diff --git a/environment.yml b/environment.yml
index 9342aa4..64dc97a 100644
--- a/environment.yml
+++ b/environment.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ dependencies:
     - numba
     - python-suitesparse-graphblas
     - pyyaml
+    # python-graphblas extra dependencies
+    - fast_matrix_market
+    - packaging
     # networkx default dependencies
     - matplotlib
     - pandas
@@ -54,3 +57,9 @@ dependencies:
     - ipython
     # For type annotations
     - mypy
+    # For benchmark comparisons (optional; uncomment as desired)
+    # - igraph
+    # - python-igraph
+    # - networkit
+    # - graph-tool
+    # - xorg-libxcursor  # for graph-tool
diff --git a/scripts/bench.py b/scripts/bench.py
index ba61300..7bc3940 100755
--- a/scripts/bench.py
+++ b/scripts/bench.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import scipy.sparse
 
 import graphblas_algorithms as ga
+import igraph_impl
 import scipy_impl
 from graphblas_algorithms.interface import Dispatcher
 
@@ -56,13 +57,20 @@ def readfile(filepath, is_symmetric, backend):
             return ga.Graph(A)
         return ga.DiGraph(A)
     a = scipy.io.mmread(filepath)
-    if backend == "networkx":
+    if backend in {"networkx", "igraph"}:
         create_using = nx.Graph if is_symmetric else nx.DiGraph
-        return nx.from_scipy_sparse_array(a, create_using=create_using)
+        G = nx.from_scipy_sparse_array(a, create_using=create_using)
+        if backend == "networkx":
+            return G
+        if backend == "igraph":
+            # TODO: is there a better way for igraph to read MM files or scipy.sparse arrays?
+            import igraph
+
+            return igraph.Graph.from_networkx(G)
     if backend == "scipy":
         return scipy.sparse.csr_array(a)
     raise ValueError(
-        f"Backend {backend!r} not understood; must be 'graphblas', 'networkx', or 'scipy'"
+        f"Backend {backend!r} not understood; must be 'graphblas', 'networkx', 'igraph', or 'scipy'"
     )
 
 
@@ -126,6 +134,8 @@ def getfunction(functionname, backend):
         return getattr(Dispatcher, functionname)
     if backend == "scipy":
         return getattr(scipy_impl, functionname)
+    if backend == "igraph":
+        return getattr(igraph_impl, functionname)
     if functionname in functionpaths:
         func = nx
         for attr in functionpaths[functionname].split("."):
@@ -149,7 +159,15 @@ def getgraph(dataname, backend="graphblas", functionname=None):
 
 
 def main(
-    dataname, backend, functionname, time=3.0, n=None, extra=None, display=True, enable_gc=False
+    dataname,
+    backend,
+    functionname,
+    time=3.0,
+    n=None,
+    min_n=None,
+    extra=None,
+    display=True,
+    enable_gc=False,
 ):
     G = getgraph(dataname, backend, functionname)
     func = getfunction(functionname, backend)
@@ -193,6 +211,8 @@ def main(
         n = 1
     elif n is None:
         n = 2 ** max(0, int(np.ceil(np.log2(time / first_time))))
+    if min_n is not None:
+        n = max(n, min_n)
     if display:
         print("Number of runs:", n)
         print("first: ", stime(first_time))
@@ -222,7 +242,7 @@ def main(
         description=f"Example usage: python {sys.argv[0]} -b graphblas -f pagerank -d amazon0302"
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "-b", "--backend", choices=["graphblas", "networkx", "scipy"], default="graphblas"
+        "-b", "--backend", choices=["graphblas", "networkx", "scipy", "igraph"], default="graphblas"
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-t", "--time", type=float, default=3.0, help="Target minimum time to run benchmarks"
@@ -232,6 +252,11 @@ def main(
         type=int,
         help="The number of times to run the benchmark (the default is to run according to time)",
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--min-n",
+        type=int,
+        help="The minimum number of times to run the benchmark",
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-d",
         "--data",
@@ -260,6 +285,7 @@ def main(
         args.func,
         time=args.time,
         n=args.n,
+        min_n=args.min_n,
         extra=args.extra,
         display=not args.json,
         enable_gc=args.gc,
diff --git a/scripts/igraph_impl.py b/scripts/igraph_impl.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ccd18a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/igraph_impl.py
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+def overall_reciprocity(G):
+    return G.reciprocity()
+
+
+def pagerank(
+    G,
+    alpha=0.85,
+    personalization=None,
+    max_iter=100,
+    tol=1e-06,
+    nstart=None,
+    weight="weight",
+    dangling=None,
+    *,
+    vertices=None,
+    directed=True,
+    arpack_options=None,
+    implementation="prpack",
+):
+    if personalization is not None:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+    if nstart is not None:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+    if dangling is not None:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+    rv = G.pagerank(
+        vertices=vertices,
+        directed=directed,
+        damping=alpha,
+        weights=weight,
+        arpack_options=arpack_options,
+        implementation=implementation,
+    )
+    return rv
+
+
+def transitivity(G):
+    return G.transitivity_undirected()
+
+
+def average_clustering(G, nodes=None, weight=None, count_zeros=True):
+    if nodes is not None:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+    # TODO: check results when `count_zeros=False`
+    mode = "zero" if count_zeros else "nan"
+    return G.transitivity_avglocal_undirected(mode=mode, weights=weight)
+
+
+def clustering(G, nodes=None, weight=None):
+    mode = "zero"  # or "nan"
+    return G.transitivity_local_undirected(vertices=nodes, mode=mode, weights=weight)