PlantUML Alternatives

PlantUML is described as 'Open-source tool that uses simple textual descriptions to draw UML diagrams. The generator can be run anywhere within JVM and integrated with various application such as wiki, text editor, IDE, programming language, documentation generator, and others' and is a very popular Diagram Editor in the development category. There are more than 100 alternatives to PlantUML for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, Linux and iPhone apps. The best PlantUML alternative is draw.io, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like PlantUML are Excalidraw, yEd Graph Editor, Dia and Freeplane.

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  1. UMLGraph icon
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    UMLGraph allows the declarative specification and drawing of UML class and sequence diagrams. The current features are part of an ongoing effort aiming to provide support for all types UML diagrams.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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  2. PlantText icon
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    The PlantText tool is an online tool for quickly creating UML (Unified Modeling Language) diagrams. Unlike most tools, PlantText can build diagrams without the use of a mouse because it is based on PlantUML markup language.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • PlantUML
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  3. DiagramDeck icon
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    Cloud-based diagram creation platform hosting draw.io diagrams, featuring real-time collaboration in a shared workspace. Supports flowcharts, cloud architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP), UML, ER, network diagrams, seamless import/export, and modern, intuitive interface.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  4. Gleek.io icon
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    Gleek helps you collaborate and discuss database design from the earliest stages of development. Gleek’s keyboard-friendly approach to diagrams allows for a fast, optimized workflow. Gleek supports various diagram types, such as UML diagrams like class and sequence, as well as...

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  5. UML Designer icon
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    UML Designer provides a set of common diagrams to work with UML 2.5 models. The intent is to provide an easy way to make the transition from UML to domain specific modeling.

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  6. The Model Development Tools (MDT) project focuses on big "M" modeling within the Modeling project. Its purpose is twofold:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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  7. Dont lose the advantage of clarity and simplicity to an overly complicated tool - the Poseidon for UML software line lets you get down to work without entanglements in your development environment. Powerful features such as round trip engineering and documentation generation...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Graphs icon
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    Graphs is a simple, yet powerful tool that allows you to plot and manipulate your data with ease. You can import data from two-column files or generate it via an equation. All data can be manipulated using a variety of operations such as the ability to select, cut, translate...

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    • Linux
    • Snapcraft
    • Flathub
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  9. Use simple text to quickly create and share diagrams with your team. Improve your documentation, planning and everyday communication with powerful tools for automatic diagram generation.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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  10. Graphity icon
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    Graphity is a diagram editor that can be used to quickly and effectively generate drawings and to apply automatic layouts to a range of different diagrams and networks.

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    Cost / License

    • Free
    • 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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  12. Ilograph icon
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    With Ilograph diagrams, you define your resources once, then show how they're related from many different perspectives. Seamlessly change perspectives to demonstrate cross-functional dependencies and shared responsibilities.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Online
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