Comparison

Diagrafy vs draw.io (diagrams.net)

draw.io — now branded diagrams.net — is genuinely free, open-source, and doesn't even require an account. It's a very hard tool to beat on price, and it's a solid choice if you enjoy building diagrams by hand with full manual control. Diagrafy isn't trying to compete on "free forever" — it's solving a different problem: generating the diagram for you directly from a description or an existing document, so you're editing a draft instead of starting from a blank canvas.

Feature

Diagrafy

draw.io

Core workflow

Describe it or upload a document — AI generates the diagram

Manual drag-and-drop on a blank or template canvas

Generate from a PDF/Word doc

Yes, built-in

Not supported — no built-in AI generation

Price

Free tier, then $12/month for more monthly generations

Completely free, no paid tier

Account required

Yes (to save diagrams and track usage)

No — works fully anonymously

Export formats

PNG, SVG, PDF, JSON

PNG, SVG, PDF, and its own XML format

Open source

Yes (Apache 2.0 licensed)

Best for

Turning existing text/docs into a diagram fast, without manual drawing

Anyone who wants a capable, permanently free diagram editor and doesn't mind building it by hand

Feature details for draw.io/diagrams.net can change over time — verify current functionality directly at drawio.com. Diagrafy isn't affiliated with JGraph Ltd or the diagrams.net project.

If you'd rather describe a process (or upload the document that already describes it) than drag out every box and arrow by hand, that's exactly what Diagrafy is built for.

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