Self-Hosted draw.io Alternatives

There are many alternatives to draw.io as a self-hosted solution if you are looking for a replacement. The best Self-Hosted alternative is Excalidraw, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to draw.io and ten of them are available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Self-Hosted alternatives to draw.io are Wireflow, TiddlyMap, Kroki and D2.

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draw.io alternatives are mainly Mind Mapping Tools, but if you're looking for Diagram Editors or Vector Graphic Apps you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Self-Hosted, Self-Hosted + Open Source, Diagram Editor, Self-Hosted + Mind Mapping, Free, Self-Hosted + Diagram Editor and Mind Mapping. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to draw.io.
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  1. Excalidraw icon
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    Excalidraw is an open-source whiteboard tool that lets you easily sketch diagrams that have a hand-drawn feel to them. Available directly online as a web app and also through CodeSandbox to easily see how the code works, and the app is available for self-hosting.

    95 Excalidraw alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
  2. Wireflow icon
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    Feature-rich, open-source Wireflow offers a collaborative platform for online creation of complex user flow prototypes. Ideal for team work in UI design, wireframing, and mind mapping, promoting idea sharing in real-time environment aided by modern whiteboard features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
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  3. TiddlyMap icon
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    TiddlyMap is a TiddlyWiki plugin that turns your favourite personal note taking software in a wiki-concept-map hybrid! Yes, you will be able to do both: drawing maps and putting down knowledge in a wiki way.

    72 TiddlyMap alternatives

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    • Online
    • Chrome OS
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  4. Kroki icon
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    Creates diagrams from textual descriptions! It provides a unified API with support for BlockDiag, BPMN, Bytefield, C4 (with PlantUML), Ditaa, Erd, GraphViz, Mermaid, Nomnoml, PlantUML, SvgBob, UMLet, Vega, Vega-Lite, WaveDrom.

    26 Kroki alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. D2 icon
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    Create beautiful diagrams in minutes. Simple syntax. Endlessly customizable. D2 is the fastest and easiest way to get a mental model from your head onto the screen, then make edits with your team.

    25 D2 alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. Software architecture diagramming tool.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  7. Azimutt icon
     4 likes

    Azimutt is an explorer for your database schema, similar to an Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) but with features to handle big schema (up to 1000 tables) where most other ERD are too crowded.

    13 Azimutt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. Hava icon
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    Automatically generates cloud network topology diagrams for AWS, Azure and GCP. Visualizes cloud infrastructure, tracks versions, auto updates, generates compliance reports with on embed anywhere viewer and API access.

    11 Hava alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Google Cloud Platform
    • Microsoft Azure
     
  9. Scanopy icon
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    Deploy a lightweight scanner and get live network diagrams in minutes. Scanopy automatically discovers hosts, services, and connections via SNMP, LLDP, CDP, and ARP, then generates topology maps that stay current on a schedule. No manual maintenance, no stale files.

    6 Scanopy alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Docker
     
  10. tlDiagram icon
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    Software architecture diagramming tool. Includes a modern easy to use Frontend + Backend + CLI to enable managing diagrams from the shell or in CI.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Visual Studio Code
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Windows
     
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