Relative benefits of coronary artery bypass (CABG) using single and multiple arterial grafting (SAG, MAG) and drug eluting stent (DES) in multivessel coronary disease remain uncertain. We compared SAG, MAG and DES in a pairwise and network meta-analysis. Randomized trials and adjusted observational studies comparing CABG versus DES were included (primary endpoint: long-term mortality; secondary endpoints: operative mortality, perioperative stroke and followup repeated revascularization [RR]). Studies with ≥1.7arterial grafts/patient were classified as MAG. Bayesian network meta-analyses (NMAs) and random-model pairwise meta-analyses were performed. 53,239 patients (8 randomized, 17 observational studies) were included (26,306 DES;26,933 CABG). In pairwise comparison (mean follow-up:5.42 years), CABG (MAG+SAG) was associated with lower long-term mortality (incident rate ratio[IRR]0.77, 95%CI 0.66-0.90), lower RR (IRR 0.37, 95%CI 0.27-0.51), increased perioperative stroke (odds ratio[OR]3.18, 95%CI 1.70-5.97) and similar operative mortality (OR 1.04, 95%CI 0.64-1.70) compared to DES. There was a non-significant trend toward lower long-term mortality for studies with higher mean number of arterial grafts. In NMA, compared to DES, MAG was associated with lower long-term mortality (IRR 0.72, 95%CrI 0.57-0.92) and late RR (IRR 0.32, 95%CrI 0.21-0.49), SAG was associated with lower long-term mortality and RR (IRR 0.80, 95%CrI 0.66-0.97 and IRR 0.42, 95%CrI 0.29-0.61 respectively). In conclusion, CABG was associated with reduced 5-year mortality and need for RR compared to DES. MAG was ranked as the best treatment for the primary and all secondary outcomes.