Difference between GraphX and GraphFrames libraries in Spark

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GraphX Library GraphFrames Library
Graph processing library in Spark Graph processing library in Spark
Based on RDDs Based on DataFrames and Datasets
Provides lower-level APIs for building Offers higher-level APIs for building and
and manipulating graphs manipulating graphs
Supports parallel graph computation Supports parallel graph computation
Limited support for structured data Native support for structured data

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