mermaid VS Graphviz

Compare mermaid vs Graphviz and see what are their differences.

mermaid

Generation of diagrams like flowcharts or sequence diagrams from text in a similar manner as markdown (by knsv)
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mermaid Graphviz
122 -
66,838 1,567
2.1% -
10.0 8.1
4 days ago about 1 month ago
JavaScript Python
MIT License MIT License
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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.

Graphviz

Posts with mentions or reviews of Graphviz. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects.

We haven't tracked posts mentioning Graphviz yet.
Tracking mentions began in Dec 2020.

What are some alternatives?

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

plantuml - Generate diagrams from textual description

matplotlib - matplotlib: plotting with Python

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

plotly - The interactive graphing library for Python :sparkles: This project now includes Plotly Express!

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

diagrams - :art: Diagram as Code for prototyping cloud system architectures

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

pydot - Python interface to Graphviz's Dot language

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

bokeh - Interactive Data Visualization in the browser, from Python

excalidraw - Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams

PyQtGraph - Fast data visualization and GUI tools for scientific / engineering applications