Dia Alternatives

Dia is described as 'Open-source diagram editor with cross-platform support offering entity relationship, UML, flowchart, and network diagram creation with editable objects' and is a very popular Diagram Editor in the business & commerce category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Dia for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and iPad apps. The best Dia alternative is draw.io, which is free. Other great apps like Dia are yEd Graph Editor, LibreOffice - Draw, Excalidraw and Lucidchart.

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Dia alternatives are mainly Diagram Editors, but if you're looking for Mind Mapping Tools or UML Modeling Tools you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Linux + Open Source. You can also filter by region, for example EU-based alternatives if you prefer software developed in the European Union. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to Dia.
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Open-source diagram editor with cross-platform support offering entity relationship, UML, flowchart, and network diagram creation with editable objects.

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Dia alternatives page was last updated May 16, 2025
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  1. Flowsage icon

    Flowsage

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    Flowsage is a web-based application that simplifies flowchart creation using AI technology, helping you visualize ideas efficiently and intuitively.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Hierarchical Structure
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  No Coding Required
    5.  Cloud Sync
    6.  Flow diagram visualisation
    7.  Flow Chart

    Flowsage VS Dia

     
  2. Diagramiq icon

    Diagramiq

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    Diagramiq is an online app for creating Flowcharts, UML, BPMN, Network Diagrams, Decision Trees and more. It's blazing fast, intuitive and it has a wide-range of predefined shapes to get you started.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Diagramiq screenshot 1

    Diagramiq Features

    1.  Flow Chart

    Diagramiq VS Dia

     
  4. Flowgorithm icon

    Flowgorithm

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    Flowgorithm is a free application that helps you create programs using simple flowcharts.

    43 Flowgorithm alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Visual Programming
    2.  Interactive Prototyping
    3.  Code generation
    4.  Flow Chart
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Portable
    7.  Multiple languages

    Flowgorithm VS Dia

     
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    Creately

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  6. ClickCharts icon

    ClickCharts

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    Design flowcharts, UML, Venn, and mind map diagrams with customizable templates, varied symbols, shapes, connector styles, overlapping sheet support, and intuitive drag-and-drop editing. Export visuals as images, edit multiple diagrams, and organize complex data visibly.

    120 ClickCharts alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • AU flagAustralia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • Kindle Fire
    ClickCharts screenshot 1

    ClickCharts Features

    1.  Flow diagram visualisation
    2.  Flow Chart
    3.  ER Diagrams

    ClickCharts VS Dia

     
  7. ConceptDraw DIAGRAM icon

    ConceptDraw DIAGRAM

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    ConceptDraw DIAGRAM v14 is the only product that supports Visio legacy, runs on macOS and Windows, and is a perpetual license. Import/Export VDX, VSDX, VSSX and Import VSD, VSS files.

    46 ConceptDraw DIAGRAM alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    Import Visio files

    ConceptDraw DIAGRAM Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  Real time collaboration
    3.  Multiple languages
    4.  Brainstorming
    5.  Flow Chart

    ConceptDraw DIAGRAM VS Dia

     
  8. Diagramo icon

    Diagramo

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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).

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
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    Diagramo Features

    1.  Export to PNG
    2.  Graphs
    3.  Web-Based
    4.  Flow Chart

    Diagramo VS Dia

     
    Comments about Diagramo as an Alternative to Dia
    Joel Stienlet
    Positive Nov 3, 2018
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    Intuitive interface, nice rendering, web-based so can be used both locally and on a website

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    • Diagramo is Free and Open SourceDia is also Free and Open Source
  10. Telerik RadDiagram for WinForms, WPF, ASP.Net icon

    Telerik RadDiagram for WinForms, WPF, ASP.Net

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    RadDiagram offers flexible and interactive diagramming layouts for your rich data-visualization applications. The framework tool set enables you to:

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Telerik RadDiagram for WinForms, WPF, ASP.Net screenshot 1

    Telerik RadDiagram for WinForms, WPF, ASP.Net VS Dia

     
  11. Core2D icon

    Core2D

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    Core2D is a multi-platform application for making data driven 2D diagrams. The application has built-in wyswig vector graphics editor where you can bind data to shapes, share data across multiple documents, edit documents using layers.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Core2D screenshot 1

    Core2D Features

    1.  Flow Chart

    Core2D VS Dia

     
  12. Diagram Designer icon

    Diagram Designer

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    Simple vector graphics editor for creating flowcharts, UML class diagrams, illustrations and slide shows.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DK flagDenmark
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Diagram Designer screenshot 1

    Diagram Designer Features

    1.  Flow Chart

    Diagram Designer VS Dia

     
  13. PGF and TikZ icon

    PGF and TikZ

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    PGF/TikZ is a tandem of languages for producing vector graphics from a geometric/algebraic description. PGF is a lower-level language, while TikZ is a set of higher-level macros that use PGF. The top-level PGF and TikZ commands are invoked as TeX macros, but in contrast with...

    19 PGF and TikZ alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    PGF and TikZ Features

    1. LaTeX icon  Support for LaTeX
    2.  High-res Vector GRPHX

    PGF and TikZ VS Dia

     
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