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Graphviz vs yEd Graph Editor

A side-by-side look at Graphviz and yEd Graph Editor. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Graphviz

Graphviz

Development

Graphviz is an open source graph visualization software used for representing structural information as diagrams of abstract graphs and networks. It provides useful features for creating a variety of graph types like directed graphs, undirected graphs, hierarchies, and more.

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yEd Graph Editor

yEd Graph Editor

Office & Productivity

yEd is a free and open-source diagramming software for Windows, macOS, and Linux. It allows users to quickly and easily create diagrams like flowcharts, network diagrams, UML diagrams, BPMN diagrams, org charts, and more. yEd has automatic layout algorithms to tidy up diagram layouts.

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