diagrams.net Alternatives

Draw.io: free general diagram editor. Compared with 8 alternatives by price, platform, and license. About diagrams.net.

Price
Platform
License
Order
diagrams.netPriceOpen sourcePlatformsWeb, Desktop
MermaidPriceOpen sourcePlatformsWeb, Markdown
PlantUMLPriceOpen sourcePlatformsLocal, Web
ExcalidrawPriceOpen sourcePlatformsWeb
D2PriceOpen sourcePlatformsLocal
nomnomlPriceOpen sourcePlatformsWeb
GraphvizPriceOpen sourcePlatformsLocal
LucidchartPriceFreemiumPlatformsWeb
StructurizrPriceFreemiumPlatformsWeb

Details

Mermaid

Since 2014

Diagrams as text: flowcharts, sequences, ER.

Switch for Web, Markdown.

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D2

Since 2022

Modern text-to-diagram language.

Switch for Local.

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Lucidchart

Since 2010

Collaborative diagram suite for teams.

Switch for Freemium instead of Open source · Web · Proprietary.

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Structurizr

Since 2014

C4 architecture diagrams as code.

Switch for Freemium instead of Open source · Web · Proprietary.

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Catalogued 2026-11-09.