React Flow Reviews

Reviewers describe React Flow as a practical choice for node editors because it lets teams use standard React components and native DOM elements inside nodes while keeping graph state in their own store. They say it handles the hard parts—zoom, pan, dragging, edge rendering, and DOM reconciliation—without forcing a custom canvas stack. One user also notes that the xyflow reorganization improved TypeScript support and sub-flows. The main drawback mentioned is edge routing: complex orthogonal paths still need extra setup with tools like Elkjs or Dagre.