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3 self-hosted diagrams.net (draw.io) alternatives

Web-based diagramming and flowchart application for creating UML, ERD, network, org charts and other diagrams. Runs in the browser with integrations for Google Drive, OneDrive, Confluence/Jira; supports import/export and cloud-backed collaboration.

Alternatives to diagrams.net (draw.io)

Excalidraw is an open-source collaborative whiteboard for sketching hand-drawn style diagrams, wireframes, and flowcharts with real-time sharing.

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130.6k stars15k forksMITlast commit Actively maintained

Open-source, web-based ERD and database schema diagram editor. Import schemas via a single query, edit visually, and export DDL scripts and images for documentation or migrations.

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22.8k stars1.5k forksAGPL-3.0last commit Actively maintained

What replacing diagrams.net (draw.io) actually involves

Every option on this page is open source and free to run on your own hardware, so you own the data and there is no subscription to cancel. 3 of 3 shipped a commit in the last six months. Licences in this list: MIT, AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0. In exchange you take on hosting, backups and updates yourself.

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