draw.io VS mermaid

Compare draw.io vs mermaid and see what are their differences.

draw.io

draw.io is a JavaScript, client-side editor for general diagramming. (by jgraph)

mermaid

Generation of diagrams like flowcharts or sequence diagrams from text in a similar manner as markdown (by knsv)
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draw.io mermaid
129 119
38,177 66,157
1.7% 2.3%
8.5 10.0
13 days ago 3 days ago
JavaScript JavaScript
Apache License 2.0 MIT License
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Stars - the number of stars that a project has on GitHub. Growth - month over month growth in stars.
Activity is a relative number indicating how actively a project is being developed. Recent commits have higher weight than older ones.
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draw.io

Posts with mentions or reviews of draw.io. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2024-03-09.

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 2024-03-22.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing draw.io and mermaid you can also consider the following projects:

excalidraw - Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams

plantuml - Generate diagrams from textual description

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

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

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

GoJS, a JavaScript Library for HTML Diagrams - JavaScript diagramming library for interactive flowcharts, org charts, design tools, planning tools, visual languages.

graphviz

drawio-desktop - Official electron build of draw.io

Graphviz - Simple Python interface for Graphviz

HackMD - CodiMD - Realtime collaborative markdown notes on all platforms.