| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Graph Visualization Tools Software | 8.6 (#1) | 7.2 (#10) |
| Spec score · Data Visualization Software | 8.4 (#29) | 7.5 (#71) |
| Audience | The project describes Gephi as used by researchers, journalists, and students. | The site says Tulip is widely used in research and education for exploring large relational datasets. |
| Dashboard type | interactive | interactive |
| Data sources | GEXF,GDF,GML,GraphML,Pajek NET,GraphViz DOT,CSV,UCINET DL,Tulip TPL,Netdraw VNA,spreadsheets,databases | CSV; TLP; TLP binary; other graph formats are referenced,but not enumerated on the opened official pages |
| Extensibility | Its built-in Plugins Center lists community-built plugins from the Gephi Plugin portal and handles software updates. | Its plugin architecture lets researchers and developers add custom algorithms and visualizations. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Platform | web_and_desktop | desktop |
| Purpose | Gephi helps users explore, manipulate, and understand complex networks. | Tulip is an information visualization framework for analyzing and visualizing relational data and graphs. |