yFiles Basic contains essential classes and data types for graph analysis tasks. It provides efficient implementations of advanced data types like graph or priority queue. It furthermore makes a wide variety of graph and network algorithms available which form an indispensable toolkit for any network analysis tasks.

yFiles Layout builds upon yFiles Basic. It provides a perfect suite of graph layout algorithms which offer unequaled opportunities. A multitude of layout styles like hierarchical, orthogonal, or circular are provided as easy-to-integrate components which can be configured programmatically to suit most layout demands. Additionally, yFiles provides edge routing algorithms that make it possible to route edges into existing diagrams easily.