diagrams VS mermaid

Compare diagrams vs mermaid and see what are their differences.

diagrams

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

mermaid

Generation of diagrams like flowcharts or sequence diagrams from text in a similar manner as markdown (by knsv)
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diagrams mermaid
110 122
34,794 66,838
- 2.1%
6.3 10.0
9 days ago 3 days ago
Python JavaScript
MIT License MIT License
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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.

mermaid

Posts with mentions or reviews of mermaid. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-04-22.

What are some alternatives?

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

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

plantuml - Generate diagrams from textual description

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

aws-icons-for-plantuml - PlantUML sprites, macros, and other includes for Amazon Web Services services and resources

excalidraw - Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams

draw.io - draw.io is a JavaScript, client-side editor for general diagramming.

pygraphviz - Python interface to Graphviz graph drawing package

d2 - D2 is a modern diagram scripting language that turns text to diagrams.

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