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. BPMN Sketch Miner is a rapid sketching tool for BPMN process models. It uses artificial intelligence to transform your textual notes into visual diagrams as you type them.

    13 BPMN Sketch Miner alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  2. Vexlio icon
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    Vexlio turns flowcharts, process maps, and diagrams into clickable, interactive visuals that can be shared with a link (no sign-in required to view).

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  3. Bonita BPM icon
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    Bonita BPM is a BPM-based application platform that is designed to help users build highly engaging, personalized business applications that can be continuously updated to adapt to business changes in real time.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  4.  3 likes

    A Powerful idea processor.It's Open Source and Freeware. Create UML Diagrams, Network Diagrams, Flowcharts and many other types of diagrams with the versatile Dynamic Draw Software.

    57 Dynamic Draw alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  5. ikolinks icon
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    Explore a world of curated content, helpful resources, and exciting updates. Sign Up below to discover more about Bio Links Tool. Do everything with one platform.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Violet is a UML editor with these benefits: Very easy to learn and use. Draws nice-looking diagrams. Completely free. Cross-platform. Violet is intended for developers, students, teachers, and authors who need to produce simple UML diagrams quickly.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  7. Core2D icon
     1 like

    Core2D is a multi-platform application for making data driven 2D diagrams. The application has built-in wyswig vector graphics editor where you can bind data to shapes, share data across multiple documents, edit documents using layers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  8. Gravizo icon
     1 like

    A simple way of describing graphs and include it easily in your web for free, blog, markdown page, github, and any location where remote images can be showed.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

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

    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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  10. Qonqur icon
     1 like

    Apple Vision like gesture controls meet ChatGPT in an app to explore knowledge that doesn't require a headset or downloads. You just need a modern device with a webcam.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  11.  1 like

    Viewflow is the workflow library based on BPMN concepts. BPMN - Business process modeling and notations - is the widely adopted industry standard for business process modeling. BPMN provides a standard notation readily understandable by all business stakeholders.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. Grapholite icon
     7 likes

    Grapholite is a powerful online solution for the creation of flowcharts, org charts, mind maps, Venn charts, web site structures, etc. Can be used online and offline

    47 Grapholite alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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