Abstract: This chapter gives a state-of-the art overview of available (free and commercial)
software for social network analysis as of fall 2003. It reviews and compares
six programs, illustrating their functionality with example data. Data manipulation
options and available support are also discussed. Furthermore, seventeen
other, of which nine special-purpose, software packages and ve software routine
packages for general statistical software are reviewed brie
y. The chapter
concludes with some recommendations.