Chart Mage AlternativesOnly apps categorised as Diagram Editors

The best Diagram Editor alternative to Chart Mage is draw.io, which is free. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to Chart Mage and eight of them are Diagram Editors so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Diagram Editor alternatives to Chart Mage are Mermaid, Visual Paradigm, ASCIIFlow and QuickDBD.

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A tool for drawing flowchart and sequence diagrams with a simple, concise and easy to use syntax, in a similar manner as markdown.

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Chart Mage alternatives page was last updated Jan 5, 2025
  1. draw.io icon
     967 likes

    Note: This software is now renamed as "diagrams.net", however, it is still popularly known as "draw.io".

    122 draw.io alternatives
    Use the diagram editor in dark mode. Go to app.diagrams.net/?splash=0&ui=dark

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Notion
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft SharePoint
    • Microsoft OneDrive
    • PortableApps.com
    • Google Drive
    • Google Docs
    • Microsoft Teams
    • Google Slides
    • Google Sheets

    Top draw.io Features

    1.  Flow Chart
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  Mind Mapping
    5.  Web-Based
    6.  Sync with Google Drive
    7.  Multiple export options
    8.  Export to SVG
    9.  Interior Design
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Ad-free
    12.  Single Line Diagram
    draw.io iconChart Mage Icon

    draw.io VS Chart Mage

    Is draw.io a good alternative to Chart Mage?
     
    • draw.io is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Chart Mage.

    • draw.io is the most popular free alternative to Chart Mage.

    • draw.io is Free and ProprietaryChart Mage is also Free and Proprietary
  2. Mermaid icon
     22 likes

    Ever wanted to simplify documentation and avoid heavy tools like Visio when explaining your code? This is why mermaid was born, a simple markdown-like script language for generating flowcharts, Gantt charts and sequence diagrams from text via JavaScript.

    23 Mermaid alternatives
    Mermaid screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    • Node.JS

    Mermaid Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  WYSIWYG Support
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Flow Chart
    5.  Graphs
    6.  Create UML entities
    7.  Built-in themes
    Mermaid iconChart Mage Icon

    Mermaid VS Chart Mage

    Is Mermaid a good alternative to Chart Mage?
     
    • Mermaid is the most popular Open Source alternative to Chart Mage.

    • Mermaid is Free and Open SourceChart Mage is Free and Proprietary
  3. Visual Paradigm icon
     42 likes

    Visual Paradigm for UML (VP-UML) is a UML design tool and UML CASE tool designed to aid software development. VP-UML supports key modeling standards such as Unified Modeling Language (UML) 2.4, SysML, ERD, DFD, BPMN 2.0, ArchiMate 2.0, etc.

    79 Visual Paradigm alternatives
    Visual Paradigm screenshot 1

    License model

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Visual Paradigm Features

    1.  Ide integration
    2.  Entity Relationship Diagrams
    3.  Website wireframing
    4.  SAML Single Sign-On
    5.  User story mapping
    Visual Paradigm iconChart Mage Icon

    Visual Paradigm VS Chart Mage

    Is Visual Paradigm a good alternative to Chart Mage?
     
    • Visual Paradigm is the most popular commercial alternative to Chart Mage.

    • Visual Paradigm is Paid and ProprietaryChart Mage is Free and Proprietary
  4. ASCIIFlow icon
     17 likes

    Simple web based ascii flow diagram drawing tool, draw boxes, lines, arrows and type, then export straight to text/html.

    19 ASCIIFlow alternatives
    ASCIIFlow screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    ASCIIFlow Features

    1.  ASCII Art
    2.  Flow Chart
    3.  ASCII Editor
    4.  Web-Based
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  5. QuickDBD icon
     4 likes

    Quick DBD is a free online web-based application for making database diagrams quickly. Quick DBD lets you create a database diagram by typing the schema.

    26 QuickDBD alternatives
    QuickDBD screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    QuickDBD Features

    1.  Real time collaboration
    2. MySQL Community Edition icon  Export to MySQL
    3.  Export to PDF
    4.  Import from SqlServer
    5. MySQL Community Edition icon  Import from MySql
    6.  Export to SQL Server
    7.  Flow Chart
    QuickDBD iconChart Mage Icon

    QuickDBD VS Chart Mage

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  6. Azimutt icon
     4 likes

    Azimutt is an explorer for your database schema, similar to an Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) but with features to handle big schema (up to 1000 tables) where most other ERD are too crowded.

    12 Azimutt alternatives
    View you schema in a beautiful way

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    Azimutt Features

    1.  Entity Relationship Diagrams
    2.  ER Diagrams
    Azimutt iconChart Mage Icon

    Azimutt VS Chart Mage

    Is Azimutt a good alternative to Chart Mage?
     
    • Azimutt is the most popular SaaS alternative to Chart Mage.

    • Azimutt is Freemium and Open SourceChart Mage is Free and Proprietary
  7. ChartDB icon
     1 like

    Visualize your DB via one-single query. Free and open source, database design editor.

    19 ChartDB alternatives
    ChartDB screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • npm

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  SQLite
    4.  AI-Powered
    5. MariaDB icon  Support for MariaDB
    ChartDB iconChart Mage Icon

    ChartDB VS Chart Mage

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  8. PhotoDiagram icon
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    PhotoDiagram allows you to generate clean SVG diagrams from photos of your drawn diagrams on paper. Easily upload and convert your diagrams.

    12 PhotoDiagram alternatives
    PhotoDiagram screenshot 1
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    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online

    PhotoDiagram Features

    1.  No Coding Required
    2.  Flow Chart
    PhotoDiagram iconChart Mage Icon

    PhotoDiagram VS Chart Mage

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