draw.io Alternatives

draw.io is described as 'Privacy-focused diagramming software supporting real-time collaboration, offline mode, and cloud storage without ads or registration' and is a leading Diagram Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to draw.io for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Mac, Linux and SaaS apps. The best draw.io alternative is Excalidraw, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like draw.io are LibreOffice - Draw, yEd Graph Editor, TreeSheets and Dia.

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draw.io alternatives are mainly Diagram Editors, but if you're looking for Mind Mapping Tools or Team Collaboration Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Self-Hosted, Diagram Editor, Self-Hosted + Mind Mapping, Free, Self-Hosted + Diagram Editor, Mind Mapping and iPad. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to draw.io.
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  1. Zen Flowchart is the simplest tool to create flowcharts, org charts, process charts, sitemaps, and more. With a minimal and intuitive user interface, creating diagrams with Zen Flowchart is very easy and delightful.

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  2. ClickCharts icon
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    Design flowcharts, UML, Venn, and mind map diagrams with customizable templates, varied symbols, shapes, connector styles, overlapping sheet support, and intuitive drag-and-drop editing. Export visuals as images, edit multiple diagrams, and organize complex data visibly.

    124 ClickCharts alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Kindle Fire
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  3. Scapple icon
     37 likes

    Scapple is an easy-to-use tool for getting ideas down as quickly as possible and making connections between them. It isn’t exactly mind-mapping software—it’s more like a freeform text editor that allows you to make notes anywhere on the page and to connect them using straight...

    33 Scapple alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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  4. Mermaid, PlantUML, and drawio diagrams that don't look auto-generated.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  5. Flowgorithm icon
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    Flowgorithm is a free application that helps you create programs using simple flowcharts.

    45 Flowgorithm alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
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  6. PDDON icon
     5 likes

    A daily drawing tool that supports low code for learning or office use. It can be used for flowchart, mind map, UML diagram, ER diagram, network topology diagram, BPMN, Venn diagram, database model diagram, whiteboard drawing, infinite canvas, and more.

    13 PDDON alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Warning

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    • Windows
    • Online
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  7. Lekh Diagram empowers you to express your idea on iPad and iPhone simply by sketching shapes with your finger.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  8. Software architecture diagramming tool.

    19 Structurizr alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  9. MoreDraw icon
     1 like

    Moredraw is a thought recording whiteboard with multiple types of nodes built in, including flowcharts, mind maps, pictures, notes, videos, to-do lists, charts, etc. Any node can be linked to help you organize your thoughts.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  10. Datagraphs icon
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    Knowledge graphs.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  11. ZenUML icon
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    ZenUML is a tool generating sequence diagrams from markup text. You can write Java-like code and it generate diagram from it.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

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    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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