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NodeXL is a Microsoft Excel add-in for collecting, analyzing, and visualizing social network data. It is aimed at researchers, educators, and analysts who want network metrics and charts within a familiar spreadsheet workflow.
💡 Pick it for richer graph layouts, larger networks, and an open-source desktop workflow.
Gephi is an open-source network analysis and visualization software. It is known for its interactive visualization capabilities.
💡 Choose it for extensible network analysis, especially biological or data-rich interaction graphs.
Cytoscape is an open-source software platform for visualizing molecular interaction networks and integrating these interactions with gene expression profiles and other state...
yWorks
💡 Pick it when polished network diagrams matter more than social-data collection and statistical analysis.
yEd Graph Editor is a free desktop application for creating flowcharts, network diagrams, organizational charts, and graph visualizations. Its automated layout algorithms...
Kumu
💡 Choose it for collaborative, browser-based relationship maps that are easy to publish and share.
Kumu is a web-based platform for mapping relationships, systems, stakeholders, and causal connections. It is aimed at strategists, educators, researchers, and organizations...
Freemium, paid plans from $9/mo
💡 Use it for rigorous large-network statistics when interface polish and spreadsheet integration are secondary.
Pajek is a network-analysis program for examining large networks and producing graph visualizations. It is used by researchers who need efficient algorithms...
Free for noncommercial use
💡 Pick it for established social-network statistics and matrix analysis in an academic research workflow.
UCINET is a comprehensive software package for the analysis of social network data as well as other 1-mode and 2-mode data.
Free trial available. Pricing varies based on license type.
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