diagrams VS d2

Compare diagrams vs d2 and see what are their differences.

diagrams

:art: Diagram as Code for prototyping cloud system architectures (by mingrammer)

d2

D2 is a modern diagram scripting language that turns text to diagrams. (by terrastruct)
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diagrams d2
110 92
34,870 15,837
- 3.4%
6.2 9.8
13 days ago 11 days ago
Python Go
MIT License Mozilla Public License 2.0
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diagrams

Posts with mentions or reviews of diagrams. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-12-25.

d2

Posts with mentions or reviews of d2. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-01-26.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing diagrams and d2 you can also consider the following projects:

c4-draw.io - Draw.io template/diagram containing C4 Model shapes. Drawio Diagrams.net

mermaid - Generation of diagrams like flowcharts or sequence diagrams from text in a similar manner as markdown

Graphviz - Simple Python interface for Graphviz

C4-PlantUML - C4-PlantUML combines the benefits of PlantUML and the C4 model for providing a simple way of describing and communicate software architectures

obsidian-excalidraw-plugin - A plugin to edit and view Excalidraw drawings in Obsidian

d3 - Bring data to life with SVG, Canvas and HTML. :bar_chart::chart_with_upwards_trend::tada:

pygraphviz - Python interface to Graphviz graph drawing package

Mermaid - Edit, preview and share mermaid charts/diagrams. New implementation of the live editor.

excalidraw - Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams

mermaid-cli - Command line tool for the Mermaid library

vscode-drawio - This unofficial extension integrates Draw.io (also known as diagrams.net) into VS Code.

plantuml - Generate diagrams from textual description