Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Free, Dropbox based Visio style SaaS
draw.io is free online diagram software for making flowcharts, process diagrams, org charts, UML, ER and network diagrams
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Free, Dropbox based Visio style SaaS launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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This unofficial extension integrates Draw.io (also known as diagrams.net) into VS Code. - vscode-drawio/README.md at 14209ad462028cbf7013bc8e094bf0fc6e811d30 · hediet/vscode-drawio
2020 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Create professional flowcharts in minutes
2018 · visme.co · its alternatives →
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Mark▲358Create flowcharts & diagrams in seconds powered by AI
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Diagrams for Mac▲196A diagram editor for visualizing structures and processes
2020 · diagrams.app · its alternatives →
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dbdiagram.io▲181Free database diagrams designer for analysts & developers 🛠
2018 · dbdiagram.io · its alternatives →
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Hey all! I released drawDB about a month ago and now it's open source. I hope you find it useful. If you want to check out the app you can go to https://drawdb.vercel.app/ . Thank you:)
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Sketch2scheme▲208Convert hand-drawn diagrams into digital schemes
2024 · sketch2scheme.com · its alternatives →
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This is a recent addition to Vexlio which I think the HN crowd may find interesting or useful. TL;DR: easy creation of interactive diagrams, meaning diagrams that have mouse click/hover hooks that you can use to display pop-up content. The end result can be shared with a no-sign-in-required web link. My thought is that this is useful for system docs, onboarding or user guides, presentations, etc. Anything where there is a high-level view that should remain uncluttered + important metadata or details that still need to be available somewhere. You can try it out without signing up for…
2017 · vexlio.com · its alternatives →
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Simple beautiful collaborative flowcharts, from Coggle.
2018 · coggle.it · its alternatives →
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In the past I've used declarative diagram generation tools like Mermaid.js a lot for quickly drawing up things but for presentations or deliverables I find that I have to then move the generated diagrams over to a tool like Lucidchart which allows full control of the organization and customization. Therefore I am now working on this to combine the benefits of both into just one tool which can do both functions. The project is certainly in the early stages but if you find yourself making architecture diagrams I'd love to hear your thoughts on the idea or even a Github issue for a feature…
Oct 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Flowkit▲296Sketch library for user flows/content maps/annotations
2017 · useflowkit.com · its alternatives →
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Create and share flowcharts, org charts, mind maps, and more
2023 · diagrams.markerjs.com · its alternatives →
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DrawSQL▲246Better entity relationship diagrams for your database
2018 · drawsql.app · its alternatives →
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Skemio▲11AI tool converting text, images, sketches into diagrams.
Nov 2025 · skemio.com · its alternatives →
- 19Diagrams.net▲216
Open source technology stack for building diagrams
2021 · drawio.com · its alternatives →
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Create ER diagrams, SQL schemas, and DBML models. No Signup required, Nothing to install. All diagrams are 100% private, secure and processed locally right in your web browser
2023 · databasediagram.com · its alternatives →
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One year ago I open-sourced my very first 'real' project and shared it here. I was a college student in my senior year and desperately looking for a job. At the time of sharing it i couldn't even afford a domain and naively let someone buy the one i had my eyes on lol. It's been a hell of a year with this blowing up, me moving to another country, and switching 2 jobs. In a year we somehow managed to hit 26k stars, grow a 1000+ person discord community, and support 37 languages. I couldn't be more grateful for the community that helped this grow, but now i don't know what direction to take…
2025 · drawdb.app · its alternatives →
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OpenFlowKit▲129100% Free and Open Source Diagram Creator with Total Control
Feb 2026 · app.openflowkit.com · its alternatives →
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