D2 Alternatives

D2 is described as 'Create beautiful diagrams in minutes. Simple syntax. Endlessly customizable. D2 is the fastest and easiest way to get a mental model from your head onto the screen, then make edits with your team' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to D2 for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Linux, Mac and Chrome OS apps. The best D2 alternative is draw.io, which is free. Other great apps like D2 are LibreOffice - Draw, Excalidraw, yEd Graph Editor and Dia.

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  1. Kroki icon
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    Creates diagrams from textual descriptions! It provides a unified API with support for BlockDiag, BPMN, Bytefield, C4 (with PlantUML), Ditaa, Erd, GraphViz, Mermaid, Nomnoml, PlantUML, SvgBob, UMLet, Vega, Vega-Lite, WaveDrom.

    24 Kroki alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. Penrose icon
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    Penrose is a platform that enables people to create beautiful diagrams just by typing mathematical notation in plain text. The goal is to make it easy for non-experts to create and explore high-quality diagrams and provide deeper insight into challenging technical concepts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • BSD
    • Linux
    • Mac
    • Windows
     
  3. Heimer icon
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    Heimer is a desktop application for creating mind maps and other suitable diagrams. It's written in Qt and targeted for Linux and Windows.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. PDDON icon
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    A daily drawing tool that supports low code for learning or office use. It can be used for flowchart, mind map, UML diagram, ER diagram, network topology diagram, BPMN, Venn diagram, database model diagram, whiteboard drawing, infinite canvas, and more.

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Warning

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  5. DBDiagram.io icon
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    Quick and simple free tool to help you draw your database relationship diagrams and flow quickly using simple DSL language.

    25 DBDiagram.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. QuickDBD icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
     
  7. Azimutt icon
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    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.

    13 Azimutt alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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    EDGE Diagrammer is a diagramming tool for creating various types of diagrams including block diagrams, flowcharts, and organizational charts. It automatically connects lines to figures, adjusts when objects are moved, and modifies shape size when text is added.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  9. Creately icon
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    Web-based diagram platform offers real-time teamwork, 50+ diagram and mind mapping types, technical wireframing, smart objects, templates, version control, secure cloud storage, PDF export, collaboration tools, commenting, and integration for business and education use.

    77 Creately alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  10. Diagramo icon
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    Diagramo is an online flowchart software

    • diagrams (create, edit and share)
    • organization charts (create, edit and share)
    • network diagrams (create, edit and share)
    • graphs (create, edit and share).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. Gliffy icon
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    "If they could see what Im thinking, they'd get it!" People just understand faster with pictures. It helps them see how information is connected, whether it is complete, and how a shift in one element impacts something else.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Chrome OS
     
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    Brainboard addresses the challenges of managing complex cloud infrastructures by offering a platform that promotes collaboration, streamlines workflows, and integrates multi-cloud environments. As a single source of truth, it remains in sync with your infrastructure, updating...

    17 Brainboard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
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