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)

Graphviz

Simple Python interface for Graphviz (by xflr6)
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mermaid Graphviz
119 0
66,157 1,554
2.3% -
10.0 8.1
3 days ago 7 days 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 2024-03-22.

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

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

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

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

excalidraw - Virtual whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn like diagrams

matplotlib - matplotlib: plotting with Python

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

graphviz

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

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

markdown-preview-enhanced - One of the 'BEST' markdown preview extensions for Atom editor!