Polinode vs Tulip

Polinode6.9Visit Tulip6.8Visit

Higher score Polinode #6 in Graph Visualization Tools Software 6.9/10 Free plan · paid from $40/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Polinode

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Tulip #7 in Graph Visualization Tools Software 6.8/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Tulip

• Polinode fits best

  Workplace network and relationship analysis

• Tulip fits best

  Desktop graph analysis with many visual views

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Side by side

Feature	Polinode 6.9/10 Visit ↗	Tulip 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	6.9	6.8
Ranking	#6 in Graph Visualization Tools Software	#7 in Graph Visualization Tools Software
Best for	Workplace network and relationship analysis	Desktop graph analysis with many visual views
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free
Starting price	$40/mo	Not published
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Desktop, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Windows, macOS, Linux
Integrations	5 integrations	1 integrations
Features Polinode 0/3 · Tulip 0/3
Interactive filtering	Not published	Not published
Team collaboration	Not published	Not published
Scripting or API	Not published	Not published
Specs
Deployment	Not published	Not published
Graph data model	Not published	Not published
Export formats	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Visualizes networks and supports analysis with 30+ metrics on paid plans Combines relationship surveys with passive workplace-data integrations Includes diversity analysis, influencer identification, and hidden-talent analysis	Combines graph layouts with interactive exploration, filtering and navigation. Offers matrix, histogram, scatter-plot and parallel-coordinate views. Extends through Python scripting and plugins for imports, algorithms and visualizations.
Cons	Free plan is limited to 1 user, 5 public networks, and 6 basic metrics Lite and Professional plans are limited to 1 user Passive data integrations are for organization-level offerings or reseller programs	The project no longer provides precompiled binaries; source-code builds are required. Its focus is graph analysis rather than general-purpose data visualization. Documentation is the listed support channel.
Our verdict	Polinode focuses on organizational network analysis: it gathers relationship data through surveys or passive workplace-data integrations, then visualizes and analyzes how people connect and collaborate. People Analytics teams, consultants,… Read the review →	Tulip is an open-source framework for visualizing and analyzing relational data, especially large graphs. Its desktop support spans Windows, macOS and Linux, making it relevant to researchers, educators and developers working with graph… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Polinode — where it wins

  • Visualizes networks and supports analysis with 30+ metrics on paid plans
  • Combines relationship surveys with passive workplace-data integrations
  • Includes diversity analysis, influencer identification, and hidden-talent analysis

  Where it doesn't

  • Free plan is limited to 1 user, 5 public networks, and 6 basic metrics
  • Lite and Professional plans are limited to 1 user
  • Passive data integrations are for organization-level offerings or reseller programs

• Tulip — where it wins

  • Combines graph layouts with interactive exploration, filtering and navigation.
  • Offers matrix, histogram, scatter-plot and parallel-coordinate views.
  • Extends through Python scripting and plugins for imports, algorithms and visualizations.

  Where it doesn't

  • The project no longer provides precompiled binaries; source-code builds are required.
  • Its focus is graph analysis rather than general-purpose data visualization.
  • Documentation is the listed support channel.

• Polinode6.9/10 · Free plan · paid from $40/mo

  Maps workplace relationships through surveys and workplace-data integrations.

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• Tulip6.8/10 · Free plan

  A capable desktop graph-analysis toolkit for users comfortable building from source.

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