrams.net and GitHub for folks who aren't self-hosting GPUs. We are still working towards OSS'ing the core renderer, but all our new graph neural networks + graph compute + graph layout layers are all already OSS-first (see PyGraphistry), and we are part of the apache arrow + rapids communities. If your kind of thing, we are very much hiring :)

einpoklum 4y ago

Are Sigma and Vis widely-usable (i.e. have C bindings), or only for browsers/JS enginers?

alexpotato 4y ago

+1 for Vis.js I've used it to map wireless trading networks with lots of connections. The fact that you can make the nodes clickable to other webpages etc is a great feature for building "drill down" views.

gsatic 4y ago

js.cytoscape.org is pretty cool too for fast layout of large nets